This penguin math center has been a consistent part of our homeschool this month, and I wanted to share it with you! My son is working on adding three digit numbers, but often turns his nose up at simply filling out worksheets. Our penguin math center works on adding numbers into the teens, so it’s […]
Glitter Pumpkin Craft
Pumpkin crafts are a great way to decorate the walls of your classrooms, windows or hallways. Even those fall and Thanksgiving bulletin boards! This painted glitter pumpkin craft is something your preschoolers and kindergarteners are going to love to create! Help build your children’s fine motor skills and sensory processing with this fun activity for […]
Teaching Emotions to Preschoolers & Kindergarteners
Teaching emotional recognition to our preschoolers and kindergarteners is a necessary part of literacy and social development. Students can learn about emotions through simple cartoons featuring basic emotions. The latest in our series of emergent readers covers the basic emotions with a fall twist. Below you will see our fall scarecrow emergent reader in action! Here are […]
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 […]
Classroom Management Idea: Higlighting Names on Papers
Every teacher knows the drama of nameless papers. Reminding kids to write their names on their papers is an on going battle in every classroom. At the beginning of school year, we recommend a mini-lesson on what you expect in terms of students labeling their papers. To lessen my frustrations, I created a “Stop! Did […]
