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Fashioning fairy tales

Have your child illustrate fairy tales with pictures, puppets and more.
Reading & Writing Go to Fashioning fairy tales Page
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How do you teach painting?

 For young children, it's not necessary to teach technique. Painting at this stage is about unleashing your child's imagination.
Creativity & Life Skills Go to How do you teach painting? Page
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How many scoops does it take?

 Teach volume and capacity by encouraging your child to guess how many scoops of rice will fill different size containers.
Mathematics Go to How many scoops does it take? Page
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Block power

Block out time for playing with blocks! Blocks are great math tools.
Mathematics Go to Block power Page
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Measure up!

 Arm your child with a ruler or tape measure, and set her loose to take stock of the world.
Mathematics Go to Measure up! Page
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African safari

 Play traditional games and hear stories from Africa to increase geographic literacy.
Social Studies Go to African safari Page
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Self portrait

 Through this directed lesson, kids will learn how to create a colorful, stylized version of themselves.
Creativity & Life Skills Go to Self portrait Page
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Swimming fish tessellation

 Tessellation art is a repeated shape that fits together like a puzzle, made popular by the artist M.C. Escher.
Creativity & Life Skills Go to Swimming fish tessellation Page
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Pattern necklace

 Make a necklace with a repeating pattern to practice pattern recognition.
Creativity & Life Skills Go to Pattern necklace Page
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Which cup?

 Help your child develop inference skills with these activities.
Mathematics Go to Which cup? Page
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Cubism in the kitchen

 Bring out the little Picasso in your child with this art activity.
Creativity & Life Skills Go to Cubism in the kitchen Page
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Paper maché bowls

 Let your child create small paper maché bowls for serving snacks or holding tiny treasures.
Creativity & Life Skills Go to Paper maché bowls Page