Earth Day Suncatcher Materials: clean plastic lids from margarine containers or other round plastic containers glue blue food coloring green markers yarn This craft not only creates beautiful earth suncatchers but also utilizes recycled materials (plastic container lids and half-used glue bottles). Color the glue blue – If you have half-used glue bottles simply drop […]
Lessons for Little Ones by Tina O'Block
Preschool & kindergarten teacher for over 25 years with a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction and a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. Curriculum author of resources for preschool - grade 2.
National Pet Day, Teaching Kids How to Be Safe Around Dogs
Happy National Pet Day! (April 11th) I couldn’t agree more with the saying on the above picture. In honor of National Pet Day, I thought I would share a picture of two of our pets, Lucky and Brandy. They are our CEOs (Canine Executive Officers) and are definitely a part of our family! This is […]
Very Hungry Caterpillar Gross Motor Activity
Very Hungry Caterpillar Gross Motor Activity – Great for Very Hungry Caterpillar Day on March 20th! This is a very fun and engaging supplemental activity for your butterfly unit or after discussing how caterpillars change into butterflies. Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Have your students pretend to be caterpillars and act out how […]
Caterpillar to Butterfly Student-Made Book
Caterpillar to Butterfly Student-Made Book After teaching students about how caterpillars change into butterflies have the students create their own books by cutting apart the pictures below and putting them in the correct order. Staple the pages together to form a book and have the students illustrate it. Recommended books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by […]
Celebrate National Peanut Butter Day with Homemade Peanut Butter
It’s National Peanut Butter Day (January 24th)! Students love to watch peanut butter being made, use this simple recipe to make homemade peanut butter and then enjoy it for snack. You need: 1 1/2 cups salted, roasted peanuts blender Put peanuts into blender container. Cover and process at Blend to the desired consistency. (If necessary, […]
Mitten Activities, Games, & Art for the book The Mitten
I have more than your hands covered when planning a mitten day for your classroom lol! Here are my favorite learning activities for a fun and n”ice” mitten day! Plan a Mitten Day where all the children wear their mittens to school (if possible bring extra pairs of mittens in case children forget or do not have mittens). […]
Cookie Lesson Plans – National Cookie Day
In honor of National Cookie Day on Dec. 4th I am listing some of my favorite lessons involving cookies. Letter C Cookies Give each student some sugar cookie dough and have them roll it and shape it into the letter “C”. Bake the cookies and allow the students to decorate them with icing or sprinkles. Enjoy […]
Apple Learning Activities, Art Project, & Book Suggestions
Apple Learning Activities & Book Suggestions – Celebrate Johnny Appleseed’s birthday (September 26) or Apple Month (September) with these creative apple ideas and books. Tell the children that there is a shape inside an apple. Ask them to predict the shape and write down their predictions. Cut an apple horizontally across the middle and […]
Easter Egg Decorating for Young Children & Eggshell Mosaic Art
Egg Decorating for Young Children This idea gives the children a more “hands-0n”, creative approach to decorating eggs than the traditional method. Cut various colored tissue paper into small squares. Water down some Elmer’s glue and place it into small containers. Have the children use a small paintbrush to “paint” the tissue paper squares onto […]
Nutrition Lesson
Nibbling Ned Knows Nutrition In honor of March being National Nutrition Month, I wanted to share one of my favorite lessons on teaching children the difference between healthy and unhealthy foods. To prepare, create a cute monster named Nibbling Ned by finding a pattern online or creating your own. Cut out his mouth so that […]