tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67975441705600799662024-03-13T21:12:46.655-07:00Teach Easy ResourcesCreative Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten TeachersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616175933339650064noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797544170560079966.post-12044346359245747802016-06-20T13:47:00.004-07:002016-06-20T13:48:48.719-07:00Graduation People Decorations for Preschool Plus a Free Printable<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We make these little "<b>graduation people</b>" every year for our grad celebration at preschool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We attach them to the bulletin board at the front of the classroom along with the words, </span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Class of 201_, </b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> as part of our ceremony decorations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">To make the people, we provide basic paper cutouts (head, cap and gown) and googly eyes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The preschoolers glue the pieces together and then add details to make it look more like themselves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We provide yellow, black, orange and brown paper strips so students can choose a colour that matches their own hair. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If someone has curly hair, we help them use a pair of scissors to curl the strips.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kids are encouraged to use markers to draw on details like eyelashes, freckles, glasses (if they wear glasses!) and rosy cheeks to make each one unique!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We also provide bows to use as bow ties for the boys or hair bows for the girls. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(Usually the bow tie is not on top of the writing, as below, though! :))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In previous years, our graduation people looked like this. Cute, but no writing element. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year we thought the display would be even more fun for parents and kids if it included something to read, as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So we scribed each child's ideas about either what they learned in preschool or what they enjoyed most about preschool on a printable page.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you'd like a copy of this page for your own project, I'm happy to share it with you <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview=graduation+people+printable+-+Teach+Easy+Resources.pdf&share=1" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There's one for preschool graduation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And one for Kindergarten graduation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Check out <a href="http://teacheasyresources.blogspot.ca/search/label/Preschool%20Graduation" target="_blank">THESE POSTS</a> for additional graduation ideas and decorations!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616175933339650064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797544170560079966.post-18264160763210966262016-06-16T11:29:00.000-07:002016-06-16T13:41:19.803-07:00 Preschool Activities to Accompany Mrs. Mc Nosh Hangs Up Her Wash<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love picture books that rhyme!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I find them particularly fun to read and the pace and length of them is generally a good fit for my more "wiggly" students. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of my favourite rhyming books for springtime is <i>Mrs. Mc Nosh Hangs Up Her Wash</i> by Sarah Weeks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's silly and it's humorous and it's always a big hit with the kids.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I read the book to the class at circle time first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then later in the same circle OR in my next circle, I present it using images on a magnet board. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I give each child an image from the story. Then I read the story from a typed page of the text that I keep on my lap. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I could also read from the <b>book</b> on my lap, but I find it easier to use my typed out version. Then I don't have to flip any pages. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each child places his image on the magnet board when it comes up in the story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are 20 images required for the story and I have 20 kids in my class. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If my class was larger, I would print multiple copies of certain images so that I would have one for everybody. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you can see in the photo, I just drew two clotheslines on my magnet board with a wipeable marker to set things up. Quick and easy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I glued a button magnet to the back of each image and wrote the number corresponding to when the image appears in the story, as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Even better glue for attaching magnets though is E6000. Especially if the kids are going to be able to play with them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After reading the book, I put out the following activities to match the theme: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>*Ordering the Mrs. Mc Nosh Story Images from #1-20</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Students can hang the images in order as I did when presenting the story.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">They can do this on a <i>magnet board</i> or on a <i>yarn "clothesline"</i> tied between two chairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I provide a number line like the one below for those who need it for reference. (Note - My new number line goes up to 20.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have a set of 9 different pairs of large striped sock images that students match and hang "to dry." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Which sock comes next? I added magnets to this activity to add to the fun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There's a variety of patterns including ABAB, AABB, and ABC to keep things interesting! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I use these printables for students to colour and cut out pictures of things Mrs. Mc Nosh hung on the clothesline. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616175933339650064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797544170560079966.post-8866532712197843012016-06-08T20:15:00.003-07:002016-06-08T20:26:46.494-07:00Tic Tac Toe Father's Day Gift Plus a Free Card Printable<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's always fun to give our preschool dads a present that will be appreciated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our goal is usually to create something that WON'T get stuffed in a drawer right after it's opened never to be seen or used again! (Not always an easy task!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We thought it would be something useful and something that would encourage quality time between kids and dads!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The gift required a few different classes to complete, but I think the time was well spent!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For the tic tac toe markers, I collected a bunch of rocks and gave them a quick rinse to remove any dirt. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Beach rocks or rocks from a stream are best as they tend to have a flat, smooth surface.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids came to the art table and they used acrylic craft paint to cover 5 rocks in red paint and 5 rocks in yellow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We gave them each a plastic plate to use while painting to help contain all the drips! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We didn't worry about keeping each child's rocks separate once they were painted. We just created one communal pile on a plastic tray and then let them dry overnight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The next day, we turned the red rocks into ladybugs. The teachers drew some lines on the lady bugs to give a sense of where the face and wings would be.