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Make art with preschoolers through painting, collage and simple paper crafts. Choose a focused project or a themed preschool plan with an art-making activity.
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Guide young children through hands-on arts and crafts projects (sand painting, paper-strip sculpture, treasure box) with step-by-step instructions and related extension ideas.
A hands-on cut-and-paste art project where students create a ladybugs-on-the-grass landscape scene using construction paper, building fine motor skills and self-expression.
A hands-on arts and crafts activity book of step-by-step craft projects for young children using crayons, chalk, and watercolor paint, plus related art extension ideas.
Provide a collage-based art project where students create a whimsical/silly pet portrait, aimed at fine motor skill development.
a hands-on activity book of science, art-material, and simple-invention projects for young children, compiling three previously published Teaching & Learning Company titles
Guide a hands-on finger-painting art project of hyacinth flowers to build fine motor skills, color mixing understanding, and awareness of highlights/shadows (light vs. dark colors).
Guides young children through simple art and craft projects that build fine-motor and creative skills.
A zebra-themed paper craft project where students construct a wearable crown/hat, building fine motor and creativity skills.
A hands-on arts and crafts activity book of step-by-step craft projects for young children, plus related art/counting extension ideas.
Develop fine motor and creativity skills through a one-page paper craft project where students color, cut, and assemble a bird from labeled pieces.
Here is art project and presentation about the work of Jacob Lawrence. Students will learn how to create a collage of a busy city using geometric shapes, the layering process and oil pastels. This lesson includes a detailed 25-slide PowerPoint presentation packed with information about Jacob Lawrence and his paintings of…
A printable frog-themed paper craft project where students make a wearable crown/hat, building fine motor skills through cutting, coloring, and assembly.
Reproducible seasonal art and craft activity patterns for Pre-K through Grade 3, designed to build visual-motor coordination and scissor skills.
A one-page 3D paper craft template of a lighthouse, plus a coloring page and reflection pages, for a fine-motor art project.
Provide preschool/kindergarten teachers a curated list of magic-themed activity ideas spanning arts & crafts, science, games, songs, cooking, and field trips for a 'magic' unit.
A simple, no-prep bumblebee paper craft activity that builds fine motor skills through cutting, coloring and assembling a bee from template pieces, paired with reflective drawing/writing pages and a coloring page.
A hands-on art and fine-motor writing activity where students build a paper 'bug jar' by coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing insect cutouts to practice name-writing, fine motor skills, and insect identification.
A winter-themed 3D craft template for building a 'melting snowman' art project, suggested as a follow-up activity to the read-aloud book Snowmen at Night.
Build early childhood fine motor and alphabet skills by having children create a construction-paper animal craft for each letter of the alphabet, paired with related fun facts and activities.
Provide a week-long, apple-themed preschool lesson plan template organizing daily circle time questions, movement games, art, science, literacy, dramatic play, math, construction, and enrichment activities.
A preschool thematic curriculum guide for a 'bubbles' unit, giving teachers vocabulary, concepts, and activity ideas to explore bubbles as a science/sensory topic.
A preschool/kindergarten thematic curriculum unit on colors, giving teachers a full week of cross-subject activity ideas (art, science, math, literacy, circle time) built around a colors theme and the letter 'C'.
A preschool thematic curriculum guide built around a week of rainbow-themed activities spanning art, math, science, sensory, cooking, and circle-time discussion.
A Pre-K/Kindergarten thematic curriculum unit on penguins, covering how penguins and other animals live, survive winter, and adapt to seasonal changes.