My templates for our version of Pete the Cat

Here is the link for the pattern I made for our version of "Pete the Cat". I hope they scanned in clearly enough to make sense.  I used scrapbook paper for the inside of the ears but pink would work just as well. The little card that he has glued to his arm is run off on white cardstock. The children chose what color to use for the shoes based on how they wanted to fill out the little card. Click HERE for patterns

From BeHiNd the CaMeRa

This is the display that all of our first grade classes contributed to. We have it hanging in the hall for parent conference week. We used the patterns from Deanna Jump's Zoo Unit. It turned out darling and the first graders love seeing their work going the length of the hall.

 

These are the cute LePreChaUn Glyphs that we just made using Jennifer's, (First Grade Blue Skies) St. Patrick's Day Unit. . .they are DaRLiNg!!

This is something that I made this week to tie in to St. Patrick's Day. .

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This is an art project I came up with this week because I felt like doing something different for a change . . .It has 5 layers, with the top layer painted with pattern rollers.





Valentine Project and Giveaway Reminder!

Hi everyone! First off, I want to remind you about our AWESOME giveaway which ends tomorrow afternoon. You can read about it here.

I also want to thank Jennifer from First Grade Blue Skies for coming up with this darling snowman project:

As I was sitting in my classroom this week admiring them it made me thnk of doing a 3 dimensional heart for Valentine's Day. So here is what I came up with on the spur of the moment:

1. I cut heart templates from legal sized file folders. I made a variety of heart shapes and sizes so that the children could choose.

2. The children decided on a color of paper and traced the heart 2 times. Then, they crumpled up paper towels to put between the 2 layers.

3. After I stapled their 2 layers together, the children decorated their hearts with pieces of scrapbook paper and buttons.

4. Once the decorating was finished I sprayed them with red glitter spray.

5. The final touch was adding a name tag and some raffia . . .