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(Without the wing lines, the rocks were not looking much like ladybugs, so we decided to step in a teeny bit!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The children added the eyes, mouth and spots to 5 rocks each using a black Sharpie pen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then they drew lines and faces on 5 yellow rocks to create the bees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We glued the words "I'm so lucky..." on the front of the card (ladybugs are supposed to be lucky, after all! :)) and the words below to the inside of the card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(And if you want <i>fewer</i> steps when making this gift, you could, of course, skip making the game bags.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We gave the gifts to our preschool dads at our Father's Day picnic event and they seemed delighted. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And the kids, of course, could hardly wait to play the game with them!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616175933339650064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797544170560079966.post-82444917919230175772016-06-07T11:51:00.000-07:002016-06-20T14:10:45.878-07:00Free Student Award Printable and Graduation Decoration<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We like to change up our graduation display a bit every year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year one of our displays featured these STAR awards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The awards were printed on yellow paper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a great transition activity between eating (and waiting for friends to finish up) and heading outside for more active play.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At this time of year, though, the puzzles always start to feel a little stale. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids have seen our selection a number of times and no amount of rotating the stock can make them seem as fun as they once were. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This week, we decided to add a "fresh twist" to our puzzles to increase the fun factor. I saw a similar idea on </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Dads love to EAT and they love to </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">BARBECUE so barbecue sauce seems like a good fit! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We did this last year. The students helped make the sauce and then we decorated the jars by adding labels, a copy of the recipe, and a cute little piece of checked red and white fabric to cover the lid.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't have photos of the process or the finished product, but you can see a similar idea that I saw on a blog <a href="https://craftedincarhartt.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/diy-for-dads-day/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love the cute label! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This idea is similar to Idea #1 with a bit of a variation.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was inspired by the photo below that I saw on Pinterest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The blogger did not provide her super secret recipe for the rub, but there is a recipe in the comments section of the post that looks pretty darn good!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>3. Car Air Freshener</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now we know this is something most dads could use! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We made the air fresheners by cutting out train engine shapes on felt using a die cut machine. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids looped a ribbon through the train (so that it could be hung from dad's rear view mirror) and added sparkles, plus a few strong sprays of men's cologne.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was quick, original, and practical! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't have a picture of our trains, but <a href="http://hydrangeahippo.com/diy-air-fresheners-essential-oil/" target="_blank">here's a link</a> to a similar idea.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I like the fact that this one uses essential oils to scent it, too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My daughter gave her dad a little metal piece that said </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Flash</i> this<i> for a</i> <i>FREE HUG - No Expiry!</i> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My husband still has it on his desk 10 years later! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We wanted to make something similar for our preschool dads so we made signs on heavy cardboard with a similar message. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids couldn't do the writing so they glued a printable to the sign and then they decorated around the edges with stickers, drawings, and sparkles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our preschool dads started flashing the sign the moment they got it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This idea was a definite contender for this year!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bake some cookies or squares with the class and package them in a cute way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I love the packaging idea that I saw on Pinterest below!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'd provide the source of this idea, but the site is no longer accessible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, the coupon idea has been done many times before!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(I even did it when I was a little gomer many, <b>many</b> years ago). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">BUT I saw a presentation for the coupons <a href="http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/fathers-day/fathers-day-favor-box.asp" target="_blank">HERE</a> which made the idea seem really fresh! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You could vary the theme on the tin and the coupons as you wish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We don't currently have enough tins to get this idea happening this year, but next year this will likely be our choice!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are still working out the details, but I'll post it as soon as it's complete along with a card printable to go with it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hope that gives you some new ideas. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And if</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> you have some Father's Day gift ideas to share, I'd love to read about them in the comments!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> this Mother's Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And what queen would be without some diamond jewelry?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Although we couldn't make <b>real</b> diamond bracelets, we could make DIME - ON bracelets. Practically just as good!! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I definitely need to give credit for this idea to Jenn at <span style="color: magenta;">Crayons and Cuties in Kindergarten</span>. She has a blog post <a href="http://rayonsandcutiesinkindergarten.blogspot.ca/search/label/Mother%27s%20Day" target="_blank">HERE</a> which explains her process and it also includes some fun ideas for a Mother's Day tea party. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Make sure you check it out after reading this post! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I've documented how our class made dime-on jewelry with the photos below. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our process was a little different than Jenn's, plus we made dime-on bracelets instead of dime-on necklaces, as Jenn did with her class. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The charms for the bracelets were made from this Polyform Air Dry Modeling Clay from Michael's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And we barely even made a dent in the package after making 40 charms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I always breathe a sigh of relief when we've got every mom covered! Especially for the kids who are often away!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year we went with a bit of a "<b>mom is a queen</b>" theme.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Because, let's face it, <b>moms</b> <i>are</i> like queens! