Arts and Crafts

Parent Gifts

Parent Gifts

Parent gifts are done!! We created ornaments with student pictures and snow. Afterwards, we wrapped them up to look like reindeers. The 4×4 picture was taken against a white wall. I used two photo apps to create the background. The first app added a Santa […]

Mother’s Day 2017

Mother’s Day 2017

I’m glad Mother’s Day crafts  are done!        Every Mother’s Day I take these heart shaped photos and get them printed either as 4×4 or 5×5 glossy or matte. This year, I realized that I could just print them on 4×6 and cut them out. […]

Volunteer Appreciation Cards and Flowers

Volunteer Appreciation Cards and Flowers

      Two years ago, my 5th grade colleague and I were heading the Volunteer Tea committee so we taught the students how to make beaded flowers. The flower is my own design, and looks best with 5 or 6 petals. I also have […]

Valentine’s Day Craft/Math

Valentine’s Day Craft/Math

One year I taught a combo 4th and 5th grade class. For their Valentine’s Day craft, i decided to teach the students how to make a beaded heart and tie it into fractions, decimals, and percentages. Unfortunately, I can’t locate all the photos but here […]

Christmas Crafts

Christmas Crafts

It’s Christmas time!! My students created beaded snowflake ornaments and origami cards. They had the option of making the trees (super easy) or the bow (much more complicated). I used this Origami Bow Picture as a reference. For the bows, I used decorated cardstock paper from Michael’s. […]