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How to Brush Your Teeth - Two Minutes  - The Kids' Picture Show (Fun & Educational Learning Video)

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How to Wash Your Hair - The Kids' Picture Show (Fun & Educational Learning Video)

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Read by Nora Gilchrist

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An art lesson by Nora Gilchrist

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An art lesson by Nora Gilchrist

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An art lesson by Nora Gilchrist.

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A story read by Nora Gilchrist

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By Nancy Minns-Piepho

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Preschool Prep 30 minutes

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Meet the Shapes (FREE) | Preschool Prep Company

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Preschool Prep 42 minutes

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Meet the Colors (FREE) | Preschool Prep Company

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Preschool Prep 28 minutes

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Meet the Numbers (FREE) | Preschool Prep Company

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Preschool Prep 42 minutes

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Meet the Letters (FREE) | Preschool Prep Company

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1.  sweeping
2.  using a dust pan and broom
3.  sorting socks
4.  sorting silverware
5.  Taking care of a pet
6.  sorting laundry into colors or whites

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You can help with laundry by separating color clothes from white or light color clothes.

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Match and fold the socks together.
OR Match socks and adult folds socks together.

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*Adults decide if they want their student to sort KNIVES or not...
1.  Take the DRY, CLEAN silverware from the dryer rack or from the dishwasher.
2.  Put it in a pile on a CLEAN surface.
3.  Match the forks with forks, match spoons with spoons, match knives with knives.

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1.  Sweep up the dirt from inside the target into a dust pan.
2. Sometimes you have to do a little at a time.

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1.  Make a target on the floor with masking tape
2.  Use a broom to sweep dirt into the target

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From Joe Rufino

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This is currently a free app that you can download onto your phone or tablet or iPad.

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From Nora Gilchrist

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We are all about simple Valentines Craft ideas. We recycled a watercolor painting my daughter created a while ago, into a beautiful Valentines Masterpiece. Watercolors are one of her favorite mediums to explore. This particular painting, was a brightly colored watercolor abstract. The perfect backdrop for printing our Cardboard Heart Stamp.

We shaped a recycled cardboard tube into a simple Heart stamp. This can be done by simply creasing the cardboard roll in 2 places and manipulating it into the shape of a heart. It is really easy to do, but I find that kids find this step difficult so I make the heart stamps ahead of time.

Red Tempera Paint

Paper plate and felt to make our homemade stamp pad.

Previously painted heavy weight paper

I love how the crisp hearts contrast against the brightly painted watercolor paper.

Looking for ideas on how to use your beautifully stamped art work? Check out our post on 10 Heart Stamping Activities your kids will love. We've included a bunch ofour favorite ways to brighten your Valentines Day with this classic activity.
10 Heart Stamp Activities Symmetry Heart Valentines 7 simple Heart Animals 15 Origami Hearts Glitter Tissue Paper Hearts Paper Strip Valentines

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We are all about simple Valentines Craft ideas. We recycled a watercolor painting my daughter created a while ago, into a beautiful Valentines Masterpiece. Watercolors are one of her favorite mediums to explore. This particular painting, was a brightly colored watercolor abstract. The perfect backdrop for printing our Cardboard Heart Stamp.

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Use PLASTIC containers and definitely GLUE them shut!

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DIY GLITTER CALM JAR! (GREAT FOR KIDS & ADULTS)

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Mayta the Brown Bear - Toddler Learning Videos

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Teaching Kids to Care for Pets | Videos for Toddlers

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Pigeon Genius

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Kangaroo Kaos

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Valley of the Wolves

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From Nora Gilchrist

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string roller print painting recycling 3 to 5 years old arts and crafts ideas for kids

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Gifts for young scientists, artists and makers

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A fun painting project using everyday upcycled materials.

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From Nora Gilchrist

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Sometimes just painting with regular paint on regular flat paper is boring.

Sometimes you want to create something different, something cool, something EPIC!

That's what my kids told me the other day. Boring old painting on boring old paper was out, they needed something way more interesting. I looked at the pile of cardboard we were about to recycle and came up with an idea to make stacked cardboard sculptures!

My kids were not convinced of the coolness of this project at first, and I have to admit, neither was I.

