Chicks and Chickens – Integrate Science, Art and Kindergarten Writing all into One Lesson!
Today’s Tuesday Teaching Tip is once again brought to us by CKA co-president Debra Weller. She begins by reading the book Chicks and Chickens by Gail Gibbons to her class. To make the project, you will need: tan construction a paper scissors glue sticks feathers small red, yellow, and white construction paper rectangles lined paper a chicken shaped stencil (could easily be created by...
Read MoreLove Makes the World Go Round
Did you already have your Valentine’s Day activities planned? You’re going to want to get out the eraser when you see this awesome bulletin board from CKA Board Member, Kimberly DeMille! Kimberly’s students drew themselves, and helped to make the tear-art Earth – which is such good fine motor practice! Then they each were matched with a partner and wrote a special...
Read MorePipe Cleaner Snowflakes Blend Math and Fine Motor Skills with Kindergarten Art
These colorful snowflakes are a great chance to review patterns, and improve fine motor skills all while creating a winter art project any kindergartener would enjoy. Best of all, these are easy to prep – which is perfect for this busy time of year! No time to sneak this activity in before the break? No problem! These would work just as well in the new year. :) You’ll need...
Read MoreHand Print Turkeys – A Thanksgiving Art Activity
This quick and easy art activity comes with a super cute poem sure to make any parent thankful. Simply provide a small piece of brown construction paper for each child. (Half a regular sheet of construction paper should be enough). It’s often tricky for kindergarten children to trace their own hands, so it can help to have a partner to work with. Of course, pretty much anything is...
Read MoreCotton Swab (Q-Tip) Skeletons
These q-tip skeletons are an easy and fun Halloween art activity. Cutting the q-tips is easier than you might think with adult scissors – especially if you buy the generic ones. :) Arranging the “bones” to form a body is also trickier than you might think – and it’s lots of fun to see all the neat arrangements kids will come up with! Just to wait till you...
Read MoreThis is Me in Kindergarten – an Easy, Adorable Memory Book
Children grow and learn so much during a year – particularly when they’re really young. CKA Treasurer and veteran Kindergarten teacher, Heather Hardaway Morrow shares this sweet way to track that progress and create a beautiful memory book at the same time. On a half sheet of paper, students draw a self-portrait. The page says “This is me in September” and then...
Read MoreOur 31st Annual Conference
We are thrilled to announce that our 31st conference in January, was a huge success! We are so thankful to Jim Gill, Peggy Campbell Rush and all of our great presenters who made it a fabulous time. It was wonderful to see so many of you there! We hope you're planning to join us in 2014!
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