Leprechauns! Leprechauns! A creative way to decorate your classroom for St. Patrick’s Day. Leprechauns hanging from the ceiling or sitting on the shelf, your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on these cuties. These Leprechaun crafts are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening, paying attention to details and following directions. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students. There are so many different possibilities. Each Leprechaun creation is designed with a printed templates. Before we start the creation process, I have my older kiddos research and write facts they have found about Leprechauns on the back of the beard and on the legs. With my Kindies, we write keys and simple sentences on the back of the legs and the hat strips. Included: • Printed templates • Teacher tips and hints • Clear concise directions with pictures • Leprechaun legs, arms and embellishments….check out the preview to see everything included ***************************************************************************** Keywords: :: St Patrick’s Day :: St Patricks Day :: St. Patrick's Day Actvities :: Leprechaun :: Leprechaun :: March Crafts :: paper crafts :: Ms Lil ::

Earth Day Cutie! Create this Earth Cutie while teaching environmental education for Earth Day. Decorate your classroom as you teach your kiddos about the beauty and wonder of our Earth. Whether hanging from the ceiling or sitting on the shelf, your students will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on this unique Earth Day Globes. Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Embedded within this Earth Day project there are several activities to extend your students learning about the Earth. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students…so many possibilities. There are many ways to create these World lanterns using glitter, paper layering, leaves, shredded paper, tissue paper or garbage collected from around the playground. Let your creative juices flow. This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Earth Day project that will take about 120 minutes to complete. Or as long, in-depth project that will take upwards of a week to complete. In my classroom, creating the basic lantern will take my kiddos about 90 minutes (coloring and assembly). Adding the face and body parts will take another 30 minutes. In my classroom I have my kiddos record Earth stories read or write sentences about the Earth on each Hair Strand. I use this Earth Day project as the center piece for my Environmental Education for Earth Day. Included: • Printed World lantern templates • Numerous Earth Day trim slogans • Body parts and Face templates • Crazy Hair template • Beautiful Hearts ….check out the preview to see everything included! *************************************************************************** Keywords: :: Earth Day :: Reduce :: Reuse :: Recycle :: Restore :: Replenish :: Earth Day Craft :: Fine Motor Crafts :: April 22 :: Crafts for Kids :: Earth Day Activities :: Recycling Activities :: Recycling Crafts :: Paper Lantern :: Ms Lil :: Environmental Education :: World Maps :: Globes :: Montessori :: Earth Day Art

I Love my Earth! A creative way to teach environmental education for Earth Day. Decorate your classroom and teach your kiddos about the beauty and wonder of our Earth. Whether hanging from the ceiling or sitting on the shelf, your students will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on these unique Earth Day Globes. Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Embedded within this Earth Day project there are several activities to extend your students learning about the Earth. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students…so many possibilities. There are many ways to create these World lanterns using glitter, paper layering, leaves, shredded paper, tissue paper or garbage collected from around the playground. This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Earth Day project that will take about 90 minutes to complete. Or as long, in-depth project that will take upwards of a week to complete. In my classroom, creating the basic lantern will take my kiddos about 90 minutes (coloring and assembly). Adding on each Heart will take an additional 45 to 60 minute block of time. I normally read an Earth storybook for my Kiddos. We create one heart for each Earth related book, writing and drawing one element that is important. I use this Earth Day project as the center piece for my Environmental Education for Earth Day. Included: • Printed World lantern templates • Numerous Earth Day trim slogans • Beautiful Hearts ….check out the preview to see everything included!

