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Filed under: Animals and Insects, Colors and Shapes, Seasons, Spring, Teaching Ideas
Ladybug Ladybug!
by Cheryl Villareal on Aug 7th, 2010
Besides circles, we are also currently discussing the color red! Hence... the red apples and now, the ladybug! :) We started off by reading the Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle! We did however have to simplify it since we were dealing with toddlers! After telling them the story, we showed them our ladybug! I let them play with it a little and later on asked them if they wanted to make a ladybug of their own! So if you want to make one too.. here'...Read More » Tags Share Comments (1 )
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Colors and Shapes, Fruits and Vegetables, Seasons, Spring, Teaching Ideas
Red Apples
by Cheryl Villareal on Aug 4th, 2010
For our toddlers, anything involving their fine motor skills is still difficult. Usually, children this age enjoy painting and pasting most. So, that's exactly what we gave them! A pasting and painting activity that really easy to do! My 2-year old students really had fun doing it! :) . What you need: Small paper plates Red paint Glue Red Japanese Paper Brown Construction Paper Green Art Paper Step 1: Cut th...Read More » Tags Share Comments (2 )
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Filed under: Animals and Insects, Arts and Crafts, Colors and Shapes, Seasons, Spring, Teaching Ideas
The Hungry Caterpillar goes ROUND and COLORFUL
by Cheryl Villareal on Jul 27th, 2010
This week, the kiddos are learning all about the circle shape! Shapes are such a fun thing to teach because there's just so many things we can do! Though, we do have to restrict ourselves from doing too much cause we might ran out of activities for future lessons. (hehe) - For our circle activity, we decided to have the children make caterpillars! If you're a kindergarten teacher, I'm sure you'll agree with me when I say there are several w...Read More » Tags Share Comments (3 )