In addition to many life skills, the kids at the Minnow program are learning about letters! This week’s letter was P, so today we focused on creating a “Pond”. Everyone started with a piece of blue construction paper. We discussed what a pond was, what sort of creatures live in …
No food says party quite like pizza! Today we will show you how to teach your young ones to combine the excitement of pizza with healthy choices! Be sure to watch our video tutorial so you can create your own healthy-pizza-art-party! This is a great project for any day, maybe …
Today at the Minnow Program we worked on penguins made from paper hearts as part of their Valentine’s Day celebration! I made some examples to show the kids that they could make heart animals at home, even if they don’t have construction paper, or if case they prefer coloring! Because …
Project Title: Let it Snow! Description: Focusing in the cold weather and the different ways to look at snowflakes. Both projects give students a different perspective on snowflakes. One focuses on the negative spaces, positive spaces and the overall shape. While the other focuses on the details of the snowflake …
Here is a link to an incredibly neat project. Could be done with either felt or paper on a cardboard or wood background. All with just a touch of glue. This would be a wonderful way of elaborating on the beauty of recycled materials. Potential subjects of discussion. What is …
Project Title: Paper Bag Hand Puppets Description: Students make puppets to act and play with from paper bags. This is a great project to teach students how to work together. Author: Candice Grade Level or Target Range : preschool Vocabulary : color, shape, character, features Materials: small paper bag, precut yarn or string, markers, colored …
Project Title: Hibernation Description: Teaching students about why bears hibernate. Author: Candice Grade level or Target Age Range: Preschool Vocabulary: hibernation, climate, weather, temperature Materials: paper plate halves (with a square flap cut in the center) , large construction paper, glue, markers, and colored …
Project Title: Pine Cone Turkeys Description: Making pine cone turkeys for thanksgiving Author: Krisitin Grade level or Target Age Range: preschool Vocabulary: Turkey, pine cone, holiday, sharing Materials: pine cone, feathers, orange construction paper cut into little squares, orange construction paper cut into feet, black construction paper, googley eyes, glue Anticipatory …
