From the Pond

A snowman directed drawing and art project for kindergarten and first grade children in winter.

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Today I wanted to show you some art projects that were developed from the steps outlined in our printable packet over at TpT. Ice Cream Art Project for Kids - 1 For this little guy, I: drew the steps exactly painted with watercolor outlined with black marker added soft cotton wool ball clouds added green grass detail - crayon and a downward line stroke Ice Cream Art Project for Kids - 2 For this cutie, I: drew the steps but changed the face painted with watercolor outlined with black marker…

Have fun learning to subitize dot patterns to ten with our fast-to-prep, engaging math game. This printable card game is ideal for small group math rotations or center work. Students will play with a partner or small group to match numerals to the dots of their board, aiming for 5 in a row. What is subitizing When students can subitize, they are able to tell the number of objects in a set, instantly - they don't need to count each item. Most commonly, you can teach students to subitize with…

Find some back to school creative activities over on the blog to help build classroom community and begin fine motor activities for writing!

A blog by Melanie Lloyd (From the Pond) about classroom activities and printables for K-3 learners.

From the Pond Classroom decor and set up

I love teaching and being a teacher. There are a few tiny things that do annoy me in the classroom, however. Perhaps the most, is that little consistently-occurring question of "what do I do now?". For as long as I have been a teacher, and a little time before that, I have told my students "Be Busy". In just 2 words words, I am telling them both WHAT to do and HOW to behave. When I first introduce them to this idea, we explore what being 'busy' looks like. I have had "Bee Busy" stations set…