If you have older kids that are mechanical or need something to keep their interest and keep their hands busy try www.papertoys.com . They have lots of interesting 3-D models to intricately cut and paste.
How to make the best After School Program for your students.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
November 15 - Steve Irwin Day
Steve Irwin Day Is to remember Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, but more importantly to raise money and awareness for conservation of endangered animals.
Activity Village has some fun activities to help y
ou celebrate. You could also watch some You Tube videos, read some stories about amazing reptiles and talk about ways to help endangered animals.
Monday, October 6, 2014
This Kids Should See This + Make a Hot Air Balloon
I've recently found this site called The Kids Should See This. It's a great site with images and videos that kids would love and become inspired by. They have found a lot of amazing videos that would fit into any of your themes or just something cool to show the kids as a reward or a way to get the crowd calmed down. You can subscribe to the site and they will send you a weekly email with lots of fun!One of the awesome videos that I've found on the site is this one about Hot Air Balloons. It talks about the science behind them and shows you how to easily make your own with 2 garbage bags and a hair dryer. Neat project the kids will be amazed by!
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Mailbox Resources on Closeout $3 each or 5 for $10!
I'm sure you are somewhat familiar with Mailbox. They now have some of their resources on closeout for $3 each or 5 for $10. Some of these include centers that would be great for homework time. There are also theme activities with games and more. Check it out!
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014
My Favorite Part! Sneaking in learning afterschool!
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| My Favorite Part Making Connections to Literature by Drawing & Writing +Sub Plan |
They love to see these up on a bulletin board and show their parents. The bonus is that they will also be able to recall the story and retell it, now that they have synthesized it into their own words and pictures. Sneaky reading comprehension!!! I have a worksheet available to make this process easier, including different size pages for different grade levels, at Teachers Pay Teachers, for only $1.25. However, you could also make your own.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Quick Tip - Card Stock = Toilet Paper Tubes
You know how you find all of these cute projects to do with toilet paper tubes, but would have to save them for 5 years to get all of the tubes you need? Easy fix! Use card stock, in any color, cut it to size and roll it. Staple the top, bottom and middle. Now you have the tube you need!
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
One Line Drawing Art Project SUPER FUN!
Click the image for a great site with lots of fun art projects.
I love this project because it is easy for all grade levels. Basically it is ONE line that does not cross over itself. Straight, squiggly, curvy, whatnot, just cannot go over another line and should fill up the page. Once the page is full, draw some geometric shapes and chose similar colors to color each shape.
To me the circles looked like planets. If you are doing a space theme have the kids draw circles in different sizes and tell them what colors to do for the different sizes and they could cut them out and glue them onto a piece of dark blue construction paper. Use yellow or white crayons to add stars!
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