I am so excited to be able to share the work of one of my co-workers! Her name is Jo Ann Hamer, known to her co-workers as JoJo! JoJo is a middle school art teacher now, but used to be our Kindergarten and First grade Art teacher until our district decided to make some moves a few years ago. JoJo had such knack for working with our Kinders and ...

I’m thrilled to be joined by Jeanette from artchoo.com today, who’s here sharing a cool kids craft idea using a sticker resist technique. This project combines art and experimenting and lets your child create a masterpiece they can wear! Here’s how to make sticker resist t-shirts:   How to design your own sticker resist t-shirt . . . → Read ...

This year, I have been posting some of my more ''crafty'' (and I use the term loosely) on Classroom DIY.  Have you visited?  It really is a fun blog full of LOTS of fun ideas.  Well, anyway, I wanted to bring you one of the ideas I posted over there to my blog too.  A Hardcover book!    This book can be used for SO many different things, from an ...

Everyone likes to make timelines, right?  I mean they are super useful for any number of activities and when studying the American Revolution, well, they fit in quite nicely.  So, I asked my students to make a timeline with several of the most important events that took place during this time. I didn't want a straight line timeline though, ...

Hello again from Ayn at little illuminations!   In our Pre-K classroom, most of our art is process focused. Occasionally, though, we do a product focused project like this one. During NAEYC's ''Week of The Young Child'' this year, our school had special activities that were planned (not by me) for each day. One of the suggested ideas was for ...

WHAT ARE CHILDREN CAPABLE OF? Perhaps a better question would be what are they NOT capable of?  Great to have you back visiting my blog, which is part of collaborative blog here at PreKandKsharing.  It's always a pleasure to share what I've learned from children and my fellow teachers with all of you from around the world.  Enjoy!Enrique, Founder ...

Aunt Annie’s Crafts - Terrific resource for printable #crafts for many subjects. #literacy #mathchat #scichat #sschat #1stchat #2ndchat #4thchat #5thchat Includes  Games Puppets Boxes Cards 3-D Paper Crafts Geometric Toys Craft Recipes Holiday Projects Multicultural Projects Decorations and more! Many of these crafts are educational and can be ...

We borrowed The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister last week, and just fell in love with it! Naturally, we had to come up with a craft to go along with such a wonderful story. This time, I asked the children what they thought would be fun to do and clay got a unanimous vote. There are amazon affiliate links in this post in case you want to find ...

See on Scoop.it - KB…Konnected’s Kaleidoscope of Wonderful Websites! KB…Konnected’s insight: “Destination: Modern Art is a Web site for children ages five to eight. An interactive online gallery offers an introduction to The Museum of Modern Art” Move through the museum and discover works of art through various interactives. See on ...

THE MONTH OF MAY! WELCOME!!!It's time to turn another page on your calendar. Debbie Clement of RainbowsWithinReach here. Queen of this collaborative effort. Happy monarch of sharing: rainbows, polka dots and learning new things. I'm so excited about today's article. It's FILLED with sights and sounds and inspiration and joy and color and ideas ...