This is one of the newsletter templates I use in May. My kids always get so excited to see the little cap and gown graduation clip art.
They think they are big stuff getting to ‘Graduate’ into Kindergarten.
They are so cute!!!!
Quality, Affordable Preschool Curriculum for ages 3-5
This is one of the newsletter templates I use in May. My kids always get so excited to see the little cap and gown graduation clip art.
They think they are big stuff getting to ‘Graduate’ into Kindergarten.
They are so cute!!!!
My preschoolers have been really into signing letters. Recently my daughter came home excited that she had learned so many letters in sign language as well. However, she kept forgetting several of the letters she used a lot and was always stoping to ask me what different letters were.
I decided to make her some simple little reference cards so that she could continue to learn even if I wasn’t around. I thought they would be fun in my classroom as well, so I decided to theme them to go along with my classroom theme of Hollywood.
Each of the 26 lettered posters contain one large hand outline of the letter sign as well as an upper and lowercase of the letter the picture is showing. All posters are currently in block print. If you need them in D’Nealian please send me an email and I’ll get them made up for you.
These posters are available at both my TeachersPayTeachers Store as well as my TeachersNotebook Shop.
Would you like to have a FREE copy of my X is for X-Ray Lesson Plans?
I know X can be a hard letter to find activities on so I have compiled a whole weeks worth of X Lesson Plans….
…and…
I’m giving away 3 copies of the entire theme for FREE!
Three winners will be chosen at random on April 25th.
Good Luck!
As part of our X is for X-Ray we are also doing a lot with Dental Health. Today’s activity is for Dental Health, whenever it is that you teach it.

DIY Plaster Teeth
Plastic Pop Bottle
Egg Carton
Plaster of Paris
Cheap Toothbrushes
ShavingCream

Brushing our DIY Plaster Teeth
To clean them just run them under water until the shaving cream has rinsed off. Don’t let them sit in the water for very long or they will start to dissolve.
Be sure to make a point to teach your students about brushing all the way around the tooth.

This is my little son helping out after class. Isn’t he cute?
I put the teeth in a center and the kids played with them every day! They love these.

Today’s activity was simple but they had an absolute blast!
Today I cut out a bunch of X’s from red construction paper and gave them a pile of large newsprint paper. Then I let them be as creative as they wanted with their treasure maps. They came up with some super cute maps! I was so impressed with them.

X Marks the Spot Treasure Maps
At recess they all took their maps outside and did a ‘treasure hunt’ with them. They had a blast.
If you are looking for something easy that your kids will love this would be a great thing to try.
I started looking online for some fun and child friendly X-Rays to buy for my class. I found several great sets, but they were so expensive! I’m talking expensive enough I could break my own arm, bring in my own X-Ray and come out cheaper (well, maybe not quite).
I was just about to give up and not have any when it hit me… An X-Ray is just a film with a black and white picture on it. Surely I could make that!

About 15 minutes later I had these super cute X-Rays that cost me next to nothing to make.
Your kids are going to love this!!!!
Professional displays by the Kansas City Kite Club
My family will be there…Bring your own kites and fly with us!
After reading Eric Carle’s book The Very Lonely Firefly we made these little fireflies that really glow in the dark!

Firefly art to go with the book The Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
My kids really enjoyed making these cute little bumble bees and bee hives today. These are super easy to do!
Brown Construction Paper
Yellow Paint
White Tissue Paper
Black Sharpie/Marker
Glue
These cute little bee hives worked out great for my shape this week which happens to be an oval/ellipse!!! The bees and the wings are both ovals/ellipses which the kids noticed all by themselves!
For more great ideas, crafts and activities be sure to check out my I is for Insects Themed Lesson Plans. The Themed Lesson Plans are available in both my TeachersPayTeachers Store and my TeachersNotebook Shop.
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