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.
Turkey Hats :: Turkey Life Cycle :: Thanksgiving Activity
Hats that teach life cycles with additional Science Related Activity Sheets
An easy to create 3D Turkey Hat to celebrate Thanksgiving while learning all about the Life Cycle of Turkey. Your kiddos will love making these adorable Turkey Hats and working on the activity sheets provided.
There are so many possibilities and extensions for these 3D Turkey Hats and Worksheets.
Develop Fine Motor Skills inā¦
:: coloring :: painting ::
:: gluing :: cutting ::
:: following directions ::
Perfect for ā¦
:: Centers :: Morning Work ::
:: Art Class ::
:: Literacy Extensions ::
:: Social Studies/Cultural Studies ::
:: Thanksgiving ::
Included in this unit
:: 2 Crown styles to suit your kiddos
Single Band Crown Fish Tail Crown
:: Various head bands with Turkey life cycles and related themes
:: Turkey Themed Worksheets
Turkey Research page
Turkey Can Have Are Chart
Turkey Circle Chart
Turkey Life Cycle
** 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.
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Honour the Memory. Never Forget.
A wonderful Poppy Project to honor Remembrance Day, Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, and Anzac Day. An integrated curricular units that encompasses art, language and social studies. Minimal prep and easy constructionā¦perfect for the busy classroom.
These units are created 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.
This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Remembrance Day project that will take about 90 minutes to complete. Or as long, in-depth Poppy project that will take upwards of a week to complete. I often spend a period working on the Poppy picture creating a beautiful detailed multimedia painting. These are great to work on shading details in poppiesā¦tones and tints of red. I love adding texture to the poppies with the use of tissue paper. Then we will spend a period tracing a Poppy Poem and colouring in the boarder. With other grades, we will compose our own poems about Poppies and Remembrance Day. Then another block putting the project together. With older grade it will not take near as longā¦I teach Kindergarten right now.
Develop Fine Motor Skills inā¦
:: coloring :: painting ::
:: gluing :: cutting ::
:: following directions ::
Perfect for ā¦
:: Centers :: Morning Work ::
:: Art Class :: Writing ::
:: Literacy Extensions ::
:: Social Studies/Cultural Studies ::
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Keywords:
:: Peace Craft :: Peace Activities :: Paper Lantern :: Ms Lil :: Remembrance Day Craft :: Veteran's Day Craft :: Memorial Day Craft :: Anzac Day Craft :: Remembrance Day Activity :: Veteran's Day Activity :: Memorial Day Activity :: Anzac Day Activity :: Poppy Craft :: Poppy Art :: Poppy Activity ::
Diwali :: Deepawali :: The Festival Of Lights
A creative way to decorate your classroom for Diwali, the festival of lights. Your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on these beautiful Diwali Lanterns.
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.
Over the centuries, Diwali has become a national festival that is enjoyed by most Indians regardless of faith: Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs. Diwali, or Deepawali, is India's biggest and most important holiday of the year. The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) that are lit outside homes to symbolize the inner light that protects from spiritual darkness. This festival is as important to Hindus as the Christmas holiday is to Christians
Diwali is an official holiday in Fiji, Guyana, India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and recently Sindh Province in Pakistan.
Pumpkin Hats :: Pumpkin Life Cycle Hats :: Halloween Jack oāLantern Hat
Hats that teach life cycles with additional Science Related Activity Sheets
An easy to create 3D Pumpkin Hat to celebrate Halloween while learning all about the life Cycle of Pumpkin. Your kiddos will love making this adorable Pumpkin Hat and working on the activity sheets provided.
There are so many possibilities and extensions for these 3D Pumpkin Hats and Worksheets.
Develop Fine Motor Skills inā¦
:: coloring :: painting ::
:: gluing :: cutting ::
:: following directions ::
Perfect for ā¦
:: 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 Groundhog Tail Crown
:: Various head bands with Pumpkin life cycle and related themes
:: Pumpkin themed Worksheets
Pumpkin Research page
Pumpkin Can Have Are Chart
Pumpkin 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.
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 inā¦
:: coloring :: painting ::
:: gluing :: cutting ::
:: following directions ::
Perfect for ā¦
:: 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.
Year of the Rooster 3D Crowns
Rooster Related Science Activity Sheets
An easy to create 3D 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 inā¦
:: coloring :: painting ::
:: gluing :: cutting ::
:: following directions ::
Perfect for ā¦
:: 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
:: 3D Year of the Rooster Design
Featuring the Chinese Zodiac characters for Year of the Rooster
:: 3 Year of the Rooster Worksheets
Rooster Research page
Rooster Can Have Are Chart
Chinese New Year 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.
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 inā¦
:: coloring :: painting ::
:: gluing :: cutting ::
:: following directions ::
Perfect for ā¦
:: 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 includeā¦
Happy Chinese New Year, Year of the Rooster, Gung Hey Fat Choy (Cantonese), Kung Hei Fat Choy (Cantonese), Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin)ā¦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.
Chinese New Year 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 cuties.
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 and creative details that you can add.
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 onā¦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 Chinese New Year.
Included:
⢠6 Different lantern templates
⢠8 Different Trim styles and sayings
⢠Chinese coin templates
⢠Curling Ribbons
** 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.
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Keywords:
:: Chinese New Year Lantern :: Chinese New Year 2017 :: Chinese New Year Activity :: Chinese Lunar New Year :: Chinese Zodiac Animals :: January 28th, 2017 :: Chinese paper lanterns ::
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 tailā¦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 onā¦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
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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
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 this 3D Rooster lanterns using glitter, paper layering, leaves, shredded paper, cotton pieces, tissue paper... Make sure to add the Rooster legs, arms and tailā¦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 onā¦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
3D Polar Bear Research Model
A creative, integrated research project, classroom decoration and 3D model all rolled into one Cute Polar 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 Polar Bear Craft there are several activities to extend your students learning about Polar 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 studentsā¦so many possibilities.
