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Tuesday Craft (Recycling #1)
For today’s craft with the second graders we are re-using last year’s calendars to make little paper bags. I asked for donations and got a whole lot of beautiful magazine covers and calendars to last...
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Tuesday Craft (Recycling #2)
We still have plenty of old calendars left in the classroom. The paper bag project proved to be quite difficult for 7 and 8-year-olds (we practiced and made more a second time last Tuesday). But, of...
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2/14 coming up…
Getting ready for Valentine’s Day. In my youngest son’s second grade it is still custom to bring a Valentine’s greeting for everybody in the class, no candy, nothing store-bought, just something that...
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Tuesday Craft (recycling #3)
Since we still have a lot of calendars left in the classroom we are going to turn a pretty picture into a jigsaw puzzle today. I used to love making these puzzles, when I was a kid and I hope the...
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Tuesday Craft (recycling #4)
On my walk with the dog yesterday morning, while wondering what I wanted to make in class the next day, I saw a lot of daffodils in people’s front yards. I remembered that I had wanted to incorporate...
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Tuesday Craft – Message in a Matchbox
For making a cute matchbox message box, magic trick included, you need the following materials: empty matchbox, glue stick, white (or other colored) paper to cover matchbox and write note for inside,...
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Tuesday Craft (recycling #5)
We are going to start working on paper beads today to make a necklace as a Mother’s Day gift (Marijke, please be surprised all the same!). It takes a little concentration, patience and fine motor...
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(last week’s) Tuesday Craft
Last week in second grade we made thaumatropes. You might also know them with an elastic or string attached to either side that you twist and release, so the two pictures on either side merge into one...
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Tuesday Craft
Kendamas have been a great hit in our school for the last months! A simple wooden toy with lots of possibilities – a bit like a yo-yo, the more you practice the more amazing your tricks are going to...
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Tuesday Craft
I was pointed towards a lovely British blog called MiniEco where you find great DIY tutorials and crafts for and with children. Inspired by this we are going to make string-tie envelopes today – a...
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