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Today I wanted to show you some art projects that were developed from the steps outlined in our printable packet over at TpT. Ice Cream Art Project for Kids - 1 For this little guy, I: drew the steps exactly painted with watercolor outlined with black marker added soft cotton wool ball clouds added green grass detail - crayon and a downward line stroke Ice Cream Art Project for Kids - 2 For this cutie, I: drew the steps but changed the face painted with watercolor outlined with black marker…

Find some back to school creative activities over on the blog to help build classroom community and begin fine motor activities for writing!

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A blog by Melanie Lloyd (From the Pond) about classroom activities and printables for K-3 learners.

Have fun learning to subitize dot patterns to ten with our fast-to-prep, engaging math game. This printable card game is ideal for small group math rotations or center work. Students will play with a partner or small group to match numerals to the dots of their board, aiming for 5 in a row. What is subitizing When students can subitize, they are able to tell the number of objects in a set, instantly - they don't need to count each item. Most commonly, you can teach students to subitize with…

Penguins are so much fun to draw. Follow these directed drawing steps to create your own penguin art project - perfect for winter and penguin units! We did some penguin directed drawings today and I am so pleased with how they turned out! Here are the steps if you would like to try it with your class! It is one of the projects in my winter directed drawing printable packets. You can find it on TpT by clicking HERE I can't wait to see the penguins you draw - tag us on social media so we can…

Shooting star meteorite craft for kids. Math warm up for addition to 5.

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