This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Polar Bear Craft that will take about 120 minutes to complete. Or as long, in-depth Polar 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 Polar Bears as closely to the naturally occurring colorsā¦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 Polar Bear lantern craft with so many natural extensions into Art, Science and Writing.
Included:
⢠Printed Bear lantern templates
⢠Several trims with Polar bear titles:
⢠Bear bits and pieces ā¦.check out the preview
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 studentsā¦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 ā¦.check out the preview to see everything included!
Sock Monkeysā¦just way too much fun!
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 tailā¦too cute!
Included:
⢠Printed lantern templates
⢠Blank lantern template
⢠Cut & Glue-on Monkey Face parts
⢠Monkey legs, arms and tails
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Keywords:
:: Monkey Craft :: Chinese New Year Lantern :: Year of the Monkey :: Chinese New Year Activities :: Chinese paper lantern :: Ms Lil :: fun crafts :: Monkeying around :: Monkey business :: easy crafts ::
Pirates in the Classroomā¦Oh My!
A wonderful, creative way to decorate your room for a Pirate themed unit. Pirates hanging from the ceiling or sitting on the shelf, your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches.
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 Pirate faces.
So many ways to create the Pirate hats using glitter, paper layering, leaves, shredded paper, cotton pieces, tissue paper... Make sure to add the Pirate legs and eye patchā¦too cute!
In my classroom, creating the basic lantern will take my kiddos about 90 minutes (coloring and assembly). Adding on hats, hair, arms, legs and other bits and pieces will take me an additional 45 to 60 minutes.
Included:
⢠Printed lantern templates
⢠Blank lantern template
⢠Cut & Glue-on Pirate Face parts
⢠Sailor trim shirts, peg leg, eye patches and parrots
Keywords
:: Pirate :: Pirate Craft :: Pirate Activity :: Boy Pirate :: Girl Pirate :: Pirate Captain :: Paper Lantern :: 3D craft :: Fine motor craft :: Ms Lil :: Pirate party : pirate art ::
Christmas Crafts for the Classroom
A wonderful, creative way to decorate your room for the Holidays with these Christmas Lanterns. With 7 different lantern templates, let your kids choose the one they like. There are Christmas and Non-Christmas themed lanterns to choose from.
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 Christmas greeting for the Holidays. This is a great activity to keep the kids busy while practicing fine motor skills, coloring, 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...
In my classroom, creating the basic lantern will take my kiddos about 90 minutes (coloring and assembly).
Included:
⢠7 Printed lantern templates
⢠8 Trim sets
⢠Additional embellishments
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Keywords:
:: Christmas Craft :: Christmas trees :: Snowmen :: Fine motor craft :: Fine motor activity :: 3D crafts :: paper lanterns :: Ms Lil :: 3D Art :: Gingerbread house :: Polar Bears :: Penguins :: Christmas activities ::
Celebrate the Grinchā¦
A wonderful, creative way to decorate your room for the Holidays with this Grinch Lantern Craft. Your kiddos will love creating and putting on their own personal touches on these unique Christmas Grinch.
Paper lanterns are great for developing fine motor skills such as: folding, coloring, painting, gluing, cutting, listening and following directions. Embedded within this Christmas Grinch 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 studentsā¦so many possibilities.
This unit can be approached in several ways. Either as a quick Grinch 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 hats, arms and leg cut-outs will take an additional 45 to 60 minute block of time. I normally have my Kiddos write about The Grinch character on the back of legs and arms.
Included:
⢠Printed Grinch lantern templates
⢠Numerous āclothingā trims
⢠Check out the preview to see everything included!
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Keywords:
:: Grinch Craft :: Grinch Activity :: Paper Lantern :: 3D Craft :: Grinch Theme :: Ms Lil :: Christmas Decoration :: Wind sock :: Christmas Craft :: Grinch Theme ::
Free simple black name plates.
I created these simple name plates to be used inside my kiddos pencil box lids. These are a great reference for numbers from 1 to 20 and lower case letters.
Paper Bag Valentine Post Office Craft
So many possibilities and extensions.
A Valentine craft for everyone in your classroom. 13 different roof tops and 18 front of Post Office designsā¦let your kids choose their own designs to create their own Post Office Valentine Day card holder.
I have used this simple craft in my room for years. Every year we create these Valentine Post offices. On Valentineās Day the kids come in with their Valentine cards and delight in reading the names on the cards and delivering them to their correct Postal Box. Once the chaos is completed and all the Valentine cards are hand-out all I have to do is staple up the roof together and Voila! Valentines are packed up and ready to go home.
The kids love colouring all the bits and pieces and then sticking them on to create their own unique Post Offices. I have created very easy housesā¦trim, colour and glue. For the more complicated Post Office, we start with the ābasicā officeā¦colour, cut and glue on the bits. Then, for the kids who excel in fine motor, they just love colouring, cutting and adding all the bits and pieces to their projects, including the sides and the back of the Post Office. Make this project as simple or complex as needed.
I love adding the pieces to cutting trays in my Montessori classroom for cutting exercises.
Included:
⢠Printed craft templates
⢠Picture how to page
⢠Mix & Match Post Office parts
⢠Step by step instructions
More creative teaching ideas:
⢠Check out my Pinterest Board at Ms Lil. I have lots of great Valentine activities on my Valentine, Valentine board.āŗ
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Keywords:
:: Paper Bag Crafts :: Valentines Ideas :: Valentines Day :: Valentine card holders :: Valentines printables :: Valentines paper crafts :: Paper Bag Houses :: Valentine Gingerbread House :: Ms Lil ::