Educational creativity

Farm Animal Books (62) A Cowboy Can by Beth Clure & Helen Rumsey (easy reader "can") Animals on the Farm by Vicki Coghill (easy reader) Baby Animals on the Farm by Liza Alexander ( Sesame street characters) Baby Calf by Catherine McCafferty Baby Piggy's Shapes by Emily Paul  (Muppet Babies Book) Beep, Beep by Barbara Gregorich (start to read level 1) BINGO ill. by Hans Wilhelm (sing and read) Chicken Licken -Scott, Foresman talking storybook box (Chicken Little story) Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin (silly repetitive story) Cuddly Piglet ill. Penny Johnson (board book) Don't Be Late by Akimi Gibson (rhyming) Daffy Takes a Dip by Jean Davis Callaghan (A duck afraid to swim) Down on the Farm by Vicki Coghill (easy reader) A Duck so Small by A.H. Benjamin (an ugly duckling type story, duck tries to act like other birds         until he finds being small was good) Farm Animals (one word board book) Farm An...

Changes, Changes is a book by Pat Hutchins This book has no words and I was amazed at how it kept all the children's interest.  We predicted what the people would build next.  At the end of the story we recalled all the different things that were built.  They did great with it.  Some even asked to read it again.  Since we share all our books from Creative Curriculum with another class, we had to give the book up for the day. I decided to let the children make their own structures like in the book. Like the book states, plans change. My lesson plan shows the intent of the activity below. First, we worked together to watercolor paint a large piece of paper.  I then cut out shapes from the paper, and I added some other paper scraps from other cutting projects.  Next the kids were asked to glue some shapes down to make something.  I recorded what they made on each page along with their name. We turned it into a book we will keep in our library....

          I'm sharing some fun Eric Carle activities that can be used with the The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  It has been one of my favorite children's books.  I read it every year in the spring when we order real caterpillars.  It explains the life cycle of a butterfly by using the beautiful artwork of Eric Carle.  I do, however, read the story and change the word cocoon to chrysalis.  Because I am reading it for the science content.  I have been to Eric Carle's website, and it does explain why he uses the word that is scientifically incorrect.  Art over Science.  Do you change the word as you read the book? This is so far my favorite idea to try.  It is so easy.  Though I think I would have painted the head on the ope side of the bag.  As you read the story, children can put each item in the bag as if the caterpillar is eating it.  Great for sequencing and retelling the story....