Leprechauns! Leprechauns! A creative way to decorate your classroom for St. Patrick’s Day. Leprechauns hanging from the ceiling or sitting on the shelf, your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on these cuties. Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students. There are so many different possibilities. Each Leprechaun lantern creation is designed with a printed lantern template and a blank template. Blank templates are intended for your kids to come up with their own designs or you can have your kids color, cut out and glue on the Leprechaun faces. Before we start the lantern creation phase, I have my older kiddos research and write facts they have found about Leprechauns on the back of the lantern, on the arms and the legs. With my Kindies, we will write keys and simple sentences on the back of the legs and arms. So many ways to create the Leprechaun paper lanterns using glitter, paper layering, leaves, shredded paper, cotton pieces, tissue paper... Make sure to add the Leprechaun legs and arms…too cute! Included: • Printed lantern templates • Blank lantern template • Glue-on Leprechaun Face parts • Leprechaun legs, arms and embellishments….check out the preview to see everything :: St Patrick’s Day :: St Patricks Day :: Leprechaun :: Leprechaun Craft :: March Crafts :: Pot of Gold :: Rainbow craft :: paper lantern :: Ms Lil ::

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…even Replenish and Restore! A creative way to teach environmental education for Earth Day. Decorate your classroom and teach your kiddos about the Three R’s – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - and the additional R’s – Replenish and Restore. Whether hanging from the ceiling or sitting on the shelf, your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on these unique Earth Day Globes. Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Embedded within this Earth Day project there are several activities to extend your students learning about the Earth. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students. There are so many different possibilities and various cutting templates. There are so many ways to create these World lanterns using glitter, paper layering, leaves, shredded paper, tissue paper or garbage collected from around the playground. This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Earth Day project that will take about 90 minutes to complete. Or as long, in-depth project that will take upwards of a week to complete. In my classroom, creating the basic lantern will take my kiddos about 90 minutes (coloring and assembly). Adding on each Big R arrow will take me an additional 45 to 60 minute block of time. I like to spend time reading, brainstorming, writing and drawing with my students about each of the Big R’s. I use this Earth Day lantern project as the center piece for my Environmental Education. Included: • Printed World lantern templates • Numerous Earth Day trim slogans • Big R arrows in various styles ….check out the preview to see everything included! ***************************************************************************** Keywords: :: Earth Day :: Three R’s :: Reduce :: Reuse :: Recycle :: Restore :: Replenish :: Earth Day Craft :: Fine Motor Crafts :: April 22 :: Crafts for Kids :: Earth Day Activity :: Recycling Activities :: Recycling Crafts :: Paper Lantern :: Ms Lil :: Environmental Education :: World Maps :: Globes :: Montessori :: Earth Day Art. ::

Bats in the Classroom! A creative way to teach about Bats using this unique 3D Bat Craft. Whether hanging from the ceiling or sitting on the shelf, your students will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on these Cute Bats. This Bat Art Project makes an excellent addition to your Bat classroom décor. Personally, I love hanging upside down from the ceiling in my classroom. Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Embedded within this Bat Project there are several activities to extend your students learning about the Bats. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students…so many possibilities. This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Bat project that will take about 2 hours to complete. Or as long, in-depth Bat Research Activity that will take upwards of a week to complete. In my classroom, creating the basic lantern will take my kiddos about 2 hours (coloring and assembly). I often have my kiddos write on the back of the Bat lantern and the underside of the Bat wings facts about Bat. With older grades, I have my students do an Bat Research Project. Not only do they have to research about an Bat species, they work on recreating their Bat lantern to look as realistic as possible. You can easily use this project to spiral into Bat literature and science in so many ways. Included: • Printed Bat templates • Clear step-by-step instructions • Bat sample photos … check out the preview to see everything included! ***************************************************************************** Keywords: :: Bat Craft :: Bat Crafts :: Bat Activity :: Stella Luna :: Bat craft template :: Bat art :: Bat art project :: Bat lantern :: Bat classroom decoration :: Bat decor :: Bat research project :: Bat models :: Paper Lantern :: Ms Lil :: Halloween Crafts :: Halloween Activity ::

