Posts Tagged ‘nursery’
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Colors and Shapes, Featured, Flowers and Plants, Holiday crafts, Mothers' Day, Seasons, Spring, Teaching Ideas, Valentines Day
Flower crafts!
by Cheryl Villareal on Aug 30th, 2010
I've seen several different ways to make flowers... but we wanted to make something 3D! So after several experiments trying to come up with something easy for little hands to make... we came up with this! Not only do the kids get to make flowers... but they get to review shapes while doing it! We're actually on the topic of squares this week, and had just finished our discussion on circles. Hence, we used the square and circle shape. Of course...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Christmas, Holiday crafts, Mothers' Day, Patterns, Skill development, Teaching Ideas
Necklace Making
by Cheryl Villareal on Aug 26th, 2010
Here's another fun activity to help develop children's fine motor skills! In this activity, they will have to carefully hold the string and insert the beads. You may be surprised to learn what a tedious job this actually is! A lot of children still have difficulty holding the string properly, others cannot figure out how to pull out the string from the other end of the bead, and still others, cannot figure out how to insert the string. Hence, the...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Edible crafts, Featured, Messy art, Teaching Ideas
Pasta Painting
by Cheryl Villareal on Aug 19th, 2010
I'm the type of teacher who really likes those messy art activities! I feel that children are able to express themselves better this way! I like that they are free to be as messy as they want to be for a while. That being said, this activity I'm about to share is one of my favorites! It wasn't as messy as I imagined it to be since the kids were in their school uniforms, but it was still a lot of fun! We were on the topic of long and short but ...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Animals and Insects, Colors and Shapes, Featured, Teaching Ideas
Elephant CDs
by Cheryl Villareal on Aug 12th, 2010
Do you still have your old CDs from way back and have no idea what to do with them? Well why not turn them into animals? This week, our class studied the concepts of long and short! So to further strengthen the discussion, we had them make elephant CDs and play with its long nose! As I showed them a sample, I also showed them how the nose started short and grew longer and longer! It's really easy to do and the kids had a lot of fun stretching ...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Colors and Shapes, Shared Blogs, Teaching Ideas
A Response to Circle Stamping
by Cheryl Villareal on Aug 11th, 2010
Teacher Regine Aniban from Little Presidents' Learning Palace used the circle stamping activity for her pre-toddler class! According to her, the kids really had so much fun stamping the circle! It was a very simple yet also creative and enjoyable activity. She shared some photos with me through facebook and allowed me to share it with you, my dear readers. Enjoy! Thank you Teacher Regine! :) . Materials used.... . Kids at work...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Reading and Language, Stories, Teaching Ideas
Hug by Jez Alborough
by Cheryl Villareal on Aug 10th, 2010
Just seeing the front cover already caught my attention! It's a really cute story about a baby monkey who just really wants a hug! Who would've thought that a book containing only ONE word would be so much fun? Children of all ages can relate to it... from the tiny toddlers to the grown up kindergartners.The book is simply about a little monkey taking a walk around the jungle. He sees different animal cubs and their mommies all hugging. The ...Read More » Tags
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Filed under: Arts and Crafts, Colors and Shapes, Featured, Teaching Ideas
Circle Stamping
by Cheryl Villareal on Aug 9th, 2010
Here's a really fun... and maybe a little messy art activity for all ages! The older kids can do this, and the younger kids will definitely love this! It's so easy to do! What you need: A variety of objects with circle shapes(bottle caps, old chess pieces, toys, marker caps, tissue tubes etc.) At least 3 or more colors of paint (the more the merrier!) Bond paper Apron or smocks Step 1: Start off by collecting all those round obj...Read More » Tags
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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
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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
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Filed under: Colors and Shapes, Edible crafts, Fathers' Day, Featured, Holiday crafts, Mothers' Day, Patterns, Skill development, Teaching Ideas, Valentines Day
Fruit Loop Bracelets
by Cheryl Villareal on Jul 31st, 2010
Children.. and even adults love eating fruit loops! So why not use this to further strengthen the lesson? This specific activity is actually a lacing activity that helps develop fine motor skills. It would also be easier for older kids to do since young children’s fine motor skills are not yet fully developed. Still, the end product works for all ages. The teachers simply need to assist the young children more in doing this activity. Since w...Read More » Tags
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