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Celery Rose Prints 

2/10/2014

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Supplies:
  • Bottom of a stalk of celery
  • Paint 
  • Paper-  (I recommend cardstock or heavy construction paper)
  • Green marker, crayon or paint
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Press celery into paint and dab off excess paint, leaving a thin layer of paint on celery. Press celery onto paper firmly. 
Directions: 


Carefully and evenly slice through the stalk of celery a few inches from the bottom. 


*The closer to the bottom you cut the closer together the petals will be. 
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Tah-dah a rose!! Leaves can be add in various ways: use the end of a celery rib and dip it into green paint and stamp it. 


Use crayons or markers and draw the leaves on.
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Seasonal Letter Formation Practice

2/5/2014

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Supplies:
·         Seasonal candies
·         Optional: Alphabet flashcards (homemade or store bought)
 
Directions:
Create letters with seasonal candies.
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Design You Own Candy Heart

1/31/2014

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Supplies Needed; Print out of template (below) and crayons or markers

Directions;
Introduce children to candy hearts and have them decorate their own candy heart. 
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Herman and Hannah Heart- Literacy Practice

10/17/2013

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The beginning of the story, “Herman and Hannah Heart” is provided. Have students complete the story as well as draw a picture of what happened to Herman and Hannah Heart. If you have younger children you can ask them to tell you the story verbally. Asking them questions focusing on how, when, where and what. Such as “What color was that dog?” “How many birds where there?” or “when did they go to the park and what did they do there?” encourage them to expand on the story. Older children may benefit more from writing down the story. Writing the story allows them to practice spelling, grammar and handwriting. We have provided a template for the children to use at the bottom of the post.
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This is Herman and Hannah Heart. They love to visit the park. They walk along the cold stone path heart to heart and cheek to cheek talking about a piece of art.  “So many colors!” said Hannah “No other sculpture could be filled with so much danger and adventure.” Replied Herman as they strolled along.Hannah had not been expecting...
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Valentine's Day Math

10/17/2013

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Mastery of mathematics even in its simplest form takes practice.  Children sometimes have difficulties spending extended amounts of time, or repeating some activities. Their developing brains are constantly searching for something new and exciting. Math based coloring pages are a colorful way to help keep children interested in the activity.
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For children learning to count simply fill in the shapes with numbers and assign a color to each number or the same color to several numbers, in this case the instructions were to color the numbers 1-3 Red, 4, 8 and 9 Purple, 5-7 and 10 Pink. After the children finish coloring the will find a picture of a heart incorporating shapes.
For older children who need more of a challenge, using squares keeps them from knowing the shape before they start. The square design also appeals to the recent 8-bit video game fad. The children can color the squares with the color that corresponds to the correct answers. The design is revealed only after they have completed the worksheet. And the squares can be filled with any type of equation.
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Secret Message Valentine (and Other Non-Sugar Valentines)

10/17/2013

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As Valentine’s Day grows nearer, parents are dreading the immense amounts of sugars their children will be exposed to.

These “Secret Message Valentines” are an easy non-candy alternative.
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Cut white printer paper or card stock into hearts or other desired shapes. Using white crayon write a “secret message.”

Give them to the children to paint with water colors. They will be surprised when the seemingly blank piece of paper has a special message for them.
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Some other ideas for non-candy Valentines are:
  • Fish crackers labeled, “You’re a catch valentine.”
  • Cutie Oranges labeled, “You’re such a CUTIE!”
  • A banana labeled, “I am BANANAS for you!”
  • A plum labeled, “You are PLUM perfect.”
  • An apple labeled, “You are the APPLE of my eye!”
  • A Pear labeled, “You are ‘PEAR’fect valentine.”
  • A pencil labeled, “You are just WRITE for me!”
  • A ruler Labeled, “You RULE valentine!”

Non-candy valentines help reduce the sugar intake during the valentine season. They lead to a happier healthier child after the sugar-filled blur of Valentine’s Day. 

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