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you'd like to make a similar card for Mother's Day, I have posted the crown, face, and card message for you <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/78e6f3ro3o8n094/free%20mothers%20day%20queen%20card%20printable%20-%20teach%20easy%20resources.pdf?dl=0" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our kids love dramatic play activities and we try to introduce a new center every month or two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This week our theme has been BAKERY and it has definitely been one of their favourites. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kids took turns assuming the different roles at the bakery - namely, the customer, the baker, the cashier, or the clerk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We used this wipeable form and a dry erase marker for the customer's order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Either the customer filled out his order on the form, or when we had two clerks, one would fill out the form and the other clerk would fill the order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The order would be placed in one of the take out bags or on a paper plate if the customer was "eating in." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We left some money in a basket by the till that the customer could use to pay the cashier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was always interesting to see how much the cashier would charge.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> One cashier announced the cost of two cookies was $900!! </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A little steep, but the customer seemed happy to pay it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Below you can see our bakers in the kitchen working hard to keep the store stocked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a variety of equipment and ingredients, each with its own label. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After the bakers added all the ingredients to a bowl, they'd mix it up, then pop the cookies in the oven to bake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And as the rain continues, we decided to make coffee filter UMBRELLAS the "stuff" of our new display!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm so happy to hear that sound!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Despite the rain and gloom we've had this week, spring must be on its way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of my favourite go-to songs for spring is my <b>Baking a Pie </b>song<b>. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Between the dog barking, the dog begging me to throw his ball, the dog running into the picture...let's just say it was a bit more challenging than expected! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(By the way, my voice is not really that high in person... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The words and puppets for "Baking a Pie" are included in my Spring Unit </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">along with </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">10 </span><span style="font-size: large;">additional</span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> activities for</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You could set up this fishing game on a table on days when you want to keep life simple, but if you want to add another element of fun, on some days you could also create a little "fishing hole" as you'll see in the post <a href="http://teacheasyresources.blogspot.ca/2016/02/catchin-frogs-and-learnin-numbers-fun.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you're in a part of the world where spring hasn't hit yet, just hang on. It's comin'!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It includes the <b>5</b> activities shown in this post <b>plus 6 more</b>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As a kid I always loved pretending to "fish" at the annual school fair. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There'd be a big wall that you'd have to cast your fishing line over and then someone on the other side of the wall would attach a prize for you to "reel" in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I always found that station so exciting!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My enjoyment of this activity as a kid spurs me to set up at least one </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>fishing game</b></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> for my class every spring. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last year, the activity ended up being fishing for <b>frogs </b>in a pond.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">A blue tablecloth would have been preferable, but I thought I'd work with what I hand on hand!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The fishing ROD is created from a paint stir stick. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The fishing LINE was created by twisting a series of pipe cleaners together. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(Long ago I learned the perils of using a string or yarn fishing line. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You spend most of the class trying to untangle it!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At the end of the fishing line, I looped the pipe cleaner through a clothespin to form the HOOK. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It includes frogs and lily pads numbered from 1-12, as well as a set of frogs with numbers 1-12 represented in various forms (i.e., with tally marks, ten frames, and dice).</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616175933339650064noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797544170560079966.post-84335856715919302592016-02-13T20:30:00.000-08:002016-02-15T20:01:11.139-08:00Journal Writing in Preschool and a FREE Journal Prompt Page<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At our preschool, the children start the morning with about an hour of center time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <b>Journal Writing</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each child has a small Hilroy exercise book with the pages divided into a blank and interlined section.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The children draw an image of their choosing on the blank section and the teachers scribe their ideas underneath their picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Having the children see that their <b>ideas</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">and then read back to them </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(</span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">just as they told it!</b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">is very exciting for them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For many of the kids, it is the first time that they have seen their ideas in print!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you can see, we tend to write the words exactly as the children say them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As you could probably guess, the entry above was written by a little girl. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">And I must say, there is more interest </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">in journal writing amongst the <b>girls</b> overall, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">BUT, </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">once we give the </span><b style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">boys</b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> a nudge</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">most of them enjoy coming to the writing table, as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Star Wars, monsters, and ghosts </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">often form the theme of their writing,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">but that's fine with us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">We don't have a lot of rules for the journals, but we often ask the children to use at least </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">3</span><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: red;">colours </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">in their work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It encourages the children to put a little more effort into their drawing - particularly those students who try to be "fast finishers."