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Easy Name Games and Name Activities

August 6, 2022 by Mary Amoson Leave a Comment

Easy Name Games and Name Activities

Looking for some simple and fun name games and name activities for the classroom that are cheap and easy to prep? The real question is what Kindergarten teacher doesn't?! Check out these simple and fun name games your little learners will love! We love to teach students to learn their own names but also to learn the names of others in their class. Who Are You? Name Game This name game is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Back to School, Art

Kinder Friendly All About Me Ideas

September 8, 2019 by Mary Amoson 1 Comment

Kinder Friendly All About Me Ideas

A classic start of the school year is Kinder Friendly All About Me Ideas. We love to focus on learning about our students and allow them to learn about us. What a great start to building relationships in the classroom! Let me share with you some of our Kinder Friendly All About Me Ideas. All About Me Reader First, we use this fun "all about me" reader to have the students learn about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Literacy, Art

Easy Tissue Paper Leaves Art

October 12, 2017 by Mary Amoson 1 Comment

Check out this fun art project for the fall that even the littlest learners can complete: Tissue paper Leaves Art. You Will Need Here are the items you will need for this project: Food sorting tray (I got mine at the dollar store.)Tissue paper squaresGlue bottlePencilLeave outline on white construction paper with thick lines. Table Set Up Here is how to set up this art project for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 9 September, Art, Fall

The heART of it

March 6, 2016 by Mary Amoson Leave a Comment

Integrating art in the classroom is a crucial step in making lessons meaningful, fun, and memorable. Yes- art makes our hallways and classrooms more colorful and inviting. Most teachers love a good looking bulletin board or door display, and although that is a fine reason to create art... to make the classroom decorated with items the students created is meaningful. But there are so many more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art

Too Many Toys {David Shannon}

May 28, 2015 by Mary Amoson Leave a Comment

Hi Spencer. Spencer, Spencer, Spencer... Is that you... from Too Many Toys? That awesome David Shannon book about the kid with TONS of Toys? I love to use this book in our David Shannon Author Study to discuss  and use the PROBLEM in the story on the lines. Then we give three solutions to the problem in the circles. I love using this book for the the problem because this is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, Literacy, Uncategorized

Bad Case of Stripes {David Shannon}

May 27, 2015 by Mary Amoson Leave a Comment

Who loves "A Bad Case of Stripes" by David Shannon? I am a HUGE David Shannon fan. He is my all time FAVORITE author and illustrator. Each school year, I end the year with an author study featuring David Shannon. And I LOVE Camilla Cream and her stripes. This step of the author study has us focusing on three events in the book. We watch this video of this story on Storyline … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, Literacy

Lovely Leaves Art Leaves

September 30, 2014 by Mary Amoson 3 Comments

 I love using art to tie together science concepts and other skills we are working on. One of the art projects we do each fall involves using these leaf rubbing plates. We talk about how each leaf can tell us the type of tree. Of course all my little ones enjoy hunting and discovering leaves. We usually find several kinds of trees and their leaves, but it is SO fun to show my little ones … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, Fall

Easy Easter Art

April 18, 2014 by Mary Amoson Leave a Comment

 Need a simple, easy art project for Easter? Check out this watercolors Easter eggs art project. How to Prep Watercolor Eggs Here is how you can prepare these eggs. First, trace several eggs shapes onto white construction paper. I recommend white construction paper instead of copy paper because it absorbs the water better and leaves less of a mess.  Next, using regular glue to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 5 May, Art, Easter, Spring

Insect Ideas {Part 1}

April 17, 2014 by Mary Amoson 1 Comment

Creepy Crawlies are NOT my favorite things to HAVE in my classroom, but I do love to TEACH about them in my classroom. My students LOVE to learn about insects and I love to encourage their minds to work in whatever sparks interest in their minds. Yes, even creepy crawly creatures. Let's Talk About Insect Ideas. Insect Ideas: Caterpillars  We made these fun caterpillars in a very different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, Insects, Uncategorized

Oh My… Apple Pie!

October 18, 2013 by Mary Amoson 11 Comments

We finished up apples a few weeks ago, but I HAD to show you some of our awesome apple projects! Here is some pictures of my door with an apple basket and Johnny Appleseed. I love Cupcake for a Teacher and so do my students. We used her Johnny Appleseed Crafts to make Johnny himself. It is suppose to be a writing activity, but we used the craft to make Johnny memorable to us. {Hence I made up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 9 September, Art, Uncategorized

In 1492…

September 29, 2013 by Mary Amoson 2 Comments

Columbus sailed right into your classroom with a pack that is ready to use and is so much FUN for your students to learn through... Yeah... it is happening. I worked on updating and extending my Columbus Day Hooray Unit. {In fact, hubs says he is tired of seeing this pack on my computer! He hasn't seen my office yet, but Columbus EXPLODED in there too!} Here is what the pack looks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 10 October, Art, Fall

David Shannon Author Study

May 19, 2013 by Mary Amoson 1 Comment

Every May, my class does a David Shannon Author Study because I adore David Shannon almost as much as my students do. Before the Common Core rolled out, I felt my kids needed to learn about stories and gain reading comprehension skills to be successful in 1st grade. Hence, we learned through the fun and inspiring David Shannon books. Now that the Common Core is here, this unit ties in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, Reading Comprehension, Reading Games

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