Tag: fine motor
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Designing our Cakes (bakery project, 5)
Sometimes we stick to 2D art. Sharpies and watercolors are always a good choice. I am proud to say our kids have mastered the process. They know not to use sharpies once they start coloring the picture in with watercolors. They know that if they count to 10 while picking up the paint with their brush,…
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Sewing Sprinkles on Cookies (bakery, 3)
I have been looking for another chance to bring sewing into the classroom, and when the kids asked to make cookies, I thought – YES! I cut the little plastic mesh into circles to make the cookies for them and then spent two hours threading the needles and making knots. I worked with 4-5…
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Push Pin Pictures
Fine motor skills are very important skills to master for preschoolers. They need to practice their little fingers to make it easier to draw, write, feed themselves, button their shirts or zip up their jackets. We practice with so many different things – from board games to beads, from puzzles to sewing. And couple of…
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Orange Sun for the Holidays
Back to my heritage. Another project that I remember very fondly from my childhood was making an Orange Sun. It always made the classroom smell so nicely – orange and cloves just meant that Christmas was coming. I decided to try to do a similar project with my classroom this year. I simplified it a…
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Weaving Project
What do you do with a leftover rain gutter mesh and tagging tape? You use it to weave these awesome kites/wind chimes/paintings (as they were called by the kids). We love upcycling whatever we can use. We use paper toilet rolls for printing circles when we learn about shapes. We use bottle caps for wheels…
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