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The Crafty Teacher: Blog Action Day: Going Green in the Classroom

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Crafty Ideas for Pre-K-12 Art Projects, Recycling, and Educational Demonstrations. Blog Action Day: Going Green in the Classroom. As a participant in Blog Action Day. Today I post on the important topic of the green classroom. Specifically, I want to encourage all of you crafty teachers and parents to seek art and project supplies in places other than your local Wal-Mart or Michaels. Instead of giving you a project today, I'm giving you an assignment. 1 – 200 of 210   Newer›. 160; Newest». You should als...

The Crafty Teacher: Make Your Own Worry Dolls or Toothpick People

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Crafty Ideas for Pre-K-12 Art Projects, Recycling, and Educational Demonstrations. Make Your Own Worry Dolls or Toothpick People. Are these cute or what? Toothpicks - the kind that are square in the center but round at the ends. Embroidery floss in various colors, including flesh tones. Small bead with a hole that allows it to fit snugly over a toothpick. Scissors - the smaller the better. Tacky glue - the quick-set type is best, or use super glue. Tweezers (optional but helpful). How to Do It. Dab some ...

The Crafty Teacher: Free Fonts for Teachers

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Crafty Ideas for Pre-K-12 Art Projects, Recycling, and Educational Demonstrations. Free Fonts for Teachers. 8226; Billy Bear. Has some cute ones, including a great manuscript tracing font called "Zyia Learns Letters.". 8226; Better Font. Shows you a convenient preview of each font. There are some really cool ones here! 8226; You can turn any font into a "hollow" shape for coloring. Just look in your font options menu for "shadow" or "outline.". February 15, 2010 at 3:48 PM. September 22, 2010 at 8:39 PM.

The Crafty Teacher: Sculpting With Children

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Crafty Ideas for Pre-K-12 Art Projects, Recycling, and Educational Demonstrations. Here's a quick list to help you get started with sculpture, no matter what age you're working with. Materials to Sculpt and/or Carve. Bread and glue clay. Potatoes, turnips (root vegetables). Plaster (dried, to carve). Butter knives, forks, spoons (use metal and heat in warm water for wax and soap carving). Add in: sand, glitter, buttons, small plastic toys, etc. Connect parts of sculptures with toothpicks or straws. You m...

The Crafty Teacher: 107 Things to Put in Your Sensory Table

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Crafty Ideas for Pre-K-12 Art Projects, Recycling, and Educational Demonstrations. 107 Things to Put in Your Sensory Table. Here are some ideas for your sensory or "sand and water" table, from traditional to unusual. Keep in mind that you don't need a commercial table for any of these - a large shallow plastic container works fine. 2 Water - plain or lightly colored. 3 Water with liquid soap or bars of soap. 4 Rice - which can be colored with food coloring if desired. 11 Homemade silly putty. 40 Yarn and...