Gather your materials. You will need an Oven set at 275, a muffin tin, with liners, and all those old broken crayons we all have laying about.  A good time to acquire them if you haven’t been saving them is at the end of a school year – see if your child’s teacher has […]
Read Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood. In this simple counting story, glossy computer-generated illustrations show a school of cute, expressive tropical fish that disappear, one per spread, providing a descending counting exercise that leaves one yellow fish. Then lonely yellow meets and falls in love with an attractive green that happens by, and the […]
A visual guide to hand print and foot print activities Handprint Christmas Tree FootPrint Snow Man Hand and Foot Print Rudolph Foot Print Valentine Hand Print “I love you” in sign language Card  Hand Print Lion Hand Print Elephant Foot Print Ducklings Hand Print and Popcorn Sheep Hand Print Bunnies Foot Print Butterflies Abstract […]
  A fun, eco-friendly activity that uses recycled goods from home to create cute animal pencil cups.   Use recycled materials to create an animal pencil cup. Learn about different animals and their different colors, features, etc. Use fine motor skills to attach small pieces to cans. Reinforce concepts of “same†and “different.†[…]
Celebrate nature and decorate your space!  Show some examples of the things you’d like the children to look for on their walk: small flowers, leaves, etc. Discourage them from choosing sticks or thick items (pinecones, etc) – explain that flat things will work better for your project. Take your group on a nature walk. […]
Introduce the lesson by reading The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle. Except for catching flies and changing colors occasionally, this chameleon doesn’t find life very exciting. When a surprise visit to the zoo makes this wistful lizard realize it can change its shape and size as easily as its color, it ends up wanting […]
This is a great art project to promote friendship in the classroom. Also, this activity is ideal for a fun back-to-school project!  To develop fine motor skills To engage in collaborative artwork To encourage creativity  Each child will need one plain white section of paper towels. Put some liquid watercolor paint in small […]
 Your child can sow seeds of love with this Mother’s Day or National Teacher Day (May 3rd) greeting card. Packed with flower or vegetable seeds, it’s a garden in the making (water not included).  Silver card stock Scissors Seed packet Tape  Print this watering can template on a piece of silver card […]
