Valentine's Day crafts and fine motor activities for pre-K to second grade: heart cutting practice, card-making that builds handwriting, mailbox crafts, kindness activities and a low-sugar party plan.
Thirty 100th day of school activities for kindergarten to second grade: counting collections, 100-piece crafts, fine motor challenges, math centers, the 100-year-old dress-up and a plan for the day.
Winter holiday crafts that work for every child in a diverse classroom: snowflakes, light and candle crafts, gift-making, paper chains and a December plan that respects different traditions while building...
Thanksgiving crafts and gratitude activities for pre-K through second grade: handprint turkeys done well, a class gratitude tree, thankful books, a harvest feast plan and how to handle the history...
Twenty Halloween classroom activities for pre-K and kindergarten that stay friendly, not scary: pumpkin math, spider crafts, bat cutting practice, sensory bins and a plan for a calm party day.
How to turn paper chains, garlands and fringe streamers into daily cutting practice for pre-K and kindergarten: a year of variations by season and skill level, plus tips for gluing,...
Ten fall paper crafts for pre-K and kindergarten built around leaves, pumpkins, apples and scarecrows, each chosen for the cutting, folding or tearing skill it builds. With prep notes and...
Why giant coloring posters work so well with young children, how to run a group coloring session that builds fine motor and social skills, and ideas for using the finished...
Twelve low-prep paper crafts for preschool and kindergarten classrooms, each chosen for the fine motor skill it builds: cutting, folding, tearing, gluing and threading. With prep notes and adaptations for...
A step-by-step guide to setting up a self-serve cutting station in a pre-K or kindergarten classroom: what to stock, how to organize it, rules that work with young children, and...
Ready-to-use five-minute handwriting warm-ups for pre-K, kindergarten and first grade: shoulder and hand exercises, finger games, stroke drills and how to build them into a routine.
Some children press so hard the pencil snaps; others write so faintly you cannot read it. Here is what drives pencil pressure problems and the classroom fixes that help.
