Keep Calm and Get Your Craft On...in the Classroom!
Howdy Everyone! March is National Craft Month so I thought I would share some of my favorites sites for kid's crafts. Incorporating crafts into lessons is a fun way to learn and many times can give additional meaning and understanding to a concept/subject. I've taught a combination of art and crafts (reading and writing too) for 20+ years and the Internet has been my main source of project inspiration for many moons now.
So whether you're looking for a craft project for a holiday, or to incorporate into a lesson, I recommend checking out a few of my favorites.
Activity TV - Love using this one with the projector. Kids enjoy following along with the tutorials. Fantastic for following directions!
Toys from Trash - 400 Math and Science Toys
Crayola - Great for Holidays
Artists Helping Children - Arts and Crafts (work well with lessons)
Hands on Crafts for Kids - Variety of Subjects
Family Fun Go - From Toddlers to Tweens!
First Palette - All Types of Crafts
Pitara Great for Multi-Cultural Projects
Kids Activities Tons of great projects (look for "crafts for kids" on the side bar)
DLTK - Mostly for younger students (many with printables)
Students Crafts for Bulletin Boards - (great for BB ideas)
Pinterest - Arts and Crafts for Kids (KB...Konnected) Mostly from awesome blogs! Loaded!!!