Would all the cutting out be worth it?
Would I regret getting out the glue guns?
Would it work out the way I thought it would?

Thankfully this project ended up being way cooler and way more epic than any of us even imagined.

If you need an 'epicly cool', creative, activity for your kids, make some stacked cardboard sculptures!
Here's what you'll need to make your own stacked cardboard sculptures:

Lots of cardboard

Scissors

Glue - hot glue guns are good, but PVA/craft glue works as well

Paint

How to Make a Stacked Cardboard Sculpture
The first thing you need to do is cut lots of random shapes out of the cardboard. We cut circles, squares, and triangles, but you can cut any shapes you like. Random wiggly shapes would be just as interesting as more geometric shapes. It's good to have shapes in a variety of sizes, ranging from big to tiny. Depending on how thick the cardboard is, cutting the shapes may be a bit tricky and my require some adult assistance for younger kids.

You will also need to cut out some 'base plates'. Just cut squares or rectangles of cardboard that are a little bigger than your biggest shapes to become the base of your sculpture.

Onces you have a whole lot of shapes you are ready to build your cardboard sculptures.

We used low temp hot glue gun (affiliate link) to stick our sculptures together.

Low temp glue guns are great for this project as the glue dries almost instantly. They are not as hot as the old type of glue guns, but younger kids will still need adult supervision, and you'll need to set some rules for using the glue guns. We make a simple stand for the glue gun out of folded cardboard and make the rule that the glue gun must be returned to the stand after each use. We also have a damp cloth nearby so we can quickly and easy wipe off any hot glue before it burns.

If a hot glue gun isn't your thing, you can also use PVA or craft glue, but you may need to allow extra drying time between layers, especially when you start getting really tall stacks.

Building your cardboard sculptures is easy, just choose some shapes and start stacking!

We arranged our shapes in a stack first, without gluing, so we could make sure it looked the way we wanted it to look, then we started gluing.

You only need a small amount of glue to attach each level of your sculpture. Don't go crazy with the glue!

Keep adding layers and building your stack as high as you can, to make cool sculptures!

Once the glue has dried (which is pretty much instantly if you use a glue gun) you can add some colour!

We decided we'd like to try pouring and dripping paint into your sculptures. So we used regular liquitemp kid's paints, with lots of water added to make them very runny. We dribbled spoonfuls of paint over our cardboard stacks, or just poured the paint right over them.

We also used some of the cool Ikea paints to squeeze and drip onto the sculptures.

Pouring the paint over the sculptures created some very cool results, and was loads of fun!

Building these stacked cardboard sculptures was quick, fun and easy. It was well worth cutting out all those shapes, and pouring and dripping paint over them was 'epicly cool fun! Making these cool sculptures was not even a little bit boring!

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Epicly Cool Stacked Cardboard Sculptures For Kids

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Sometimes just painting with regular paint on regular flat paper is boring. Sometimes you want to create something different, something cool, something EPIC! That's what my kids told me the other day. Boring old painting on boring old paper was out, they needed something way more interesting.

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From Nora Gilchrist

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We've been learning about art lately, and have been noticing that art comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes... and this project demonstrates that idea fantastically!

1. Pinterest

2. Email

Ages:

4 - 9

Est. Time:

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Gifts for young scientists, artists and makers

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We've been learning about art lately, and have been noticing that art comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes... and this project demonstrates that idea fantastically! Pinterest Email Ages: 4 - 9 Est. Time: <1 hour

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Using dried up magic markers to make paint...

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Using dried up magic markers to make paint...

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Thanks Nora Gilchrist for these ideas!

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Let's Try Making Our Own Watercolor Paints

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Learn Spanish for Kids - Numbers, Colors & More - Rock 'N Learn

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Use what you already have at home to make cute animals, race cars, binoculars, castles... google the above title and look under Images for more ideas!

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You can look for videos, activities, and shows to watch. Also you can filter by grade level and subject.

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It's easy and safe for students to create their own accounts with our simple student registration process.

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Click on the button Find a Book and you can read a short story with your student. The site has read aloud capabilities as well, but you need to activate it for each page. Still a good resource for simple reading skills.

