The life and times of a home schooling mom of se7en+1 Lori's Crafty Spot Attività Creative per Bambini Little Hands, Big Work Messy Kids childcareland blog Kid craft central - Your resource center for kids crafts TEACHING IN THE DIGITAL AGE - TECHIES AND DINOSAURS! By Brian Puerling Chapter Two “Using Photographs and Images to Inspire” Oh, my goodness! First, I feel like a kid who just learned to ride her bicycle! Several years ago I purchased a Kitchen Aide stainless steel mixer with all the bells and whistles. When I saw the chapter “Using Photographs and Images to Inspire” I thought it would be about using children’s photographs to make books, name cards- etc. My favorite vignette from the book was a video with four-year-old Eddie. Now, here’s the grandmother teacher in me coming out. And, here are a few hands on activities that popped in my head as I read the chapter! Swiper Have children hold up their index finger. Where is Swiper? Where is Swiper? Here I am. Here I am. Ready to swipe. Ready to swipe. Yes, I can! Yes, I can! SWOOOSH! *Let children draw a face on a dot sticker and attach it to their fingernail. iPads for All Each child in your classroom can have her own iPad with this project. Singing Books Welcome to Our Room (Tune: “Good Night, Ladies”)
Marbled Sunset Painting While the sun was setting behind us, I thought Emily would like to paint a picture of a sunset. I wanted to use a technique that would be easy for her, but give great results. This one was a hit! To make your own marbled sunset painting, you will need: shaving cream (very inexpensive, make sure it is foam NOT gel), a piece of cardboard, paint (we used acrylics), a paintbrush, baking sheet, and some heavy-weight paper. I had no problem coaxing Emily into spreading the shaving cream on the baking sheet. Use a piece of cardboard to spread the shaving cream into a thick layer. Now, add the paint! With the opposite end of a paint brush, swirl the paint through the shaving cream with back and forth motions (left to right). Lay the heavy-weight paper on top of the shaving cream and press down lightly. Lift up the paper, scrape off the shaving cream, and reveal your beautiful sunset picture! For a different marbled paper technique we’ve tried before (and loved!)
The Educators' Spin On It Making Books to Invite Creativity – with EASY Video Tutorial A colorful pile of blank homemade books! Don’t they just speak of creative possibilities? Stories and drawings and hand-drawn comic books! These books are really easy to make (yes, even if you aren’t crafty) and now that we have a stack of them we’re ready any time inspiration strikes. Mom’s book ideas: We can write a family story! The boys’ book ideas: James (7) – We can make a book about how valves work! Leland (5) – We can make a book about animals that shed their skins! Guess I’ll leave the content decisions to the kids… This stack of homemade books is ready for whatever the kids want to put in them. I used an excellent book called Creating Handmade Books to learn how to make these. Supplies: Cover Paper (I used Astrobrights)Inner Papers (Same size as cover, I used 4 sheets plain paper per book. Book Instructions: (See the short video for these to make sense. Now you can make these in whatever size you like.
www.rainbowswithinreach.blogspot.com Build With Letters - Alphabet For Starters The goal for our Alphabet For Starters series is to give you ways to introduce letters to your children through all sorts of play. This activity the 7th post in our series pairs gross motor play with letter recognition perfectly! Don’t forget that the number one thing you can do to teach your children about letters is to read to them so after the activity we’ve included some of our favorite books and if you are looking for alphabet books for kids we have 50 Alphabet Books too! Gather your materials. Last night I had to make more letters because my son was begging to spell all sorts of words. Our Bedtime Books Baby Giggles (Beautiful Babies) by Rachael Hale is a simple board book that my daughter adores. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. is another book that can go with a baby from infancy through toddlerhood and into the preschool years. , Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? , and Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?