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A fun hot chocolate themed sensory bin for young children to explore different scents and textures.

Polar Express holiday/Christmas/winter door decoration at school.

Turn the Polar Express into an all-day affair with fun FREE Polar Express printables, crafts, activities, and yummy recipes.

Welcome, my name is Melanie and I am a K-5 art teacher. I spend my days doing what I love: educating and learning from creative, inquisitive kids. This blog was created as an extension of the dialogue that began in our classroom and the purpose is to share creative ideas and images. All posts should be appropriate for the school classroom and criticism should be helpful and positive...

How to make a jingle bell necklace with kids age pre-k and up. Use these easy directions and simple materials. Help kids practice fine motor skills...

shape craft transportation week shape train:

I want to share with you part of my Winter Wonderland Math and Language Arts Unit that has a section all about hot cocoa! It's fun any time you can make math hands on and exciting for the students. The kids had a wonderful time using marshmallows as math manipulatives. We are studying numbers 11-20. The students made a mug out of construction paper and were allowed to glue down marshmallows to display any number between 11-15. We made a hot chocolate craftivity to practice counting! After we…

Sensory play is a fun component of the preschool classroom and we found some fun activities from some of our favorite sources to use after winter break! Try one, try all! We know your kiddos will...

Do you have a kid who loves cars? These transportation theme preschool activities are fun for every kid! My daughter loves everything that moves, so she had a blast with these 4 transportation theme activities that use stickers. She loves peeling the backing and sticking them in place. (Which is also a great way to work ...

A fun and simple art activity for kids who love trains!

This is our last week talking about "The Polar Express". The children are loving all the activities. I made some alphabet practice for my students to do that accompany the math sheets from last week. I still have a few students that need alphabet practice. Today is the last day that the math pack is on sale for 1/2 price. The alphabet pack will be on sale for 1/2 price until Wednesday. You can find them by clicking on the pictures below.

If you and your children love reading The Polar Express, then check out this great 70+ page pack of Polar Express printables!

Learning activities with trains and train tracks

Transportation Week sure went by fast. If you do decide to opt for one yourself, do take the time to include a chat on road safety. Although I didn't take any pictures of that part, I did revise the rules of street crossing with Adrian and the importance of wearing a seat belt / sitting in a car seat in the car. And now, for the "fun part"... Parking Lot Game After seeing this activity on My Montessori Journey, I just had to "bring it home" in my own way. As such, I prepared my "parking lot"…