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Sep 21, 2019
1 min

COLOR THEORY FOR KIDS-A FREE PRINTABLE PACKET!

The elements of art are essential for learning to make, write, and talk about art. But, formal art study does not need to be intimidating or complicated. In ...

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dlsefton53

Mar 7, 2019
1 min

SUPER SIMPLE ART THEORY LESSONS FOR KIDS!

LESSON: I love to inspire children to read and to love art, because it opens up a world that they might, otherwise, not have access to in their life experien...

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dlsefton53

Mar 2, 2019
1 min

SUPER SIMPLE ART CONCEPT LESSONS FOR KIDS!

My two great passions are teaching children to read and to have a love of art. I believe that this not only helps children to be well rounded but to also be ...

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dlsefton53

Feb 1, 2019
1 min

CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIP THIS VALENTINES!

I think friendship is such a great theme for the month of February along with Valentine's Day. Kids absolutely love to write letters and get mail. You can ei...

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dlsefton53

Jan 31, 2019
1 min

OUT OF THE BOX SNOWMAN ART PROJECTS!

Sometimes, on these cold winter days (with indoor recess), it's nice to have a few art projects to pull out of your sleeve. I have come up with a few OUT OF ...

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dlsefton53

Jan 22, 2019
2 min

ENGAGING WINTER QUILT THEME TO TEACH LIFE LESSONS, HISTORY, WRITING AND GEOMETRY.

These crazy, cold winter months lend itself perfectly to introducing a quilt unit. Quilts are such a part of our American history that they are an ideal visu...

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dlsefton53

Jan 7, 2019
1 min

15 ENGAGING SNOWMAN BOOKS, SONGS, VIDEOS, AND ACTIVITIES TO LIVEN UP THE CLASSROOM FOR JANUARY!

January and February are such long months that I try to pick fun themes to keep the children engaged. BOOKS: There are so many delightful snowman books that ...

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dlsefton53

Dec 28, 2018
1 min

UNIQUE THEMED WINTER BIRD UNIT WITH CHARLIE HARPER ART!

With time at a minimum, integrating subjects has become a must. I have found several ways to combine math, science and art along with exploring the wonderful...

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dlsefton53

Dec 16, 2018
1 min

CATCHY BOOKS, SONGS AND ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE THE NUMBER SIGHT WORDS ONE AND TWO!

I think it always helps to revisit the number words throughout the year. Here are some great books, songs, and activities for the numbers ONE and TWO to eith...

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dlsefton53

Dec 9, 2018
1 min

A SIMPLE, YET MEANINGFUL, NATIVITY ART PROJECT FOR CHILDREN!

Every Christmas, for 25 years, I did this wonderful nativity art project with my first grade classroom, and the parents and children, alike, always loved it....

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dlsefton53

Dec 8, 2018
1 min

20 BOOKS, SONGS, VIDEOS AND FINGER RHYMES TO REINFORCE NUMBER SIGHT WORDS FROM ONE TO TEN!

I love to integrate subjects as much as possible, especially math and language. Plus, it's a great way to make learning sight words fun and make math come al...

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dlsefton53

Dec 6, 2018
1 min

CHRISTMAS THEMED ACTIVITIES FOR THE CLASSROOM. STARS, STARS, AND MORE STARS!

I fell in love with Patricia Polacco's Christmas story "Uncle Vova's Tree" and decided to have the class make the beautiful patterned stars in this book. Fro...

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dlsefton53

Nov 13, 2018
1 min

12 LIKABLE BOOKS, POEMS, SONGS, AND VIDEOS TO REINFORCE THE SIGHT WORD LIKE!

Because it is so important for children to like who they are and to think about being themselves, I like to reinforce that concept along with the sight word ...

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dlsefton53

Nov 13, 2018
1 min

12 SUPER BOOKS, SONGS, AND VIDEOS TO REINFORCE THE SIGHT WORD YOU!

Because children have some trouble with the letter Y sound, I like to reinforce the word YOU with fun books, songs and videos. Besides, there are some great ...