Earth Day, Every Day! A versatile 3D Earth Day craftivity integrating Art, Writing and Social Studies all in one great unit. Minimal prep and easy construction…perfect for the busy classroom. Check it out to see all the options for easy differentiation in any classroom and grade level. Develop Fine Motor Skills in… :: coloring :: painting :: :: gluing :: cutting :: :: following directions :: Perfect for … :: Centers :: Morning Work :: :: Art Class :: Writing :: :: Literacy Extensions :: :: Social Studies/Cultural Studies ::

Mother’s Day, Every Day! A versatile Mother’s Day craftivity integrating Art and creative writing all in one great unit. Writing activities can be as easy or as difficult as you want for your kiddos. Minimal prep and easy construction…perfect for the busy classroom. Check it out to see all the options for easy differentiation in any classroom and grade level. Specifically designed to take in account of various family units and religions. This unit is great for making a “MOM” card-tivitiy that is inclusive of MOM, MUM, Step-MOM, Grand-Mom, Auntie and every Caregiver in a child’s life. Develop Fine Motor Skills in… :: coloring :: painting :: :: gluing :: cutting :: :: following directions :: Perfect for … :: Centers :: Morning Work :: :: Art Class :: Writing :: :: Literacy Extensions :: :: Social Studies/Cultural Studies ::

3D Groundhog Day Craft and Science Related Research A creative, integrated research project, classroom decoration and 3D model all rolled into one Cute Groundhog Activity. Your kiddos will be delighted on work on this creative research and 3D Bear Model. This is not your average research project! Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Embedded within this Groundhog Craft there are several activities to extend your students learning about Groundhogs. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students…so many possibilities. This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Groundhog Craft that will take about 120 minutes to complete. Or as long, in-depth Groundhog research project that will take upwards of a week to complete. With my Kiddos, I have them spend a great amount time coloring their Groundhogs as closely to the naturally occurring colors…this becomes a great observational and attention to detail project. I love teaching the kids how to layer and blend colors to create 3D dimensional optical effects. Included in this unit :: Bits and Pieces to create a Groundhog lantern with lots of variations…see samples in preview :: :: Bottom trim :: Trims with ample space for writing facts or poems Trim with Cute Groundhog poems with primary tracing letters :: 10 Groundhog Worksheets :: 2 Rooster Research pages 2 Rooster Can Have Are Charts 6 Groundhog Circle Charts *

Pumpkins, Pumpkins and more Pumpkins A creative way to teach about Pumpkins and Pumpkin life cycles. Your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on these unique Pumpkin Lanterns. Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Embedded within this Pumpkin project there are several activities to extend your students learning about the Pumpkins. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students…so many possibilities. This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Pumpkin craft that will take about 90 minutes to complete. Or as long, in-depth project that will take upwards of a week or two to complete. In my classroom, creating the basic lantern will take my kiddos about 90 minutes (coloring and assembly). Adding on Pumpkins or Pumpkin life cycle cut-outs will take an additional 45 to 60 minute block of time. I normally have my Kiddos write about each life cycle stage or facts about Pumpkins or Pumpkin varieties on the back of the cut-outs. Included: • Printed Pumpkin lantern templates • Numerous Pumpkin trims and Life Cycle trims • Pumpkin Cut- outs….check out the preview to see everything included! ***************************************************************************** Keywords: Pumpkin Craft :: Pumpkin Activity :: Pumpkin Life Cycle :: Pumpkin Life Cycle Craft :: Jack O’lantern :: :: Paper Lantern :: 3D Craft :: Pumpkin Theme :: Ms Lil :: Pumpkin Decoration :: Pumpkin Wind sock ::

