Leap Day Crafts for Church on Wednesday Night 2012

Here's a fun craft for the kiddos on Leap Day Wednesday night church programs--a free I LEAP FOR JESUS poster. You can also create a Leap Frog and add a sign that reads I LEAP for JESUS. You can download the poster for free HERE. Tonight, the children can color the letters in the poster.

You can also read about my FREE origami leap frog HERE.

Or you find out more about my Leap Frog glyph packet too. The frog in the first picture came from this packet. It's less than you'd spend on a cup of coffee. Use L2P9Y to get an additional 10% discount HERE.

Skeleton Model Project using Recycled Items for Earth Day

We're starting our study on the human body and started with the skeletal system. We really enjoyed this project and your students may too. You can use this project on Earth Day too since it uses recycled items. Repurpose a cardboard box for the backdrop. Then go through the "junk" draws for items that you just have sitting around--you can use them again later. Check out the recycling bin too! Once you have a good supply, give your child some tape and ask him to recreate the skeleton. Here's our project so far. We'll add some labels tomorrow. Today, learning was fun!

human skeleton at www.littleblogfish.blogspot.com

Take care and please follow my blog and Pinterest page.

Robin

Classroom Management with Glyph

I like to use glyphs in the classroom. They are great tools for listening skills, literacy, and math skills. The students fill out a survey, and based on their selection, they make a certain selection. If the student likes a certain color, for example, they would add that color fish to their fish bowl. Once you're done with the process. You've got an entire classroom full of original, personal creations. But don't stop there!

my student's red fish glyph at littleblogfish.blogppot.com

If you choose, you may use these glyphs for a behavior management bulletin board. You will post each fish bowl with a name tag on a bulletin board. You will also post the behavior posters that read: I am in the Fish Bowl (green), I Hope to Get Back in the Fish Bowl (yellow), I am Out of the Fish Bowl (red).

When a student breaks one of your class rules, move this student’s nametag or fish (you will tape it to the board or clip it to the fish bowl) to the I Hope to Get Back in the Fish Bowl sign. You may choose to place a plain white (boring) copy of the fish bowl under this sign. This is a behavior warning. If the behavior is corrected by the end of the day, put the nametag back on the student’s fish bowl.

If the student breaks another classroom rule, move the name tag from the warning sign to the red I am out of the Fish Bowl sign. At the end of the school day, this student’s behavior can be dealt with in the same manner that you currently use to deal with misbehavior. Perhaps you choose to send a letter home. On a positive side, you can also add more stars to the fish bowls for positive behavior.

At the beginning of the next school day, all the fish are back in the fish bowls.

This is a plan that you can create on your own, but if you are interested, you can purchase my glyph, glyph patter, behavior posters, and all you need for your bulletin board Here for less than what some of us spend on our morning cup of coffee. Here's a picture of all that's in the package:

Take care and please follow my blog and my Pinterest page Here for more educational ideas.
Thanks, Robin

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FREE Printable Origami Frog Pattern for Leap Day

Enjoy this FREEBIE! Click the link to go to my Leap Day Craft: Free Origami Jumping Frog Instructions with  frog pattern. This is just right for children on February 29th, 2012.

Free Origami Frog Image

This link will take you to this FREE Leap Day download: Click HERE to Download your free origami frog pattern.

Happy Leap Day 2012,
Robin

Leap Day Crafts for Kids- Leap Frogs Glyphs and Leap Day Lessons

Leap Day 2012 is February 29th. Do you need a Leap Day craft and lesson for the classroom? Glyphs are great tools to use with your homeschooler and in the classroom. This Leap Day, use a leap frog glyph in your classroom as a craft.

Begin the class with a little physical exercise. Talk about animals that leap and let your students move around and imitate those animals. Think about frogs, kangaroos, squirrels, rabbits, deer, and more. Talk about the meaning of the word leap.

Then teach your students about Leap Day. Here are some ideas to get started.

Leap Day Facts

• Every four years is a Leap Year.

• The last Leap Year was in 2008.

• Some of your students may have been born during the Leap Year in 2008.

• February 29^th is Leap Day. 

• Some children are born on Leap Day.

• These children have a birthday every year, but they can only celebrate it on February 29^th every four years.

• We add a Leap Day every four years to the calendar because each year is about 365 days and 6 hours.If we miss six hours every four years, then our calendar is off by a day. 

• Leap means to spring or jump forward.

• There are some animals that leap like frogs and kangaroos. 

• Some toys like pogo sticks leap too.

Get out a calendar and look for Leap Day on February 29, 2012.

Next, you can integrate art, writing, and math in a cinch and have a great take-home project or decoration for your classroom bulletin boards. Just add a glyph.

Instead of putting together a pre-made product like those foam stickers, students make choices based on how they complete a glyph question form. For example, a question could ask students if they know of anyone who was born on Leap Day or if they are born on Leap Year? If they answer yes, then they would, for example, make their leap frog look like it is leaping. If they answer no, then they would make the frog's legs set straight. The questionnaire process continues as the child builds his unique creation!

Frog created using glyph questions

But wait! Didn't I saw something about math? Yes, now it's time for math, but shh, don't tell the students! Learning should be fun and glyphs are a way to make that happen. Student then use a glyph key to analyze their classmates creations. For example, they could look at the Leap Frog's legs and create a graph that illustrates how many of their classmates know someone born on Leap Day. How cool is that? They can even create graphs of each element on the Leap Day Frog.

You can add more math skills and give students two Leap Day Frogs and ask them to complete a Venn Diagram. Even better, ask them to write about their bug, a classmate's Leap Day Frog, or even compare or contrast two Love Bugs.

You can make your own glyph projects for any topic! It's fun. I also have a 17 page Pre-K and Kindergarten Leap Day Leap Frog Project download available for sale HERE for just $3.00. 

For first grade through fourth grade, I've also written a 28 page proejct guide with glyph patterns, glyph questions, writing prompts, math graphs, and Venn diagrams HERE for $3.50.


Robin

Valentine's Day Love Bug Glyphs

Glyphs are great tools to use with your homeschooler and in the classroom. This Valentine's Day, use a bug glyph in your classroom as a craft. You can integrate art, writing, and math in a cinch and have a great take-home project or decoration for your classroom bulletin boards.

Instead of putting together a pre-made product like those foam stickers, students make choices based on how they complete a glyph question form. For example, a question could ask students if they know of anyone who was born on Valentine's Day? If they answer yes, then they would, for example, add long straight legs to their Valentine Bug. If they answer no, then they would add short folded legs to the bug. The questionnaire process continues as the child builds his unique creation!

Students create their own Love Bugs

But wait! Didn't I saw something about math? Yes, now it's time for math, but shh, don't tell the students! Learning should be fun and glyphs are a way to make that happen. Student then use a glyph key to analyze their classmates creations. For example, they could look at the Love Bug legs and create a graph that illustrates how many of their classmates know someone born on Valentine's Day. How cool is that? They can even create graphs of each element on the Love Bug.


You can add more math skills and give students two Love Bugs and ask them to complete a Venn Diagram. Even better, ask them to write about their bug, a classmate's Love Bug, or even compare or contrast two Love Bugs.

You can make your own glyph projects for any topic! It's fun. I also have a 23 page Love Bug Valentine's Glyph Project download available for sale HERE for just $3.50.



Robin

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