I am a Montessori teacher with over 28 years of teaching experience from preschool to high school. I love creating and designing paper crafts that help develop fine motor skills and enhance common core teaching requirements.
I am a Montessori teacher with over 28 years of teaching experience from preschool to high school. I love creating and designing paper crafts that help develop fine motor skills and enhance common core teaching requirements.
Presidents’ Day Celebration
A creative way to decorate your classroom for Presidents’ Day while learning about the importance of the American Flag. These beautiful lanterns will look stunning hanging from your ceiling.
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 Washington’s and Lincoln’s Birthdays.
Each 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.
So many ways to embellish these American Flag lanterns using glitter, paper layering, leaves, shredded paper, cotton pieces, tissue paper... The ideas are endless
Included:
• Close up of a completed lantern
• Lantern sample
• Background classroom information
• Lantern ideas
• Prepping the lesson
• Step by step… instructions
• 6 Printed flag lanterns
• 1 Blank lantern
• 16 Top & Bottom trims
• 10 Top trims
• 6 Bottom trims
• 2 sizes of star sheets
• Presidents’ :: President’s :: Presidents :: All three variations included
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Keywords:
:: Presidents :: Presidents Day :: Presidents’ Day :: President’s Day :: Presidents Day Activity :: Washington’s Birthday :: Lincoln’s Birthday :: American Flag :: American symbols :: White House craft :: paper lanterns :: Ms Lil ::
100 Days of School
Included in this package:
Close up of a completed lantern
Background classroom information
Lantern ideas
Prepping the lesson
Step by step… instructions
1 Heart themed lantern pattern
2 “Follow the Directions” sheets with Canadian and American spelling
10 Trim pages
A creative way to decorate your room for 100th Day of School with these Shape themed lantern craft. Play “Follow the Directions” game as your kiddos practice their listening and fine motor skills. Cover both Geometry lessons and 100th Day with one great craft.
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 lantern creation is designed with a printed lantern template and the choice of several 100 Day themed trims. This is a great activity to keep the kids busy while practicing fine motor skills, colouring, folding, gluing and especially cutting.
So many ways to decorate the lantern trims using glitter, paper layering, leaves, fake snow, shredded paper, cotton, tissue paper, foam shapes...
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More creative teaching ides:
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Keywords:
:: Geometry Craft :: Geometry :: Shapes Craft:: 100th Day of School :: 100th Day :: 100 Days of School :: 100 Day :: Chinese Lanterns :: Paper lanterns :: Ms Lil ::
Valentine’s Day Crafts for everyone!
A wonderful, creative way to decorate your room for Valentine’s Day with these Valentine themed Lantern Crafts. 10 different Valentine lantern templates, let your kids choose the one they like the best: robots, rocket ships, elephants, bees, hearts, dinosaurs and patterns.
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 lantern creation is designed with a printed lantern template and the choice of several Winter themed trims. This is a great activity to keep the kids busy while practicing fine motor skills, colouring, folding, gluing and especially cutting.
So many ways to decorate the lantern trims using glitter, paper layering, leaves, fake snow, shredded paper, cotton, tissue paper, foam shapes...
Included:
• 10 Printed lantern templates
• 8 Trim sets
• Additional embellishments
More creative teaching ideas:
• Check out my Pinterest Board at Ms Lil. I have lots of great winter activities on the Valentine, Valentine…board.☺
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Keywords:
:: Valentines ideas :: Valentine :: Valentines day :: Valentines :: Valentine robots :: Valentine rock ship :: Valentine dinosaur :: Valentine heart :: Valentine patterns :: Valentine elephant :: Valentine bees :: Paper lanterns :: Ms Lil ::
Celebrate Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year
Monkeys hanging from the ceiling or sitting on the shelf, your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on these cuties. Great for Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year.
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 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 Monkey faces.
So many ways to create the Monkey lanterns using glitter, paper layering, leaves, shredded paper, cotton pieces, tissue paper... Make sure to add the Monkey legs, arms and tail…too cute!
Included:
• Printed lantern templates
• Blank lantern template
• Cut & Glue-on Monkey Face parts
• Monkey legs, arms and tails
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More creative teaching ides:
• Check out my Pinterest Board for more great teaching ideas. ☺
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Keywords:
:: Monkey Craft :: Chinese New Year Lantern :: Year of the Monkey :: Chinese paper lantern :: Valentine’s craft :: Gong Hey Fat Choy :: Chinese Lunar New Year :: Gong Hei Fat Choy :: Gung Hey Fat Choy :: Gung Hei Fat Choy :: Chinese New Year Activities :: Gong Xi Fa Cai :: Kung Hei Fat Choy :: paper lantern :: Ms Lil :: Valentine’s craft
Year of the Monkey Chinese Lanterns
Included in this package:
Close up of a completed lantern
Monkey lantern sample
Background classroom information
Lantern ideas
Prepping the lesson
Step by step… instructions
4 Printed Monkey lanterns
1 Blank lantern
2 Monkey nose and mouth templates
1 Monkey face parts template
11 Trim pages
3 Monkey tail sheets :: varying difficulty
1 Monkey leg and arm template
1 Bow tie or Hair bow template
1 Banana template
A creative way to decorate your classroom for Chinese New Year on February 8th, 2016. Monkeys 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 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 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 Monkey faces.
So many ways to create the Monkey lanterns using glitter, paper layering, leaves, shredded paper, cotton pieces, tissue paper... Make sure to add the Monkey legs, arms and tail…too cute!
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More creative teaching ides:
• Check out my Pinterest Board for more great teaching ideas. ☺
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Keywords:
:: Monkey Craft :: Chinese New Year Lantern :: Year of the Monkey :: Gong Hey Fat Choy :: Chinese Lunar New Year :: Gong Hei Fat Choy :: Gung Hey Fat Choy :: Gung Hei Fat Choy :: Chinese New Year Activities :: Gong Xi Fa Cai :: Kung Hei Fat Choy :: paper lantern :: Ms Lil ::