One of the things I enjoy most about teaching and classroom set up is making my own games and other materials for use in the classroom. Sometimes the things I make are simple and work out great in the classroom and other times the things that I make need a little tweaking along the way. In either case, I love the challenge of creating new teaching tools that I can use in my classroom or new games and tools that my students can explore in their own unique ways.
Here are some of the games my teachers and I have made for our classroom...
DIY Junk bingo game for preschool
Today we put our math tokens to good work by making a DIY junk bingo game in preschool!
Holiday gift tag patterns
I collected a few different sets of bright and colorful gift tags as an invitation to make simple patterns on our home made pattern board.
Simple sewing jars
We have been introducing several types of sewing processes into the mix of things we do in our classroom and these simple sewing jars have
DIY Friendship Blocks
Our preschool class is loving our DIY friendship blocks. A great tool for helping the children make new friends and feeling welcomed into the community.
DIY chalk box
I happened to pick up some a short while ago and I must tell you that it is hard not to get carried away with DIY chalkboard paint projects like our DIY Chalkboard Boxes!
ABC discover and explore in preschool
Today, I thought I would share with you our Alphabet box we will use as part of our circletime introduction to each letter this year! Come and join our ABC & 123 linky too!
Exploring our world with DIY color scopes
Exploring color with our DIY Color Scopes in Preschool!
Under construction with our DIY fix-it box
To give us a place to store all the tools and to give my grandson a different way of playing with them while indoors, I was inspired to create a DIY fix-it box!
Time to Create: edible fingerpaint recipe
I was excited to discover that the recipe for edible fingerpaint was included in the brand new book Time to Create: Hands-On Explorations in Process Art for Young Children by Christie Burnett.
DIY chalk paint
Chalk paint is so simple to make and because it includes a little bit of chalk pounding, the process of making chalk paint is quite fun too.
DIY Kleenex box (math) games
Exploring math with these fun do-it-yourself fun math boxes and lots of stuff saved from around the school or house!
DIY fingerprint paint pads and bugs
We love making fingerprint bugs and flowers and now we have a new fingerprint pad to help the process run more smoothly!
A pinteresting Earth day globe for preschoolers
In our continued celebration of Earth day, the children explored the process of pinning the things we care for to a rather unique DIY globe!
At play with the sticky board playhouse
Stop by and check out the super fun sticky board play house we made and enjoyed in our preschool classroom!
DIY ramps and cars for toddlers
My grandson loves his cars and trucks so I thought I would introduce him to a simple version of ramps and cars this week. I started by making a simple toddler-sized ramp that he could easily explore.
DIY musical strummies
Reading the wonderful children’s book, “Red and Yellow’s Noisy Night” and making our very own DIY Strummies!