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Paddle To The Sea Makes Geography and Art Lessons Fun!

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Paddle To The Sea is such a fun way to learn North American geography and so much more. If this is the first you have heard of the classic story, let me tell you just a bit more…

The story, written from the viewpoint of a canoe that was made by a Native American boy, starts up north in Canada. His journey takes Paddle, the little canoe, through wilderness adventures as he travels to the Great Lakes.

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What a great way to teach geography --- a book and some soft air dry clay! #school #art #geography Share on X

Students learn about wildlife native to forests, streams, marshes and ponds. There is much opportunity to expand learning by researching topics described in the tale. Readers can learn about saw mills and the iron milling businesses, to name just two. We found videos about the logging business and iron ore mining that further enrich the learning experience.

Clay canoe made from soft airdry clay #ad

The children in our home-school group made their own soft air-dry clay canoe sculptures while hearing the Paddle to the Sea book read to them. At the end of each session, we broke into small teams using a big map of Canada and the northern part of the USA.

The children located and labeled the various landmarks named in the story (Lake Nipogan and the Apostle Islands, for example.) Then they opened their laptops and found videos about sawmills, iron mining and the fishing industry on the Great Lakes. A multimedia approach to learning makes it so effective and FUN.


Enjoy!

 

 

 

Attain A Stunning New Look With Unique Art & Wall Decor

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Four unique works of art available at Minted dot com #ad

Have you ever shopped at Minted? Minted is known for its unique selection of stationery [wedding invitations, graduation announcements, baby shower invites] and trendy home decor. But did you know that they also sell fresh, unique artwork from artists all over the world? Give your home a new look with fine art that expresses your personal tastes. Create a gallery wall art collection or perhaps choose a piece to give to someone special. Take a look around!

Cute bear looking longingly at a fish and vice versa in this piece entitled Blue Fish Wish from Minted #ad

This piece is entitled “Blue Fish Wish.” This picture says so much. Someone should really write a children’s story about that bear and that fish, don’t you think?

See your piece of art in a room on the Minted website to get a feel for what it will look like in your home. #ad

Artwork above is entitled “Slopes“

Minted’s canvasses and prints are available in a variety of sizes. You can buy them with a frame of your choice or without a frame. To help you pick out the size you will like the best, they show you the size in perspective. On the Minted website you can see your piece of art in a room or held up by a person for you to get a real idea of how big it will be.

Canvas art from Minted #adThis canvas is entitled “Under Tow” It is available in 8 different sizes.

 

Check out some of the art categories you can choose from:

Map art from Minted #ad

This one is called “Beautiful World Map” – they have quite a selection of maps and destination art!

Find a new look for your home, office or childrens' bedrooms with unique artwork from Minted! #ad #homedecor #artwork Share on X

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Letter Y is for Yellow Preschool Lesson

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Y is for Yellow Preschool Lesson

 

This year our Letter Y lesson in preschool featured YELLOW. It was our first time focusing on a color and, since the year was coming to a close, I ventured into talking about primary colors,  as well. First, we had to discuss yellow!

How many things can you think of that are yellow? I had pretty hefty list but my preschoolers surprised me by adding “pencil” and “yellow caution sign” to it. They are always thinking!

Y is for Yellow Preschool Lesson

Here are the items that are YELLOW that we came up with:

 

Banana
Butter
Yellow Caution Sign
Cheese
Chick
Corn
Daffodil
Dandelion
Egg Yolk
Grapefruit
Caution Light on a stoplight
Lemon
Pencil
Sun
School Bus
You can teach these “yellow” things as a group discussion or even do it as a game.

Learning Primary and Secondary Colors

Our activity was a lesson in COLOR BLENDING. First, I taught my students what the primary colors are: yellow, red and blue.

Then we discussed that secondary colors (green, orange and purple) are two primaries blended together:

Yellow + Blue = Green
  Yellow + Red  = Orange
 Red     + Blue = Purple

This color wheel by Mama Jenn is excellent for teaching colors. Print it out on white cardstock and laminate it to be used again and again.

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Y is for Yellow preschool lesson - children blending primary colors to make new colors.

 

What you will need:

Color wheel printed on cardstock and laminated*
Tempera paints – red, yellow, blue
Q-tips

*Laminator

Clean up:

Smocks
Bowl of water (to wash little, messy hands)
Towels
Sponge

How to:

Give your students a brief “color lesson” first, then…
Put small dots of paint on the dots of the color wheel.
Instruct your students to use a new q-tip for each circle and blend.
Ask them, “What color do you see?”
This can be a messy activity for 3 and 4 year olds.
Cover the child with a smock or old t-shirt.
Have sponge, towel and bowl of water nearby for cleanup.

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Mixing Colors Video

Here is a really fun video that will teach your little ones how to mix colors using an ice cube tray, food coloring, a little water and some clean paint brushes!

 

Letter Y is for Yellow preschool lesson color wheel for blending paints.
Have some ideas on how we can teach colors to preschoolers?

Other Fun Preschool Painting Activities:

 

Enjoy!

Crayola washable paint set for kids