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dlsefton53

Nov 12, 2018
1 min

THE "BIG" LIST OF 20 BOOKS, SONGS, RHYMES AND ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE THE SIGHT WORDS BIG/LITTLE!

I like to teach the sight words BIG and LITTLE together because there are so many books and other resources that combine the two. Children also love to learn...

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dlsefton53

Nov 7, 2018
1 min

10 EXCEPTIONAL BOOKS, SONGS AND ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE THE SIGHT WORDS IN/OUT!

I love to reinforce my sight word lessons with great books, fun songs, and memorable activities that lend themselves to your writing center or art center. BO...

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dlsefton53

Oct 17, 2018
1 min

12 Catchy books, rhymes, poems, songs and writing project to reinforce the sight words UP/DOWN!

I love to make sight word lessons fun, visual and memorable by using a variety of methods from favorite nursery rhymes to songs as well as picture books, big...

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dlsefton53

Sep 18, 2018
1 min

SUPER, COLORFUL BOOKS TO REINFORCE COLOR SIGHT WORDS!

Color words are so much fun to teach. Aside from games, songs and sight word practice, I love to reinforce the color words through books. Here is a list of m...

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dlsefton53

Sep 11, 2018
2 min

FUN FALL BLACK AND WHITE THEMED CENTER ACTIVITIES

I have to admit that, while I love Halloween, I try to avoid some of the typical Halloween activities. My reasoning is two-fold, to keep already hyped up kid...

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dlsefton53

Sep 11, 2018
1 min

FALL POPCORN ACTIVITY TO TEACH THE FIVE SENSES!

A fun, yummy way to teach the 5 senses and a great fall activity. I do this activity as a culmination of a few weeks of lessons on the five senses. I introdu...

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COLOR THEORY FOR KIDS-A FREE PRINTABLE PACKET!

SUPER SIMPLE ART THEORY LESSONS FOR KIDS!

SUPER SIMPLE ART CONCEPT LESSONS FOR KIDS!

CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIP THIS VALENTINES!

OUT OF THE BOX SNOWMAN ART PROJECTS!

ENGAGING WINTER QUILT THEME TO TEACH LIFE LESSONS, HISTORY, WRITING AND GEOMETRY.

15 ENGAGING SNOWMAN BOOKS, SONGS, VIDEOS, AND ACTIVITIES TO LIVEN UP THE CLASSROOM FOR JANUARY!

UNIQUE THEMED WINTER BIRD UNIT WITH CHARLIE HARPER ART!

CATCHY BOOKS, SONGS AND ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE THE NUMBER SIGHT WORDS ONE AND TWO!

A SIMPLE, YET MEANINGFUL, NATIVITY ART PROJECT FOR CHILDREN!

20 BOOKS, SONGS, VIDEOS AND FINGER RHYMES TO REINFORCE NUMBER SIGHT WORDS FROM ONE TO TEN!

CHRISTMAS THEMED ACTIVITIES FOR THE CLASSROOM. STARS, STARS, AND MORE STARS!

12 LIKABLE BOOKS, POEMS, SONGS, AND VIDEOS TO REINFORCE THE SIGHT WORD LIKE!

12 SUPER BOOKS, SONGS, AND VIDEOS TO REINFORCE THE SIGHT WORD YOU!

THE "BIG" LIST OF 20 BOOKS, SONGS, RHYMES AND ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE THE SIGHT WORDS BIG/LITTLE!

10 EXCEPTIONAL BOOKS, SONGS AND ACTIVITIES TO REINFORCE THE SIGHT WORDS IN/OUT!

12 Catchy books, rhymes, poems, songs and writing project to reinforce the sight words UP/DOWN!

SUPER, COLORFUL BOOKS TO REINFORCE COLOR SIGHT WORDS!

FUN FALL BLACK AND WHITE THEMED CENTER ACTIVITIES

FALL POPCORN ACTIVITY TO TEACH THE FIVE SENSES!