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Hand and footprint art in the preschool classroom
As a parent, there is nothing more precious to me than hanging up a piece of art my child made out of her own hand or footprint. But as a teacher I sometimes observe hand and footprint art activities...
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Making invitations for our Thanksgiving feast in preschool
The children are preparing for a thanksgiving feast at our school. They started by making these turkey hand print invitations. The parents are invited to come in and join the children for the big day…...
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Painting with a mop and a preschooler
Last week, I got a chuckle out of reading “The ‘Correct’ Tools?” and the comments from Mrs. Karen’s Preschool. Towards the end of her post, Karen stated… “The “correct tools” in my classroom are ones...
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Handprint turkeys in preschool
I just couldn’t resist the idea of making handprint turkeys in my class. We haven’t spent much time making handprint art so the kids thought this was really cool… As I painted each child’s hand, I...
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Handprint color mixing in preschool
I have a student in my class that LOVES and I mean LOVES to mix his colors. For any activity that we explore, he will ask if he can mix the colors. I struggled with this at the beginning of the year...
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Handprint flower fun
We haven’t done any hand prints for awhile and so we added some springtime to our classroom by making some handprint flowers… The children started by making stems with strips of sponges dipped in green...
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Exploring carrots and a carrot seed book blog linky
“The Carrot Seed” by Ruth Krauss is a classic children’s book and I think I own about 5 copies of the book but when I went to look for a copy to read to my class, all I could find was the oldest copy...
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Painting without the brush
If you read my previous post then you can see that depending on the age of the child, a paintbrush can either be the primary focus of a painting experience or the paint itself can be the primary focus...
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Fish in the water
The exploration of under the sea can lead to an endless set of discoveries and it is hard to know where to begin and where to end. We decided to start our under the sea unit by simply talking about and...
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I have hands!
Making handprints isn’t a new idea for most of us in early childhood education but it is and has always been a wonderful way for young children to develop their sense of self… I asked the children to...
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Ways to involve children in the creative process and offer meaningful art experiences in your classroom! As a parent, there is nothing more precious to me than hanging up a piece of art my child made...
View ArticleMaking invitations for our Thanksgiving feast in preschool
Add a personal touch to your Thanksgiving celebration with kid made invitations The children are preparing for a thanksgiving feast at our school. They started by making these turkey hand print...
View ArticlePainting with a mop and a preschooler
Last week, I got a chuckle out of reading "The 'Correct' Tools?" and the comments from Mrs. Karen's Preschool. Towards the end of her post, Karen stated... "The "correct tools" in my classroom are ones...
View ArticleHandprint turkeys in preschool
We finished two Thanksgiving Feast preparations in one day with these adorable handprint turkeys!
View ArticleHandprint color mixing in preschool
This is a super fun process for exploring color mixing with the colors red, yellow, and blue!
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Handprints are always more fun when we get to paint our own hands in preschool!
View ArticleExploring carrots and a carrot seed book blog linky
Reading "The Carrot Seed" by Ruth Krauss then extending the book into our wordwall art with this fun and simple handprint carrot!
View ArticlePainting without the brush
Exploring the preschool painting experience without a brush!
View ArticleFish in the water
Exploring the world of fish though art and a favorite children's book!
View ArticleI have hands!
Exploring fingers and hands while the children enjoy the process of making their own handprints!
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