My children were interested in learning about what birds eat when we created a gingerbread bird feeder craft. It’s important to continue to provide this food source for these animals because they begin to rely on it. In order to feed our flying friends this month we created heart shaped bird feeders. Get your little preschoolers, kindergarteners, […]
Valentine’s Day Craft Using the Element of Art: Color
A color theory heart craft is the perfect element of art to feature for Valentine’s Day! Sharpen your child’s color knowledge with our Elements of Art Heart pack all the while honing in on their fine motor skills! Create this simple heart craft in your classroom. It makes the perfect parent, sibling, or grandparent Valentine’s […]
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 […]
Outdoor Scavenger Hunt {finding shapes} Using Photography
My kids love, love, love scavenger hunts. I created an outdoor scavenger hunt for our daily morning walk. This shape scavenger hunt is nature-inspired. Rather than just recognizing these shapes on a piece of paper, my little ones were learning to see these shapes on buildings and objects outside. We chose to take a photo […]
File Folder Games for Teaching Shapes
Hello, everyone! You’ve stumbled upon a trove of free resources to help your children learn their shapes! File folder games are commonly used in autism classrooms, homeschools, and early childhood classrooms. With all the incredible freebies out there, we will continue to feature the best of file folder games broken down by subject area. Organization […]
