Canadian themed 100 Days of School Bonus :: 100th Day of School Writing Activities A creative way to decorate your room for 100th Day of School with these Canadian themed Lantern Crafts. Play “Follow the Directions” game as your kiddos practice their listening and fine motor skills. 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... Included: • 2 Printed lantern templates • Various Trim sets • Additional embellishments Bonus :: Writing Activities

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

Crazy 3D Groundhog Day Hats Groundhog Related Science Activity Sheets An easy to create 3D Groundhog Crown to celebrate Groundhog Day on February 2nd. Your kiddos will love making this adorable Groundhog Hat and working on the activity sheets provided. There are so many possibilities and extensions for these 3D Groundhog Hats and Worksheets. Develop Fine Motor Skills in… :: coloring :: painting :: :: gluing :: cutting :: :: following directions :: Perfect for … :: Centers :: Morning Work :: :: Art Class :: :: Literacy Extensions :: :: Social Studies/Cultural Studies :: Included in this unit :: 2 Crown styles to suit your kiddos Single Band Crown Fish Tail Crown :: Various head bands with two adorable Groundhog Day Poems :: 10 Year of the Groundhog Worksheets Groundhog Research page Groundhog Can Have Are Chart Groundhog Circle Chart ** If there are additional trim sayings, phrases or lantern designs, please do not hesitate to email your requests. I would be delighted to add them to this template or create a new template package just for you. ************************************************************************ More Crafting Ideas: Groundhog Day :: A crafty science project Presidents Day Craft 100 Day Craft Valentine Paper Bag Mailbox

100th Day of School Hats … This is not your ordinary 100th Day Hat! Included are several 100th Day of School writing activities A creative way to celebrate 100th Day of School with these 100th Day Hats featuring dots. These hats are great for every grade level from Pre-K to Grade 6. I have included a list of possible variations and challenges for creating a 100th Day Hat that will be perfect for your kiddos. Either create a simple hat by colouring in 100 circles or GO WILD by creating a CRAZY Hair Hat. There are so many possibilities and extensions for these 100 Day Hats and Worksheets. Develop Fine Motor Skills in… :: coloring :: painting :: :: gluing :: cutting :: :: following directions :: Perfect for … :: Centers :: Morning Work :: :: Art Class :: :: Literacy Extensions :: :: Math Extensions :: Included in this unit :: 2 Crown styles to suit your kiddos Single Band Hat Crazy “hair” hats :: Several 100th Day of School Writing Activities If I had $100.00… If I were 100 years old… In 100 years the Earth will… ** If there are additional sayings, phrases or designs, please do not hesitate to email your requests. I would be delighted to add them to this template or create a new template package just for you.

Ho Ho Ho…It’s Santa Time! Enjoy creating this Santa Lantern during the Holidays with your kiddos. A creative way to decorate your room for the Christmas. 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. Lantern crafts are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Included: • Printed craft templates • Picture how to pages • Mix and Match Santa parts • Step by step instructions Check out the preview to see everything included! *************************************************************************** Keywords: :: Santa Craft :: Santa Activity :: Santa :: Holiday :: Christmas Language Activity :: Christmas Craft :: Christmas Activity :: Santa Art :: Christmas Art :: Christmas Decorations :: Christmas Décor :: Santa Decorations :: Santa Décor :: Ms Lil :: Lanterns ::

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 *

Year of the Rooster Crowns Year of the Rooster Activity Sheets An easy to create Chinese New Year Crown to celebrate the Year of the Rooster. Your kiddos will love making this adorable Chinese New Year Hat and working on the activity sheets provided. There are so many possibilities and extensions for these Chinese New Year Hats and Worksheets. Develop Fine Motor Skills in… :: coloring :: painting :: :: gluing :: cutting :: :: following directions :: Perfect for … :: Centers :: Morning Work :: :: Art Class :: :: Literacy Extensions :: :: Social Studies/Cultural Studies :: Included in this unit :: 3 Crown styles to suit your kiddos Single Band Crown Fish Tail Crown Ribbon Crown :: 2 Year of the Rooster Designs Featuring the Chinese Zodiac characters for Year of the Rooster :: Various head bands with saying that include… Happy Chinese New Year, Year of the Rooster, Gung Hey Fat Choy (Cantonese), Kung Hei Fat Choy (Cantonese), Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin)…choose the phrasing that works best for your community of learners :: 7 Year of the Rooster Worksheets 2 styles of Rooster Research pages 2 Can Have Are Charts 3 Circle Charts ** If there are additional trim sayings, phrases or lantern designs, please do not hesitate to email your requests. I would be delighted to add them to this template or create a new template package just for you.

Apple Hats :: Apple Life Cycle Hats :: Johnny Apple Seed Hat Hats that teach life cycles with additional Science Related Activity Sheets An easy to create 3D Apple Hat to celebrate Johnny Apple Seed while learning all about the life Cycle of Apple Trees. Your kiddos will love making this adorable Apple Hat and working on the activity sheets provided. There are so many possibilities and extensions for these 3D Apple Hats and Worksheets. Develop Fine Motor Skills in… :: coloring :: painting :: :: gluing :: cutting :: :: following directions :: Perfect for … :: Centers :: Morning Work :: :: Art Class :: :: Literacy Extensions :: :: Social Studies/Cultural Studies :: Included in this unit :: 2 Crown styles to suit your kiddos Single Band Crown Fish Tail Crown :: Various head bands with Apple life cycle and related themes :: Apple themed Worksheets Apple Research page Apple Can Have Are Chart Apple Circle Chart ** If there are additional trim sayings, phrases or lantern designs, please do not hesitate to email your requests. I would be delighted to add them to this template or create a new template package just for you.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month Now with Quick and Easy MLK Activity Sheets A wonderful, creative way to celebrate MLK Day in your room with these unique paper lanterns. With 7 different paper lantern templates designs you have lots of options for making your lanterns as difficult or a simple as your kids needed. Lots of extensions included in this package to work on research, writing, language arts, math patterning and tracing skills. Check out the lanterns styles in the preview…my pictures can’t do it justice. 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 Martin Luther King themed trims. This is a great activity to keep the kids busy while practicing fine motor skills, coloring, folding, gluing and especially cutting skills. So many ways to decorate the lantern trims using glitter, paper layering, leaves, fake snow, shredded paper, cotton, tissue paper... In addition, 4 activity worksheets included to enhance learning about Martin Luther King Jr. Included: • 7 Printed lantern templates • 4 Trim sets • Additional embellishments and printables Font: Century Gothic ******************************************************************* Keywords: :: Martin Luther King :: Martin Luther King Jr :: MLK :: Martin Luther King Craft :: Martin Luther King Activity :: I have a dream :: Paper lanterns :: Ms Lil ::