1st grade crafts

The August art session with my little "firsties" was a HUGE success. We created "Wild About 1st Grade" self-portraits. They turned out so dang cute! It was a lot of fun to combine some guided art along with "do your own thing" directions. The bulletin board is adorable. We'll be adding their writing prompt responses to "I'm WILD About 1st Grade Because..." as soon as we finish the edit process. I created a file with the guided art directions, supply list, and writing prompts. Feel free to…

Looking for some fun and unique summer crafts to do with the kiddos? Me too! School is almost over and I've got summer crafts on my mind! Today I'm sharing this fun twist on a God's Eye weaving craft. (Remember collecting sticks and making those in summer camp?) But, instead of making the traditional 2 stick version, we recently made a fun 3 stick version.... that also happens to look like a tiny baby turtle! (Aww, aren't they cute? My preschooler was in looove with these.) Weaving Cute Baby…

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Step by step tutorial on how to make coffee filter butterflies with cheap supplies. This coffee filter butterfly craft is an easy craft idea.

Use low-prep writing crafts to get students excited about writing and showcase everything they have learned.

Bring the spirit of spring to your math centers or activities! Keep your preschool, kindergarten, first grade students excited about learning with these fun rainbow-themed math activities that use colored cereal to help them practice counting, sorting, one-to-one correspondence, comparing numbers, addition, and more.

Hey bloggers! I found this fun Pot of Gold craft from Tutus & Tea Parties ! I modified it a little bit for my first graders. They turne...

Inspire creativity with this homemade DIY kaleidoscope craft for kids. It is a fun project to work on for a family activity.

Hello! It's Megan from Homemade Ginger and today I'm sharing a super easy craft that will work for your summer reader as well as getting ready for back to school. The library is one of

I've been busy working on setting up a project for my sons 1st grade class! It's an easy "knitting" project that is perfect for elementary age kids. With a cardboard roll, tape, and popsicle sticks, you can set up a simple loom. Then just like you would finger weave, you wrap the yarn around the tops