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Build Hand Eye Coordination

December 31st 2010 01:22

Strengthen Hand-Eye Coordination in Children

Hand-eye coordination is an important skill that has several different applications in day to day life. While kids are young, the strength of a child's hand-eye coordination is responsible for catching and throwing balls, handwriting and drawing. These same activities make a difference in how well a child progresses in sports, art, music and even driving

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Toys

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Gifts for Neighbors-Magical Reindeer Food

December 21st 2010 14:26

Giving gifts, or even cards to all my neighbors would be an impossible task without this inexpensive, fun tradition. Delegating this task to the kids is a nice way to keep the little ones occupied while attending to other Christmas activities nearby. Like baking, wrapping presents, or simply sipping tea and regrouping.

Recipes for Magical Reindeer Food
Magical Reindeer Food Presentation
Delivery Tips

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Cooking, Craft, Writing

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Paper Art or Projects to Clean up the Art Room

December 20th 2010 18:40

Use up all that scrap paper in your classroom. While cleaning, discover how to create some unique projects. Paper fibers are broken apart when torn, which add a dimensional effect to collages and allows a hands on approach to learning lines, colors and shapes.
Papier mache birds are my favorite thing to do with paper scraps...but there are several other, less messy, options!

aside from papier mache...see what you can do with torn paper scraps

Read on for more ideas and instructions; Full Article

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Books, Craft

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Fun Projects for the Classroom

December 20th 2010 04:56

Bring your students together by assigning fun classroom projects. Implementing projects throughout the year encourages cooperation and communication. New friendships can be formed while new skills are being learned. Classroom projects can be used to integrate several different subjects, reach out to the community and other classes, or used simply as teambuilding activities

Learn how to make board games, connect with other classrooms and more here

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Books, Computer Based, Social Studies, Writing

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Fun with Five Little Monkeys

December 20th 2010 04:23

Number stories like "Five Little Monkeys" help preschoolers learn numerical sequencing. This fun children's rhyme is also enjoyable because of the silly storyline and the animals used -- monkeys and alligators are different than animals kids normally see in day-to-day life. Aside from the poem there are several stories by Eileen Christelow that can be read to your children

READ MORE HERE Finger Puppets, Snack Ideas, Exercises and Crafts...

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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Age 6-8, Books, Craft, Toys

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