Monday, November 28, 2011

My 2011 Edublog Award Nominations

 

There are so many amazing and inspiring blogs in education. It’s was not easy to narrow it down to nominate just one for each category. Here are my nominees!

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Best ed tech / resource sharing blog:Juliet@ I’m a teacher get me outside here

Most influential blog post: TeacherTom @ http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/spoiled-brats.html

Best individual blog:Jennifer @ http://progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.com/

Best group blog: Donna & Sherry @http://www.playbasedlearning.com.au/

Best teacher blog: Teacher Tom@ http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/

Best new blog:Karen@flightsofwhimsy-ece.com

Best educational use of a social network: Deborah @ http://www.teachpreschool.org/

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

What’s not to LOVE about these delicious cupcakes?

 

Cupcakes are delightful, and just every person loves them. They come in a variety of colors and designs.

 

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They make great paper weights, centerpieces and ornaments. The best part of making fake cupcakes is that they will never go bad.

Fake cupcakes can be made out of just anything; we made ours with Plaster of Paris.

 

 

With a little bit of imagination the possibilities are endless.

 

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Corrugated Paperboard Collage

Did you know that corrugated paperboard is half of all paper recycled in the United States?

 

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Corrugated boxes are made of corrugated paperboard. It is different from hard paper known as cardboard. If you take a closer look at the edge of a corrugated paperboard, you will see a row of air columns. This air acts like a cushion, while the columns make the paper tough. Some corrugated boards can have up to one, two, or even three layers of flutes and liners, depending on how sturdy the boxes need to be The wavy paper inside the corrugated board is called corrugating medium. The flat sheets on the outside are called liners.

The children created these color collages using recycled corrugated paperboard.

 

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Monday, October 31, 2011

Bring on the Magic of Fall with Whimsical Pumpkins

 
October and pumpkins go hand and hand. They are often used to add color and charm to front porches, fireplaces and home decorations.
Yet, not everyone loves to carve pumpkins, so why not break out some art supplies and create your own whimsical fall decorations.
   
How we transformed plastic milk bottles into pumpkins.

This project started by collecting recycled milk bottles, and these were used as the base of our pumpkins.
To make the pumpkins taller, attach paper towel rolls and cut them to the specific height desired by each child.

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To perk up the shape of each individual pumpkin, tape some crinkled newspaper around the bottle.
Use masking tape to hold it down.

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Wrapped the entire bottle with newspaper to create a smooth surface for painting. 
To secure the newspaper, tape around the rim of the bottle.
 
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Allow the children to decorate their pumpkins by using a variety of art materials.

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2011 Fall Whimsical Pumpkins


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