by Wendy | May 2, 2017 | Kindergarten Art Activities, Kindergarten Science, Teaching Tips
This week’s Tuesday Teaching Tip comes to us from TK teacher Lisa Maloney’s contribution to the 2017 Art Exhibit at the PK1 Conference. She had her students use sponges to create these colorful butterflies. Looking for more butterflies ideas? Check out...
by Wendy | Apr 1, 2014 | Kindergarten Reading and Writing, Kindergarten Science, Teaching Tips, Transitional Kindergarten Teaching Tips
This week’s Tuesday Teaching Tip comes to us from CKA co-president Debra Weller who shares with us this activity from her Transitional Kindergarten (TK) classroom. “After reading a non fiction book on the life cycle of a butterfly, children folded a paper...
by Wendy | May 22, 2012 | Kindergarten Science, Teaching Tips
Here’s a quick and easy poem for spring: My fuzzy caterpillar, (wiggle finger along opposite arm) Made his cocoon one day. (cup hands together) He turned into a butterfly, (link thumbs together) And quickly flew away! (wave fingers and move hands upward...