Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning about Community Workers


Book Description

A community is a lot of people working together to help each other. In school you are learning about all of the things that community workers do to help you. The projects in this book are all about these workers. They include an Apple for the Teacher Pencil Topper, a Mail Carrier Dispenser for Stamps, a Sock-It Away Bank, a Jackhammer Puppet, a Squirting Hose Puppet, and even a pair of play Handcuffs! So get out your scissors and paste and a few household recyclables, and celebrate your community!




Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning about Weather


Book Description

Following the format of the successful Learning is Fun series, the Learning About series moves slightly upward in age range, from preschool and kindergarten concepts to curriculum topics covered in kindergarten through grade 1. There are easy-to-make crafts for every kind of weather. Among the projects are “What kind of weather? Wheel”, “Mr. Thermometer”, “Flash of Lightning Puppet”, “Icy Snowman Mobile”, and a “Dress for the Weather doll”. Each craft includes a list of simple materials and step-by-step illustrated instructions. They are perfect for group classroom projects, or for just having fun at home...perhaps on a rainy day?




Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning about Transportation


Book Description

Hands-on learning fun aimed straight at the first-grade curriculum. Twenty-two crafts introduce transportation modes ranging from a baby carriage to a rocket ship. Among the projects are a Race Car Photo Holder, a Human Bulldozer, a Tissue Box Bus, and a Bead Train Necklace. They are perfect for group classroom projects or just having fun at home.




Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning about Dinosaurs


Book Description

The prehistoric age of dinosaurs was a mysterious land of flying, swimming, and running giants. Yet there were also dinosaurs the size of chickens. With this book, the dinosaur kingdom comes to life through creative, low-cost crafts.




Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning about Insects


Book Description

Insects are everywhere - crawling in the grass, hiding under rocks, or flying through the air at 35 miles per hour. But even if insects make you squirm, they are a valuable part of our Earth. Some insects eat other insects that damage plants. Others light up summer nights. With this latest book in Kathy Ross's Crafts for Kids Who are Learning About series, you'll find out more about insects while making 22 low-cost or no-cost projects. So come discover a world filled with creeping cockroaches, buzzing bees, and fluttering butterflies!




Crafts for Kids Who Are Learning about Farm Animals


Book Description

Presents step-by-step instructions for creating farm-related items, including a popsicle-stick farmer, a crow finger puppet, and a marionette duck.







People in Our Community


Book Description

This 30 page unit study engages students with several fun games and activities that celebrate people that help us everyday! We have geared the Community Helpers unit for children ages 3-10, with modifications for all the activities so multiple age groups and abilities can use it simultaneously. This allows parents and teachers to use this unit with multiple children at the same time. In addition, it can be reused over the years as children grow.Community Helpers unit contains:Video and print instructionsmaster supply listrecommended book list5 focus words3 active reading games including bingo sheets to print2 creative writing activityseveral levels of writing practiceactivities to learn about police uniforms around the wordreadings on the history of nursing3 crafty art projects




Community Helpers


Book Description

This unit is all about community helpers, intended for November but suitable for all months of the year. The unit is divided into four segments and it features a variety of activities, including easy-to-do art projects, science activities, rhymes and movements, cooking recipes, and suggested reading and activities for Circle Time - all built around the theme of Community Helpers. These activities will help children better understand and appreciate the daily contributions of our community helpers, such as firefighters, doctors and nurses, mailmen, hairdressers, and more. Each segment includes a complete planning web and classroom goals. All activities are described in great detail and have been tested in various preschool classrooms.




Community Helpers


Book Description

From meeting an artist to making an airplane, this book is full of fun learning activities. Your child will discover 15 community helpers including the police officer, doctor, fire fighter, and sanitation worker. 66 COLORFUL PAGES make this resource engaging for students and a delight for both parents and teachers. This is a more complete curriculum then any other community helpers activity book on the market. It includes both white and blue-collared workers from a variety of ethnicities. Meets standards for K-1st Social Studies. Ideal for children ages 4-8.