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some kids tend to have lots of ideas for us to scribe, while others have trouble coming up with </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">more </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">than a sentence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For those that are struggling, we will ask some questions to help get a few ideas rolling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Journal entries don't need to be long, but we do try to encourage everyone to come up with at least two sentences for us to record. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The edges of the next image are cut off, but I had to </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was just too cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year we are also using <b>journal prompt pages</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I made a page for every major holiday, one for each of the seasons, and then a variety focussed on themes like friendship, family, and "all about me."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We glue them right onto the page and use them at various times throughout the year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I made 27 different journal prompt pages and some covers for the journal books, too!</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Check them out in my shop <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Journal-Writing-Prompt-Pages-for-Pre-K-Teach-Easy-Resources-2388635" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not every preschool uses Journal writing, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">but for <b>us</b>, it's been a good fit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Excitement over storytelling and creating "books," </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">learning to organize thoughts into a logical sequence, developing their pencil grip, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">seeing that ideas (<i>their</i> ideas!) can be recorded in print -- </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">that help set the stage for becoming</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I want to let you know that for the next two days (October 25th and 26th), I am offering a <b>20% OFF SALE </b>on my favourite Fall Resource below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I use this set of songs with magnet/felt board images</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why? Because the kids love it and the songs are catchy and easy to remember!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's easy to set-up, and super fun for the kids to play. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To keep the ball from rolling off, make sure that you <i>bend the bristol board ramp along the edges</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>"Looking for Dracula"</b></span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;">by Charlotte Diamond</b><span style="text-align: left;">. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>BOWLING</b></span> with the pins decorated like ghosts,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Although they are not <b>counting</b> the "apples," they can still develop number awareness as they play. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you want, you can also add a "Mr. Slinky Worm" to the table. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The children love it when he tries to sneak off with the apples!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We continue with the apple theme at circle time, by singing the classic Mr. Slinky Worm song.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you'd like magnet board pieces for this song, you'll find them in my Worm Unit <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Worm-Unit-with-Literacy-and-Math-Activities-for-Preschool-and-Kindergarten-1909558">HERE</a> along</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All the activities are great for fall, but sometimes Halloween crowds in and I just use the apple ones in the Fall and save the worm activities for spring! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">(That's when the kids particularly seem to enjoy digging in the soil for them!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Take a peek <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Worm-Unit-with-Literacy-and-Math-Activities-for-Preschool-and-Kindergarten-1909558">HERE</a> and get your own Mr. Slinky Worm song, magnet board pieces, and class activity sheet while the set is on sale!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">This FREEBIE can be used for a very special holiday coming up next month. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;">My </span><span style="color: red;">FIVE FOR FALL</span><span style="color: #333333;"> Celebration is in full swing for the month of September! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Lots of you left lovely feedback on last week's clip art surprise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Link to Surprise #2 <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Customer-Appreciation-Clip-Art-Surprise-2-Chirp-Graphics-2075716">HERE</a>!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616175933339650064noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797544170560079966.post-40360909888624288122015-09-02T17:52:00.002-07:002015-09-02T17:52:55.273-07:00Clip Art Freebies for You!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am just under 1,000 followers in my clip art shop and I'm celebrating early!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Thanks so much to everyone who is a follower already, as well as any new friends who'd like to jump on board! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'll be giving away <span style="color: red;">FIVE</span> freebies in the coming weeks of September and I'll be offering sets that will be useful for a variety of grade levels. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I just posted the first SURPRISE in my shop and it's waiting for <b>YOU</b>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I created this <span style="color: #0b5394;">blank game board</span> so that I could create a variety of games and tailor each to suit the particular theme/look and lesson I wanted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The pages each have a transparent background so that you can layer a background paper underneath. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Print on 8 1/2" x 11" paper using the landscape setting on your printer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">They are also offered as pngs so they are resizable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Glue the two pages together after printing to create the full game board, then find or create a die with a small wood block that has numbers 1 - 3, plus a miss a turn option. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">If you can use these gameboards, I would love to offer them to you for<span style="color: #0b5394;">FREE</span> in my Chirp Graphics shop. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #99cc66;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Blank-Game-Board-Clip-Art-Set-Chirp-Graphics-2014852">Here's the link!</a></span> Once you get there, just click <span style="color: #cc0000;">Follow Me</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span>under my Chirp Graphics shop name and you'll be notified of my next freebie!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I just created this set of background scenes for summer! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Great for cover pages, as a backdrop for games and activities and more! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Just layer your images on top and voila! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">If you could use this FREE set of beach and ocean papers for summer, head over to my Chirp Graphics shop to pick them up! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica neue, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I love every holiday and Easter is no exception!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;">and also my </span><span style="color: magenta;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Easter-Bunny-Egg-Hunt-Clip-Art-Set-Chirp-Graphics-1751170">Easter Bunny Egg Hunt</a> </span>clip art set!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;">This set of <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Lace-Easter-Eggs-Clip-Art-Set-Chirp-Graphics-1766225">Lace Eggs</a> includes 9 different images including a blackline and black and white version.</span></span></div>
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