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Welcome

Welcome to the Tar Heel Reader, a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches. Click here to learn more about alternative access methods.

You may write your own books using pictures from the huge collection at Flickr or pictures you upload. All books should be complete, edited, and revised to the best of your ability before publishing them to the site. While you are working on them, please save them as drafts.

Note the little well icon in the upper left corner of the page; clicking it will allow you to access the main menu. You can also click the settings icon to change settings on some pages.

Your browser is unsupported. The site should work for finding and reading books but you will not have switch access or the ability to write books. We recommend that you upgrade to a modern browser or install Chrome Frame.
You are in Classic mode. You will not have access to all of the features of the site but it may work better on older computers and web browsers. Click this text to leave Classic mode.
Ready to get started?

This site is also available in other languages. To help with translation, contact us.

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Welcome to the Tar Heel Reader, a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches. Click here to learn more about alternative access methods.

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This has multiple video and learning resources at all grade levels!

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http://www.wgbh.org/authenticate/login

WGBH Distance Learning Center

As schools and students, families and educators adapt to the current health crisis, WGBH - in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, WGBY/New England Public Media, and The Basics - is supporting them by gathering some of our free, trusted digital resources from PBS LearningMedia and our award-winning educational preschool programming. PBS LearningMedia resources span disciplines for grades PreK-12, are aligned to national and state standards, and include videos, comprehensive lessons, and other activities. Family Activities support learning and development for children ages 0 to 8. Start exploring your resource options below.

Browse Resource Collections

In Partnership With:

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This website has some great learning activities... it is limited based on what is free access versus what you can access with a paid subscription.

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Starfall Education: Kids Games, Movies, Books & Music for K-5 and above

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At Starfall, children have fun while they learn - specializing in reading, phonics & math - educational games, movies, books, songs, and more for children K-5 and above.

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Use household items to create simple matching games...
1.  Uno Cards can be used for matching colors or numbers
2.  Regular cards can be used for matching numbers, shapes, or black and red colors
3.  Laundry help... match socks!
4.  Kitchen help... sort forks, knives, and spoons (wash your hands first!)
5.  Sort coins... if you have some loose change you can sort the coins into separate containers.  Start with pennies since they are the most different.

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Antzilla

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Rat Genius

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Moose Mayhem

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American Beaver

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You can use a cut up egg carton to create all sorts of cool art projects!
Pinterest has great ideas!

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You need:
2 cups cornstarch
1 cup hair conditioner
(food coloring any color - optional)

Mix together thoroughly. (Add more cornstarch if it is sticky after mixing.)

Store in a plastic container in refrigerator.  Good for a week.

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If you have sidewalk chalk you can use it to draw on paper or if it's a nice day take it outside and draw on the sidewalk, driveway, or even your fence! If you dip the chalk in water it is less dusty and the colors are brighter!

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Mesa neighborhood bringing a sense of hope amid COVID-19 with chalk drawings

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Community comes together in a new way amid this outbreak.

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You need:
1 cup of flour
1/4 cup of salt
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
food coloring (optional)

1.  Mix flour and salt
2.  Mix water and food coloring
3.  Add water a little bit at a time to flour/salt mixture
4.  Add oil last after all of water and flour/salt are mixed
(If mixture is sticky add more flour)

Store in plastic container in refrigerator. Good for a week.

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1.  Collect materials like coins, leaves, legos, flat rocks or anything with texture.
2.  Place the item, for example, a quarter underneath a sheet of paper or wax paper or tinfoil
3.  Use a crayon (long ways - so you might have to peel the paper off) to rub over the paper and the object.
You should be left with a print of the object.

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WARNING:  THIS IS MESSY!

Shaving Cream is a great sensory tool and it will help keep your student's hands clean!

Spray shaving cream on a tray, cookie sheet, or table top (cover it with plastic wrap to make clean-up easier)
Let your student just play with the foam... you can encourage writing by modeling how to draw with your finger.  You can also use a paint brush to paint with it.

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Use white crayons on white paper to scribble or draw a picture.
Take watercolor paints and paint over your picture. The paint will not stick to the wax crayon and it will reveal your creative design!

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Super Pride: Big Cats

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Dogs

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Pigs