As an art teacher to preschoolers, kindergartners, and first graders, I have made my fair share of paper plate crafts. The best part about paper plates is their endless possibilities! Although it’s still below freezing outside, I thought I could will spring’s return with a chick paper plate craft. It also gave me the opportunity […]
Insect Unit Idea: Interactive Insect Vocabulary Anchor Chart
Spring is here, so it means insect units are taking over science classes across the world! Anchor charts are used for nearly every subject and idea in the classroom, but we here at The Classroom Creative think that these classroom must-haves need a twist: they should be interactive. My oldest son used the PECS system […]
Earth Day Bulletin Board Ideas
Earth Day is just a few weeks away. Celebrate in your classrooms and homeschools with an inventive Earth Day bulletin board or classroom display! Here’s a few ideas to inspire you for Earth Day over the next few weeks. Let us know if you make something interesting for Earth Day. We’d love to feature your […]
Easter Egg Math Center: Coin Recognition and Money Counting
Learning how to recognize coins and count money are tough concepts for children to grasp. Children learn best with hands-on activities. We also think using real money, as opposed to play money, gives this math activity more authenticity. Today’s activity is an Easter egg hunt that could be used an a math center for spring in […]
Dinosaur Easter Egg Craft
I credit this dinosaur craft idea to my youngest son who is currently entering a dinosaur phase, er…OBSESSION. He took some plastic Easter eggs I bought for another project and assembled a whole village of dinosaur parents and their babies, complete with a paper plate picnic and “food” (stuffing from my new pillows). Nothing in […]
Patterned Caterpillar Craft for Kids
This caterpillar craft for kids teaches a necessary math concept: patterns! Patterns are all around us. The idea here is to teach our children to identify and create patterns. Patterning is a basic math skill that needs to be mastered early. Our caterpillar craft follows the ABCD pattern. Now that my son is familiar with AABB, AAB, […]
Creating an Ideal Home Environment for Young Readers
Every room in my home is filled with books. Believe it or not, so is my car! My youngest son drags his favorites each morning before school and reads while I drive. I really have NO idea how he can do this, because I can’t be in a moving vehicle while reading. Point being, ENVIRONMENT […]
Upcycled Pallet Book Bin
Do you have an old pallet lying around? Upcycle it into a bookshelf or book bin. This has got to be the easiest craft ever. I didn’t have one on hand but I asked around and the very next day I received one. Pallets are not hard to find. To grow a reader, it is imperative that […]
Upcycled 3D Umbrella Craft for Kids
Being able to decipher between two dimensional and three dimensional objects is not an easy expected task for primary students. 3D shapes are not flat like 2D shapes. They have corners, edges and depth. Learning this skill is an essential part of art and geometry. In today’s activity, we take flat pieces of cardboard from discarded […]
Free Printable Bunny Mask & Paper Plate Craft
Need a quick kids’ craft for spring? How about this adorable and FREE printable bunny mask? This spring paper plate craft combines some fine motor work with pretend play. In a world of common core stress, it’s high time we put some much needed creative fun back in childhood. After all, a child’s work is […]
