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Get Your Pumpkin On!

Get Your Pumpkin On!

by Wendy | Oct 22, 2019 | Kindergarten Art Activities, Teaching Tips, Transitional Kindergarten Teaching Tips

The leaves are beginning to turn and the air has a newfound crispness these days.  Ok, who are we kidding?  It’s still super warm in much of the state but today’s Tuesday Teaching Tip can help you get into a fall mood anyhow!  These beautiful pumpkins come...
What’s Your Letter?

What’s Your Letter?

by Wendy | Aug 27, 2019 | Kindergarten Fine Motor Skills, Kindergarten Reading and Writing, Teaching Tips, Transitional Kindergarten Teaching Tips

Back to school is either here or soon will be, depending on where you teach.  Are you working on teaching your new group of students to write their names?  Or maybe working on mastering the letters?  Either way, today’s Tuesday Teaching Tip will help you build...
Picasso Lends a Hand

Picasso Lends a Hand

by Wendy | May 14, 2019 | Kindergarten Art Activities, Teaching Tips, Transitional Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten Teaching Tips

We can’t believe we’re already in the middle of May and the end of the year is super near!  Looking for a fun art project with a spring twist?  Looking for a sweet way to thank some special volunteers for “lending a hand”?  Michelle Jones from...
Big Beautiful Butterfly

Big Beautiful Butterfly

by Wendy | Apr 30, 2019 | Kindergarten Art Activities, Kindergarten Science, Teaching Tips, Transitional Kindergarten Teaching Tips

“He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and…he was a beautiful butterfly!” ― Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Our thanks to Stephanie...
We’re All Over the Watercolor Rainbows

We’re All Over the Watercolor Rainbows

by Wendy | Apr 16, 2019 | Kindergarten Art Activities, Kindergarten Science, Teaching Tips, Transitional Kindergarten Teaching Tips

Sometimes you have a ton of time to prep an elaborate art experience.  Sometimes you just want a straightforward idea for an art project that’s as seasonal and fun as it is easy to prepare!  Our thanks for Marey Richins and Sarah Muscolina of Fox School in the...
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