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Back to School Letter Art for Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st grade

By Marcia Beckett | September 3, 2017 - 7:23 pm |February 19, 2025 1st grade, drawing, first days of school, first grade, kindergarten, pattern

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A child's hand is coloring a large letter "C" with crayons on a piece of paper, creating delightful Letter Art ideal for Pre-K projects.

Hi all! I hope your school year is off to a great start. This project is how I began the year with my youngest students. First, I read them two short books about creativity and making art. First, we read Think Big. It’s very short and simple (about two words on each page), but it shows different ways people express themselves.. dancing, sewing, cooking, woodworking, theater, art, etc. I also like to read the book Louise Loves Art! To prepare … Read more… →

Review of Old Tracks, New Tricks– Children’s Book about Trains

By Marcia Beckett | March 29, 2017 - 5:38 pm |July 5, 2024 1st grade, book review, books, kindergarten, preschool, Teachers Pay Teachers

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A book cover shows wooden train tracks and toy trains with faces, titled "Old Tracks, New Tricks," a delightful children's book by Jessica Petersen.

Get the whole free download here! I have a fun book to share with you today. Innovation Press sent me a free copy of Old Tracks, New Tricks to review. I selected to receive this book because it looked cute and I thought my 3 year old son would really like it even if it was too young for my classes. I think this book would be most appropriate for Pre-K to grade 2. The book is adorable and so creative! … Read more… →

Action Painting with Preschoolers

By Marcia Beckett | June 19, 2014 - 1:27 pm |July 5, 2024 painting, preschool

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Preschoolers painting with a giant paintbrush made from a cardboard tube on a long paper roll laid out on the ground, engaging in action painting.

The Pacon company sent me some free supplies to try out. These are what I received. Since it is the summer and I’m not teaching any classes, I decided to do a project with my daughter who is 4 years old. We rolled out the fingerpaint paper and poured some Crayola fingerpaints . She wanted to paint her pony with the paints. I let her, because we have so many of those darn things from garage sales. She knew to … Read more… →