4th of July Celebration A creative way to decorate your classroom or home for Independence Day while learning about the importance of the American Flag. These Stars and Strips lanterns will look stunning hanging from your ceiling or as a windsock hanging outside. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students. These lanterns are great for developing listening and fine motor skills. There are so many different possibilities to create the perfect lantern to celebrate Independence Day and American Pride. Each lantern creation is designed with a printed lantern template and many options for the top and bottom trims. These lanterns look great when adorned with stars or streamers. Included: • Close up pictures of completed lanterns • Background classroom information • Lantern ideas • Prepping the lesson • Step by step… instructions • Printed flag lanterns • Multiple Top & Bottom trims :: Check out the preview to see everything included! :: *********************************************************************** Keywords: :: 4th of July :: Independence Day :: American Flag :: 4th of July craft :: Independence Day craft :: American Flag craft :: 4th of July activity :: Independence Day Activity :: American Flag activity :: 4th of July lantern :: Independence Day lantern :: American Flag lantern :: 4th of July windsock :: Independence Day windsock :: American Flag windsock :: American symbols :: White House craft :: paper lantern :: Ms Lil ::

Johnny Appleseed A creative way to teach about Johnny Appleseed and Apple Tree life cycles. Your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on this unique twist on a Johnny Appleseed craft. Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Embedded within this Johnny Appleseed project there are several activities to extend your students learning about the Apples. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students…so many possibilities. This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Johnny Appleseed craft that will take about 90 minutes to complete. Or as long, in-depth project that will take upwards of a week or two to complete. In my classroom, creating the basic lantern will take my kiddos about 90 minutes (coloring and assembly). Adding on Apples or Apple life cycle cut-outs will take an additional 45 to 60 minute block of time. I normally have my Kiddos write about each life cycle stage or facts about Apples or Apple varieties on the back of the cut-outs. Or have your kiddos write interesting facts about Johnny Appleseed. Included: • Printed Johnny Appleseed lantern templates • Apples trims and Life Cycle trims ***************************************************************************** Keywords: :: Johnny Appleseed Craft :: Johnny Appleseed Activity :: Apple Life Cycle :: Apple Tree Craft :: Apple Tree Life Cycle :: :: Paper Lantern :: 3D Craft :: Apple Theme :: Ms Lil :: Johnny Appleseed Decoration :: Apple Wind sock :: September 26 :: Johnny Appleseed Day

Snowman in the classroom...Ohm My! A wonderful way to start off the New Year with this cute Snowman lantern craft. Hanging from the ceiling or sitting on a shelf your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches to this Frosty the Snowman. A great craft to practice listening skills, fine motor skills and math patterning skills. I am planning to have my kiddos create this little guy the first week we are back from our Winter Break. These units are designed in a Mix & Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students. There are so many different possibilities. So many ways to add the creative detail to the hats and scarfs using glitter, paper layering, leaves, fake snow, shredded paper, cotton, tissue paper... Included: • Printed crafts templates • Picture how to page • Cut & Glue-on Snowman Face parts • Step by step instructions Keywords: : Snowman Craft :: Snowboy :: Snowgirl :: Snow Craft :: Snow activities :: Winter Crafts :: Winter Activities :: Math Patterning :: Paper lanterns :: Ms Lil :: Snowman activities :: snowman decoration :: snowman theme :: Snow decoration :: Snow theme :: Winter craft

3D Black Bear Research Model A creative, integrated research project, classroom decoration and 3D model all rolled into one Cute Black Bear Activity. Your kiddos will be delighted on work on this creative research and 3D Bear Model. This is not your average research project! Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Embedded within this Black Bear Craft there are several activities to extend your students learning about Black Bears. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students…so many possibilities. This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Black Bear Craft that will take about 120 minutes to complete. Or as long, in-depth Black Bear research project that will take upwards of a week to complete. With my kiddos, I have them spend a great amount time coloring their Black Bears as closely to the naturally occurring colors…this becomes a great observational and attention to detail project. I love teaching the kids how to layer and blend colors to create 3D dimensional optical effects. In essences, this is a very simple Black Bear lantern craft with so many natural extensions into Art, Science and Writing. Included: • Printed Bear lantern templates • Numerous trims with Black bear sub-species titles: :: Vancouver Black Bear :: Queen Charlotte Black Bear :: Newfoundland Black Bear :: :: Glacier Bear :: Blue Bear :: Kermode Bear :: Spirit Bear :: Dall Black Bear :: :: Cinnamon Bear :: Olympic Black Bear :: Florida Black Bear :: New Mexico Black Bear :: :: East Mexico Black Bear :: West Mexico Black Bear :: Louisiana Black Bear :: :: Minnesota Black bear :: Eastern Black Bear :: • Bear bits and pieces ….check out the preview to see everything included! ********************************************************************* Keywords: :: Alaskan Black Bear :: Asiatic Black Bear :: European Black Bear :: Grizzly Bear :: Himalayan Snow Bear :: Kodiak Bear :: Hokkaido Black Bear :: Siberian Bear :: Red Bear :: 3D Models :: Black Bear Crafts :: Black Bear Activities :: Black Bear Research Project :: Fine Motor Crafts :: Crafts for Kids :: Paper Lantern :: Ms Lil :: 3D art :: Black Bear Art ::

