It's that time of the year where classrooms are filling up with items found in little pockets from the playground (acorns and bugs) and left over pieces of scrap from fall art projects. Instead of throwing them away, let's put all of them to good use.
Below you will find a number of websites that share ways of extending a child's learning with material they may have already used or brought into the classroom! It's a fun way to help children understand the value of recycling and appreciate their little sneaky pant pocket guest!
Paper Weaving Craft
http://almostunschoolers.blogspot.com/2010/11/indian-or-harvest-corn-paper-weaving.html
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Scrubbing and Tweezing Indian Corn- you can get corn at your local market or grocery store for almost nothing!!
http://livingmontessorinow.com/2010/11/01/activity-of-the-week-scrubbing-and-tweezing-indian-corn/
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Preserving Fall Leaves
http://littlewondersdays.blogspot.com/2010/10/preserving-fall-leaves.html
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Sensory Tub Ideas. A great way to use left over materials in the classroom. Remember sensory activities should not be limited to the science and discovery areas. Bring it into housekeeping, art or even block areas! Think outside your box!
http://ourworldwideclassroom.blogspot.com/2010/07/more-sensory-tub-ideas.html
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Finally......although your classrooms have been up and running for right at 3 months now, it may be time to refresh some of your classroom guidelines for children to follow. Sometimes our rules need a "brushing up" to help extend children's thinking and set new reminders. Always let the children be a part of the classroom rule process. A sense of ownership in their classroom is created when letting children help establish rules and guidelines.
A few classroom management tips are noted on this website to help through one of our busiest times of the year!
http://tips4childcare.blogspot.com/2010/11/classroom-management-tips.html
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