We all belong activities

Creating A Classroom Community Through Art Part 1 Red, yellow, and blue are great alone, but when you mix them you create something beautiful. This is how lasting friendships are formed. Two individuals coming together to create something beautiful - FRIENDSHIP. The children pick a friend to work with and were given a large sheet of paper to decorate. We used tempera paint (red, yellow, blue), flannel sheets, and plastic plates. We diluted the paint with water to make it easier for it to…

We had a lot of fun doing a height measurement chart with the kids today. The kids chose yarn and flower colors and we saw just how much they've sprouted! Inspiration for this chart came from Learning and Teaching with Preschoolers. They also link some other very interesting looking measurement activities! I was also inspired by their basket of measuring tapes, so I included the only one that I could find and added some strings, some taller and some shorter than their bodies. Let's just see…

I love starting the school year with this activity. It’s easy, parents love it, and it immediately gives the children a little boost of self-esteem by identifying a part of themselves that they like…

This is an activity that would be great to do with any age. By using paint, markers, crayons, etc this activity can be done many different ways. It still allows the students to showcase what they think the look like and how that represents where they came from. You can also have students present their plates to their classmates which would allow for them to give more background on where they are from and how they feel about it. By hanging them in the classroom it is a great way to show them…

Harmony Day: Trace each child's hand and have them decorate with oil pastels. Wash over with edicol dye or food colouring and mount onto card. Our PYP central idea is displayed underneath

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