arts and crafts

So this week’s idea from colleen as to what I could be doing is arts and crafts for all the classes. I still haven’t quite gotten my reading schedule down in the classes…I know that 3rd and 1st grade have set times but K and 2nd are still eluding me…but now she wants crafts for all the classes…that is reception (3 year olds) to third grade…so Monday I was in the 3rd grade room as that is when their art period is. We did fingerprint designs—trying to be creative with the creatures made and to write a story to go with the picture…I tried to do an example sheet that had a tree (fingerprint leaves), a lady bug, a man (when asked the kids said it was a groundnut—much better for my story) and elephant…so my groundnut man went walking through a forest where he met some friends (ladybug, fish and elephant) simple…the kids loved it…we had hyenas, dogs, butterflies…