Painting for kids has been a very strong part of or the nursery, preschool and kindergarten classrooms. That’s a good thing. As long as children are painting it is allowing them to be creative and getting sensory experiences. Most of the painting done in these early childhood classrooms is easel painting. There are many teachers who aren’t into…
Paper mache ideas for kids: Simple, good, beginning papier mache that can be done at home or in the classroom
If you love doing messy activities with kids then paper mache or papier mache craft ideas are perfect for you. There are different kinds of paper mache ideas. Some of them create items like a bowl above or paper mache masks while others are paper mache sculpture ideas. You use a base to make a sculpture and…
Creative Crafts is not an oxymoron: Learn how to make creative crafts projects that are truly creative without being copycat crafts
If you are looking for creative crafts then you are probably aware that most of the crafts you find online are not very creative. There are so many so called creative arts and crafts projects that don’t have an ounce of creativity in them yet adults looking for them automatically think that if it’s crafts then must…
Creative Curriculum Lesson Plans: Creating a basic preschool lesson plan with an Autumn theme
What are creative curriculum lesson plans: Creative curriculum preschool lesson plans are plans that integrate interactive teaching methods. It is not rote teaching where the teacher stands in front of the classroom talking, but it includes all modalities under a theme. When making kindergarten lesson plans or plans for any early childhood classroom the teacher…
Kindergarten Teacher Websites: Not Only Art Related
If you are kindergarten, preschool or other type of early childhood educator you are probably always looking for different kindergarten websites. Many of the kindergarten websites are also just as useful as pre kindergarten teacher websites and it is always difficult to weed through many sites. You also don’t know which sites are good and which are junk. Even though…