Free Printable Very Hungry Caterpillar Games

Free Printable Eric Carle Activities from The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle is a beloved childrens' illustrator and author of dozens of books about insects and animals. Here are free printable cut and paste crafts, games, activities, lessons, puzzles and coloring pages from Eric Carle's best known book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. In the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a little caterpillar eats his way through different foods each day of the week. The Very Hungry Caterpillar is used in preschool and kindergarten classrooms teach and explore caterpillars and butterflies, sequencing and days of the week. Read more...

Free Printable Kung Fu Panda, Asia Crafts for Chinese New Year

Free Printable Kung Fu Panda, Asian Crafts for Chinese New Year Teaching a unit on Asia, African-American, North American, Latino or Celtic culture? Need some great free printable craft projects from these ethnic groups? Hewlett-Packard has many free crafts projects. These free printable craft activities make great projects for homeschoolers and teachers. Use these free printables for your next social studies, world history, literature or geography unit. Parents and families: need a project for your child to complete for a school project? Check these out. Free printable projects like these make excellent activities for special needs students also. Read on

Free Printable Snowflake Patterns and Winter Craft Activities

Free Printable Snowflake Patterns and Winter Craft Activities As the winter holidays wind to a close and the New Year approaches, kids will be going back to school. Now is the time that winter can get long. Why not celebrate the season with free printable winter crafts? Here are free printable templates and patterns for snowflakes, snowmen crafts and winter-themed activities. Perfect for preschool, kindergarten and lower elementary age children. I've included tips to make recycled crafts, in keeping with the "green" concept of this blog. Click here for winter fun!

Free Printable Paper Chain Crafts--Christmas Countdown Craft

Free Printable Paper Chain Crafts--Christmas Countdown Activities  Remember the fun of the Christmas holidays in school? I hope you have as many fond memories as I have. One of my favorite things to do was to make paper chains (okay, so I was born before cable TV and video games). Here is a Christmas craft that keeps kids busy, productive plus practices many different skills from tracing, measuring, cutting, writing, reading and inventing. This is great for a family bonding activity, winter holiday boredom-buster or preschool child occupier. Using one sheet of red and one of green colored construction paper. Measure and mark off each half inch along the length of both edges of both papers Cut strips. Read on

Free Printable Snowflake Templates to Cut

Free Printable Snowflake Patterns and Templates Paper snowflakes make a great educational tool for science. Cutting paper snowflakes is a form of kirigami. They're great fun to make! Children learn math skills by exploring the symmetry and geometric patterns in a six-sided snowflakes. Students explore art concepts by cutting snowflakes. They learn pattern, line, shape and design. Children learn about earth science by creating snowflake patterns that simulate ice crystal formations. Students improve motor skills by cutting paper snowflake patterns. They improve perceptual skills by folding the paper to create the six-sided snowflake patterns. Use these free printables for winter solstice parties on December 22, 2012. Read on

Free Printable Pilgrim Crafts for Thanksgiving

Free Printable Pilgrim Crafts for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving in the US celebrates the survival of the pilgrims who came on the Mayflower. We remember the difficulties faced by the pilgrims, or more accurately, the Puritans, and the help they received from local native American Indians. Here are free printable pilgrim crafts. Read on

Free Printable Native American Indian Crafts for Thanksgiving

Recycle Bin Native American Indian Paper Bag Crafts for Thanksgiving Many schools teach Native American Indian history; around Thanksgiving in the autumn is a popular time to explore native themes. Here is a cross-curricular lesson plan and craft to make Native American costume from a paper bag. Perfect for Halloween and American History units. Students in grades preschool through second or third grade will loves these crafts: works great for social studies projects as well. Read more