Making Books with Children :: Create Your Own ABC Book
I am teaching a course right now, to children ages 4-6, called Beyond Books. In the class we read stories and then do projects based on the books we have read. I love teaching this class, and I have some fun projects prepared for my students. My own children do not want to miss out...
Library Books & FREE Art Activities
You know by now that our family loves loves loves our local library. We spend a lot of time there, and take advantage of so many of their wonderful resources. One of Ella’s favorite sections is the arts & crafts section in the children’s library. Recently she borrowed several drawing books and set to work...
Flat Stanley
This past school year Ella’s first grade teacher (the fabulous Mrs. Harris) read the students a book called Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. The book is about a young boy who gets flattened when a bulletin board falls on him. Seriously…I don’t make this stuff up. After he gets flattened he gets mailed all over...
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Magnet Letter Activity
When I taught preschool I often started out the year with activities revolving around one of my favorite books: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, written by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, and illustrated by Lois Ehlert. It’s an adorable alphabet book, with a catchy song to go with it (and have you seen the DVD?!?...
Owl Babies
It all started with the letter of the week….this week in Ella’s kindergarten class they are learning about the letter O. For small group work they made paper bag owl puppets. She came home all fired up about owl puppets. and what ensued was three days of constant puppet making in the dining room. Ella...
