I love playing bingo games with young kids. However, I sometimes struggled to find ones that preschool aged children can independently play. I wanted to try one as an icebreaker for kids during the first week of school. Since I teach a lot of science, I made this ‘Senses Bingo’ filled with everything children may...
I am so happy with how these clay animals turned out! I am going to be presenting “The Kissing Hand” by Audrey Penn to my kindergarten classes in a few weeks (as a story play). I was having a lot of trouble finding or making raccoon figures. I decided to try Crayola Model Magic grey clay. I...
At the beginning of every year in kindergarten we always talk about being bucket fillers and doing great things to make others feel good – and in turn feeling great themselves. Since I like to make lesson hands-on, I decided to use a large bucket and some ball pit balls. I decorated the bucket with...
I love teaching art and I am excited that I will be teaching more art this year in kindergarten. I have been using this art project for kids for many years, with many grade levels. I continue to use it because it creates a beautiful piece of art and students always enjoy doing it. I...
The idea of invitation to play, or invitation to create, is fairly new to me, but I have been trying it out over the summer. I have been setting something out for my kids to find in the morning. Sometimes I leave out a game or puzzle that they have not used in awhile as...
I remember in elementary school creating face masks from plaster cloth. I remember the experience very clearly and loved the mask that I made. Today my kids were interested in making a mask. However, they didn’t like the idea of their face being covered, which I understand. So, instead of putting the paster directly on...