Looking for the Pot of Gold at the end of the Rainbow? This St Patricks Day craft is the perfect way to decorate your classroom for March. I use this craft when I teach the colors of the Rainbow and my weather units. My kiddos love creating these colorful paper lanterns. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students. There are so many different possibilities. These rainbow templates have been designed with both color sequences in mind. Primary grades: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Intermediate grades: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Trim top designs: clouds, leprechauns, gold coins, shamrocks or St. Patrick’s Day Trim bottom designs: leprechauns, gold coins, shamrocks or grass fringes. So many ways to create these St. Patrick’s Day lanterns using glitter, paper layering, leaves, shredded paper, cotton pieces, tissue paper... Included: • Step by step instructions • Printed lantern templates • Printed top and bottom trim *************************************************************** Keywords: :: St Patrick’s Day :: St Patricks Day :: Leprechaun Craft :: Pot of Gold :: Rainbow :: Leprechaun :: paper lantern :: Ms Lil :: :: St Patrick’s Day Activity :: St Patricks Day Activitiy

A perfect Mother’s Day Card A perfect Mother’s Day card integrating Art and creative writing all in one great unit. Mother’s Day Writing activities… can be as easy or as difficult as you want for your kiddos. Minimal prep and easy construction…perfect for the busy classroom. Check it out to see all the options for easy differentiation in any classroom and grade level. Specifically designed to take in account of various family units and religions. This unit is great for making a “MOM” card that is inclusive of MOM, MUM, Step-MOM, Grand-Mom, Auntie and every Caregiver in a child’s life. Develop Fine Motor Skills in… :: coloring :: painting :: :: gluing :: cutting :: :: following directions :: Perfect for … :: Centers :: Morning Work :: :: Art Class :: Writing :: :: Literacy Extensions :: :: Social Studies/Cultural Studies ::

The EASTER BUNNY and BUNNY BUMS Not your ordinary EASTER BUNNY Craft! This is a great unit to work on Fictional and Non-Frictional Writing while creating an adorable EASTER Craftivity. Your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on these Easter Bunnies. This unit can be used with children who believe in the Easter Bunny and non-believers. :: Fictional Writing Topics :: • I if I were the Easter Bunny • How I caught the Easter Bunny • How the Easter Bunny makes Eggs :: Non-Fictional Writing Topics Can-Are-Have Writing & Research Writing :: • All About the Easter Bunny • All About Bunnies • All About Rabbits :: Additional Pages include :: • Biography pages • Blank Title pot pages • Various writing pages with bunny clipart • Writing pages with no clipart • All pages are ruled or interlined Check out the Preview to see everything included! If you do not see what you want, please email and I will happily create it for you.

