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Seeing Like an Artist & Thinking Like a Scientist: Observing Insects with Kindies
🐛 Seeing Like an Artist & Thinking Like a Scientist: Observing Insects with Kindies When we teach young children to observe, we’re not just helping them make better drawings—we’re helping them become more curious, thoughtful, and aware of the world around them. And what better subject for observation than insects? Insects are fascinating, tiny, and
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Exploring the Magic of Process Art with a Theme
🌿 Can Process Art Have a Theme? (Spoiler: Yes, It Can!) One of the beautiful things about teaching art in early childhood is watching children get completely lost in the process—mixing colors, smudging paint, swirling their brushes without a care in the world for what the final product looks like. That’s the magic of process art. But
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Exploring the Magic of the Rainforest: A Kindergarten Art Adventure!
🌿 Exploring the Rainforest: A Kindergarten Art Adventure This month in kindergarten, we took a deep dive into the lush, colorful world of the rainforest—and we brought it to life right in our classroom with a collaborative mural project that combined art, science, and storytelling. We began our journey with a question:“What animals live in
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Early Years Artists Learn to Draw Frogs with Numbers and Arrows!
Kindy Artists Learn to Draw Frogs with Numbers and Arrows! This week in art, our kindergarten students took their first leap into drawing frogs — and they did it in a fun and structured way! Using a bold frog outline marked with numbers and arrows, our little artists followed a clear path to create their
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How to Make a Simple Paper Plate Toucan with Kindies (5-minute Craft)
🖍️ Paper Plate Toucan Craft – Simple, Bold & Tropical! Brighten up your day with this easy, colorful toucan craft made from just one paper plate! This project is perfect for kids of all ages and uses simple supplies you probably already have at home or in the classroom. What makes this toucan extra fun?
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How to Make a Papa Bear Father’s Day Card (Free Art Download)
🐻 DIY Bear Paper Craft Father’s Day Card – A Fun & Heartfelt Project for Kids! Looking for a sweet and simple Father’s Day craft that kids of all ages can enjoy? This Bear Paper Craft Father’s Day Card is the perfect way to show love to the “Papa Bear” in your life! 🧸 Whether
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Exploring the Magic of Deserts: Data Collection & visualization and Numeracy in Early Years
🌵 Lesson Plan: Data Collection & Visualization through Desert Habitats Target age: 5–6 yearsDuration: 30–40 minutesLearning Areas: Science, Numeracy, Geography, IB PYP Sharing the Planet Learning Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will: Activity worksheet: the learners filled in the number of “raindrops” to represent their understanding of numbers and how much rain
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Exploring the Magic of the Oceans on a Submarine Safari
For the past two weeks, as part of our Sharing the Planet inquiry, our explorers set off on an exciting ocean adventure as we dived into the fascinating world of ocean habitats . To start, we made our very own submarine portholes using shiny aluminum foil to represent a real-life material like metal. We looked through the portholes to explore the
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Exploring Ocean Habitats in a Yellow Submarine: A Simple Paper Craft
DIY Yellow Submarine Craft – Perfect for Little Artists! Ahoy, art lovers! 🎨⚓ Looking for a bright, easy, and imaginative project to try with your students (or your own kids)? Dive under the sea with this Yellow Submarine craft—a playful project that sparks creativity while using simple recycled materials. We recently made these in class
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Exploring the Magic of Polar Habitats and Animals Through Collage
Brrrrilliant Polar Collage! Creative Arctic & Antarctic Art for Kids Explore icy habitats with a hands-on collage using tracing, textures, and imagination! Looking for a creative way to teach young children about polar habitats and the animals that live there? This Brrrrilliant Polar Collage is a simple, sensory-rich art activity perfect for kindergarten and early
Rebecca
Growing creative, confident global thinkers through art and design.
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