Powerpoint with step by step instructions on how to make a balloon pinata. I have done pinatas with my students for Valentine's day, Halloween, Easter, and Christmas. You can decorate them any way you would like and the students come up with many creative ideas! We fill them up with candy and then go outside to pop the pinatas during our class party. It is a very low-cost and fun activity. Includes a letter to send home to parents in English and Spanish to remind students to bring candy to fill
Very fun Halloween craft. Students will cut out the pumpkin and color it, then they will color and cut out any of the small Halloween images that they want and they will decorate their pumpkin. In my class we have a pumpkin decorating contest and we vote on the one we like the most. The students have a blast!
5 worksheet with a "mystery winter object". Students have to connect the dots by counting by 1's, 2's, 3's, 5's, and 10's. Mystery objects include: snowflake, mitten, earmuffs, hot chocolate mug, and beanie. once they have discovered what their mystery object is they can color the object. Great resource to use for different levels of math- for math centers, fast finishers, homework, additional practice, etc.
Powerpoint with pictures and explanations on Venezuelan geography, population, language, ethnicity groups, government, independence, food, animals, land, climate, language, dance, currency, flag, etc. Also includes a video, and an activity. Great activity for culture week or any cultural activity. Also discusses climate in relation to the Equator.
PreK - 6th
For All Subjects, Geography, Other (Social Studies)
This is an easy spring/summer craft for students to do. They will write their favorite things about their school/class in each stem. Then, they will color the flower pot, flowers, and stems, and then cut and paste them together. It is a fun activity to do at the end of the school year. Then, students can go around the classroom, sharing what their favorite things about the school/class are.
Students will cut and paste different school items, students, teachers, and bus drivers to the bus. Then, they can color the bus. Good activity to be used as a fast finisher, in centers, to discuss bus safety before a field trip, etc.
Ideas for centers for spanish spelling word. Every day during Spanish spelling time students pick 1 or 2 cards from a box, they aren't allowed to see the card(s) they pick. Cards include: writing the words on a whiteboard, make a drawing of the words, use magnet letters to spell the words, use magazine letters to spell the words, use play-doh to spell the words, etc. My students LOVE these center tasks, and they are able to concentrate and the room is quiet since each student is working independ
26 worksheets. Each worksheet has a letter, tracing exercises, and pictures to color in. Very fun and easy to use for whole group instruction, centers, review, homework, or fast finishers.
Powerpoint with pictures and explanations, showing how to make Chinese lanterns. It is such a quick and fun activity. You can use any color of paper and any size as well. I have students who decorated their entire room with chinese lanterns because it was so fun and easy. We have some up in our classroom as well.
First day of school signs for boy and girls Preschool- 6th grade. You can take pictures of the students holding the signs, you can have students write a letter to themselves on the other side of the page and then have them read it again during the last day of school, you can send a picture of them home holding the sign, etc.