3D Brown Bear Research Model A creative, integrated research project, classroom decoration and 3D model all rolled into one Cute Brown Bear Activity. Your kiddos will be delighted on work on this creative research and 3D Bear Model. This is not your average research project! Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Embedded within this Brown Bear Craft there are several activities to extend your students learning about Brown Bears. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students…so many possibilities. This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Brown Bear Craft that will take about 120 minutes to complete. Or as long, in-depth Brown Bear research project that will take upwards of a week to complete. With my kiddos, I have them spend a great amount time coloring their Brown Bears as closely to the naturally occurring colors…this becomes a great observational and attention to detail project. I love teaching the kids how to layer and blend colors to create 3D dimensional optical effects. In essences, this is a very simple Brown Bear lantern craft with so many natural extensions into Art, Science and Writing. Included: • Printed Bear lantern templates • Numerous trims with Brown bear sub-species titles: :: Brown Bear :: Alaskan Brown Bear :: Asiatic Brown Bear :: :: European Brown Bear :: Grizzly Bear :: Himalayan Snow Bear :: :: Kodiak Bear :: Hokkaido Brown Bear :: Siberian Bear :: Red Bear :: • Bear bits and pieces ….check out the preview to see everything included! ********************************************************************* Keywords: :: Alaskan Brown Bear :: Asiatic Brown Bear :: European Brown Bear :: Grizzly Bear :: Himalayan Snow Bear :: Kodiak Bear :: Hokkaido Brown Bear :: Siberian Bear :: Red Bear :: 3D Models :: Brown Bear Crafts :: Brown Bear Activities :: Brown Bear Research Project :: Fine Motor Crafts :: Crafts for Kids :: Paper Lantern :: Ms Lil :: 3D art :: Brown Bear Art ::

Year of the Rooster Chinese Lanterns Chinese New Year Activity Sheets A creative way to decorate your classroom for Chinese New Year on January 28th, 2017. Roosters hanging from the ceiling or sitting on the shelf, your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on these Chinese lanterns. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students. There are so many different possibilities. So many ways to create the Rooster lanterns using glitter, paper layering, leaves, shredded paper, cotton pieces, tissue paper... Make sure to add the Rooster legs, arms and tail…too cute! These lantern crafts are great for developing fine motor skills, following the directions and listening skills. I currently teach Kindergarten and my little ones love creating lanterns. I just teach each step in isolation and then put it all together. This is a great activity for buddy classes to work on…again teach the steps in isolation and then put it together. With my buddy class, these lanterns will take a few sessions to complete. In addition, 6 activity worksheets included to enhance learning about the Year of the Rooster and Chinese New Year. Included: • Printed lantern templates • Cut & Glue-on Rooster Face parts • Rooster legs, wings and tail • 3 Can, Have, Are charts ~ Year of the Rooster :: Roosters :: Chinese New Year • 3 Circle Charts ~ Year of the Rooster :: Roosters :: Chinese New Year ********************************************************************* Keywords: :: Rooster Craft :: Chinese New Year Lantern :: Year of the Rooster :: Chinese New Year Activity :: Chinese Lunar New Year :: Chinese Zodiac Animals :: January 28th, 2017. :: Chinese lanterns. :: paper lanterns

Thanksgiving Activity :: Turkey Crafts :: Turkey life Cycle A creative way to teach about Thanksgiving while creating a super cute turkey. Your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on this unique twist on a traditional Turkey craft. Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Embedded within this Turkey project there are several activities to extend your students learning about Thanksgiving. These units are designed in a Mix and Match format. You are able to pick the pieces that you want, depending on the needs and the abilities of your students…so many possibilities. This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Turkey craft that will take about 90 minutes to complete. Or as long, in-depth project that will take upwards of a week or two to complete. In my classroom, creating the basic lantern will take my kiddos about 90 minutes (coloring and assembly). Adding a writing competent will take an additional 45 to 60 minute block of time to complete. ***************************************************************************** Keywords: :: Turkey Craft :: Turkey Activity :: Thanksgiving Craft :: Thanksgiving Activity :: Paper Lantern :: 3D Craft :: Turkey Theme :: Thanksgiving Theme:: Ms Lil :: Turkey Decoration :: Thanksgiving Art :: Turkey Art ::