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


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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


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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

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


Creative Ideas for Struggling Beginning Writers

August 30th 2010 02:18
Stepping into my first creative beginning writing class of the year was an eye opener. I quickly realized only two of the 12 students could write more than their own names.

A few quick revisions to my plans and we ended up having a fantastic year together. They progressed in both their story telling and writing skills by year end...thankfully. That class was a challenge...high energy, high creativity, high drama, little writing, yet lots of learning.

Creative Writing Lesson PlansStory Starters

Throughout the lesson time, I emphasize the elements of a story, beginning, middle, end and the elements, setting, characters and plot. By years end they were all fluent in those terms. Repetition is key!
Another beginning of the year activity, was to bring out a wide variety of magazines and let the kids tear out interesting settings and character possibilities. We set these in two big piles on the main table. Towards the end of the class, and in order to get help quickly cleaning up, I'd let the cleanest table go first picking out a setting and a character to tell an impromptu story.

a couple of reliable sources for interesting magazines...

* library book sales

* ask your neighbors, I discovered a retired couple down the street had been singlehandly keeping publishers clearing house in the money all these years. They had such a wide variety..which is also why many of my posted ideas include the sentence...bring out a variety of magazines....

* set a box out at school, church, your parents church...with a sign requesting magazines. This works well and also tends to bring out the surprising and obscure.magazines.

Throughout the lesson time, I emphasize the elements of a story, beginning, middle, end and the elements, setting, characters and plot. By years end they were all fluent in those terms. Repetition is key!

creative writing, beginning writing, elementary writing

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Winnie the Pooh Math Fun

July 26th 2010 04:03
Winnie the Pooh Bear is a well-loved children's classic storybook character.

Use this sweet, honey-obsessed bear to gain your preschooler's attention when introducing math facts. Relate cooking, time, counting and sorting to Winnie the Pooh and his antics from his stories.
Winnie the Pooh Bear
Winnie the Pooh

Originally developed by A.A. Milne in 1924, Winnie the Pooh has been featured in animated television shows, movies, games and nursery decorations, along with the book series.

Try Cooking with Winnie the Pooh Bear

Math is more than just numbers on a piece of paper. Cook a Winnie the Pooh Bear snack and incorporate math skills into a fun treat that preschoolers can make. Mix up a batch of sugar cookies using a recipe from any cookbook. Have the preschooler help measure the ingredients. Once the dough is done, roll it out and use Winnie the Pooh cookie cutters to make special cookies. You can find themed cookie cutters online or in craft stores.

A no-cook version is Pooh Bear Honey Butter spread on graham crackers. Have the preschooler measure equal amounts of honey and soft butter into a bowl. Let them mix the two items together and then spread it on graham crackers. Incorporate math concepts into this activity by showing how the graham cracker can be divided in half or into four equal sections. They can also count out how many snacks they will need to make for the family or group.

Tell Time with Winnie the Pooh Bear

Consider purchasing one of the products on the market that feature telling time with Winnie the Pooh. "Tell Time with Winnie the Pooh Bear" has a clock built right into the storybook. Preschoolers can learn to tell time by moving the clock hands to the right position for each time referenced in the storybook's text.

Winnie the Pooh's Telling Time Sticker book includes full-color reusable stickers for preschoolers to use when learning how to tell time and discover shapes and colors.

Winnie the Pooh Preschool Game

Winnie the Pooh Preschool is a computer game designed for young children. In going through all the steps involved in throwing a birthday party for Christopher Robin, they will learn sequencing, number recognition and counting skills. All the activities are incorporated into the story line. Preschoolers can learn math concepts on their own with this game.

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Educational Games for Teens

July 14th 2010 02:49
Capture a teens attention and help them learn and retain information with games. (The following ideas are often just as fun and challenging for adults) If it has been a long time since you played a game with your teen, give these a whirl. They are a far cry from mind-numbing chutes and ladders!
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games for teens, chess, online games for teens, educational games

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Science....and Father's Day

June 15th 2010 14:09
Incorporate science lessons into your summer fun. Using art materials to teach science is a sneaky way to slip abstract ideas into your child, making them easier to grasp. Let these ideas double as Father's Day gifts or activities for dad to do with their kids.

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Matilda by Roald Dahl Activities

May 17th 2010 00:02
Matilda by Roald Dahl is a children’s classic. Many students will have already seen the movie by the time they reach your classroom, but that is not a reason to avoid this book. Roald Dahl did a great service to elementary school teachers when he wrote Matilda. The teaching opportunities abound in this book.

Matilda is a tiny genius who is stuck with a trashy, overbearing family. Her parents ignore her completely when they aren't being horribly nasty to her. She learns to take care of herself and cleverly manages to get back at them a few times. Entering school doesn't turn out to be the wonderful learning institution she might have hoped though. Faced with a enormous and evil headmistress, Matilda uses her superior abilities in this delightful story


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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Books, Reading
   


Best Books for Preteen Boys

May 12th 2010 21:08
The best books for preteen boys encourage adventure and discovery.

Unfortunately technology, video games and endless TV shows that are geared toward this age group often keep them from hands on adventures


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Incredible Paintings of Felix Clousseau-Creative Writing Lesson Plans

May 12th 2010 00:51
Jon Agee wrote and illustrated, The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau, a charming story full of surprises.


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Posted By: Sylvie Branch - Category: Age 6-8, Age 9-11, Books, Reading, Writing
   


Fantastic Mr. Fox Lesson Plan

May 10th 2010 01:19
Fantastic Mr.Fox is an imaginative read aloud story by Roald Dahl. Use clever Mr. Fox and the gang to teach new descriptive vocabulary words and character analysis through engaging book discussions.


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Caps For Sale

February 25th 2010 17:42
Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina is such a wonderful and timeless tale which I can recall reading when I was a young child. I have passed on this fun tale to my daughter however we have purchased the updated book and CD version which also includes some fun tunes to go along with the story.

To get into a monkey mood we are going to bake some banana bread cookies and read some other monkey stories including Five Little Monkeys Sitting On A Bed and Curious George


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Posted By: Michelle Sweeney - Category: Age 3-4, Age 4-6, Books, Craft, Reading
   


Play With Me

January 25th 2010 18:34
Following on from our animal theme we have been reading the charming book, Play With Me written by Marie Hall Ets. It features a little girl who ventures outside to play with the wild animals only to discover that at first they are too frightened to go near her. The text and pictures are charming in this book and is one of my daughter's favourites.

Homeschool Share provided us with some book related suggestions, the favourite one of my daughter being the Guess Who Animal game


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Animal Classification Cards

January 5th 2010 03:27
My daughter and I had an enjoyable afternoon reading some animal classification cards - some which I discovered on the internet (see previous post) and others which I created along the same vein. She enjoyed animal spotting in her books and then locating the cards with a random fact that was placed on the bottom.

Fun yes - educational - double yes. Win win for sure


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