The month of October is sliding by quickly and it is time to post a list of Fall-Halloween Children’s Books in celebration of #Fall-Halloween Cyber Party 2016. Children love seasonal books. I realized this with my own children and also with the students I taught in elementary school. i hope to recognize authors and […]
Free Common Core Lesson Plans For Teache...
Being a retired teacher, I know the value of finding free common core lesson plans for teachers. Good lesson plans take a while to put together and their are the days when try as hard as you may life happens and you are in a panic to try and come up with […]
How To Find Free Educational Apps For K...
Last week I focused on free apps for teachers and this week I will explore how to find free educational apps for kids. Not that long ago when parents were wanting a specialized training for their child in a certain subject area, the choices were either hiring a personal tutor or buying computer […]
Kids Sculpture Art With Recyclables
Summer has arrived, but now the question is how to keep the kids busy and occupy their time. A great project to encourage kids to use their creativity is to use recyclables to make a sculpture, kids sculpture art with recyclables.. For this blog post I am going to […]
Homemade Clay For Kids
Kids are fascinated to work with clay, but if it is not available it is easy make homemade clay for kids. Although natural clay from the earth is preferred in most cases, there are many advantages to making your clay at home. The supplies are very common and usually already available in the […]
Make An Earth- Kids Earth Day Activity
I love Earth Day and one of my favorite and art students favorite projects was Make An Earth – Kids Earth Day Activity . Encouraging recognition of the this special day encourages children to respect not only our earth but also nature and to not take for granted the beauty around us in everyday life. […]
The Second Annual Multicultural Children...
Today, January 27 is the second annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day. The goal behind this annual day of celebrations and promotion is to call attention and recognize children’s multicultural books. Last year there was also a realization for the promotion of these books on social media and the hash tag, keywords were established #WeNeedDiverseBooks. This […]
Second Birthday For My Book Drabsville
This month marks the second birthday for my book, Drabsville. I came up with the idea for the book around 1980 when I was attending Georgia State University. I had always wanted to write and illustrate a picture book but had no idea how to do so. I was taking art education courses and […]
My August ABC Insects Illustrations For ...
My August ABC Insects Illustrations for Doodle Day kept me very busy last month. For those of you that might not have heard of Doodle Day, it is a group on Facebook for anyone that likes to doodle, adults and children. The prompts each month are daily and based on a them for the […]
Todo Math App Review
As a retired teacher, I can say that I never thought that learning math could be so much fun for kids as I observed for the Todo Math App Review. When I taught first grade, all the teachers knew the importance of manipulatives for early math learning. There was a supply of beans, paper clips, […]