Educational creativity

Circus by Rand McNally ills by Betti Ferrero Clifford At the Circus by Norman Bridwell A Color Clown Comes to Town by Jane Belk Moncure Little Black Goes to the Circus by Walter Farley

At the beginning of the year, our center did a small unit on pets. We would invite pets into the classroom.  Children who didn't have a pet could make their own pretend pet.  It was fun.  I have a large collection of pet books.  There are way too many books to read in the short time we worked on pets, but a lot of the books were just part of the library.  Children can easily make up a story about  a pet. Pet Books Always in trouble by Corinne Demas (days of week) Annie & Moon by Miriam Smith ( a girl and her cat move a lot till they find a good home) Benji, Fastest dog in the West by Gina Ingoglia The Birthday Present by Mavis Smith (wordless) The Cat & the Hat by Dr. Suess The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Suess The Cat in the Hat the Movie by Jesse Leon McCann Cat Traps by Molly Coxe ( Early step into reading) Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell Clifford Saves the Birds by Norman Bridwell Cookie's W...

We made this wall art for the new addition to our home.  My 18 year old stepdaughter will be moving to Texas this fall.  We thought we would try to welcome her with a room with at least one fun thing.  A colorful painting with the first letter of her name.  I had originally thought we would pour paint ( for those who don't know what it is also called tall painting look it up.  It is amazing ).  Here  is the version I think I will try.  Thanks Dilly-Dally Art.   But I decided I wanted the canvas completely covered and wasn't sure if my "M" was tall enough.  Paint the canvas the color of the background. So, my next idea was to let my daughter squirt the paint from a pipette.  But, the paint was too thick.  I didn't want to water the paint down.\ \ Tape down the shape you want. (you could use painters tape) So, we tried using the end of a paint brush, the side of a paint brush, and ou...

     I believe children who have more experiences outside the home and school are the children who can learn quickly by relating what they already know to new learning topics.  That's why teachers love field trips.  A visit to a pumpkin farm shows children what a vine is.  A visit to the zoo shows children animal habitats.  A visit to a science museum gives children hands on opportunity to learn about jobs Physics of motion (Circular physics and up, down, up, down) How you can effect motion (forward, backward, forward, backward) How nature effects motion (Is it going to blow away?) ECONOMICS  ( It cost how much?) Job Security (How do I take care of people?) History (Do you know who invented this?) Marine Biology (caught in the ocean, Do you know what it is?) Zoology (Are you brave enough to hold this) http://www.jungleadventures.com/ (Do you know which Florida animals are going ext...