Wow, Reindeer Day has come and gone...we made antlers
and artwork... ~source {here}~
Great video for your Reindeer Study, Facts to know Before you Meet a Reindeer:
(it's a little weird, but hang in there...it's funny!)
And another...for reindeer eye color:
I used my Reindeer Close Read...
Find it {Here} It was a HIT!
For parent crafts, I used an idea from Eighteen25 {here}
So adorable...and EASY!
I used a 4x4 canvas for each student. I found them on Amazon in packs of 6!
Tomorrow is our Polar Express, I am ready for some hot cocoa!
Hope you've had a great week...two more days! I love my students, but I kinda love being out, too!
Anybody else feel that way?
Would you mind telling exactly what you let the kids do for the canvas ornament? Did they paint the canvas, then handprint, then decorate the snowmen? I read the blog. It's a really cute idea. I just would like more information about how to actually do it in a classroom. I also teach first grade.
ReplyDeleteI can share a how-to this weekend, I took pictures =) Basically they painted the canvas. When it was dry, I painted their hand from the top of the palm up and pressed it onto the canvas. I took a brush and filled in the bottom a bit so it looks like a hill. When that was dry, they used Sharpies to decorate. I used the end of a brush to dot the snow. Hope that helps!
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DeleteLove the reindeer activities! Your parent gifts turned out beautiful too. I did them last year with my first graders. I couldn't find the canvases locally so I used pre-cut pieces of wood from Michaels. They worked well too. I'm sure the parents will love them; mine did!
ReplyDeleteI really like the canvas idea. I have a preschool and had a donation of about 200 cardboard rectangles (appox 2 1/2in x 1 in) thinking we could paint the cardboard and have the same concept. Any other creative ideas out there as to how to use these?
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