One of the best Thanksgiving crafts for kids this November, beyond the paper turkeys and hats, is place cards! These free printable Thanksgiving place cards will showcase their early writing and can be saved in scrapbooks for years to come. Have your classrooms and homeschools make enough for their families this November in these last […]
Fall Apple Symmetry Activity {Common Core Aligned}
Children have an innate sense of symmetry. They look for balance and order in the real world naturally. As a teacher, it is important to build on this inner ability. A student is better able to learn a concept when they have hands-on experience with it. As an art teacher, I can not stress […]
10+ Ways to Gather Free Materials for Your Classroom!
In an ideal world, we would have unlimited funds for our classrooms. Since this is not the case, teachers MUST be savvy when gathering classroom materials. I compiled a list of free ideas and resources for your classroom. I hope my list helps make your classroom spending streeeeetch! Free Classroom Material Ideas and Upcycled […]
Classroom Management Idea: Free Printable Student Helper Job
We all know that kids can be exhausting, so why not put them to work? One simple way to help manage your classroom is to assign a student to a certain task. I created a free student helper printable for one student to have for the day to utilized this idea. Assigning students classroom jobs […]
Back to School Idea: I Can Do It Jar (with free printable)
Toward the end of last school year, my son’s teacher had her class do a project that I just had to share here: the “I Can Do It” Jar. My son loved thinking of all the things he could do like feed his dog, write his name, and read a book. This activity makes perfect […]
