See this paper-cutter-thinger...
It was the new addition to our homeschool arsenal this year. It has proven itself quite worthy and I'm sure it has delayed the onset of carpel tunnel syndrome. The cutter is useful.
So I've been working on my lesson plans for our homeschool co-op and I decided that this go round for art class, which I get to teach to Prek-2nd, should be useful. I mean, how many painted hand prints and glittered happy cards does a parent need? That terrible drama of not wanting to throw away your own kid's artwork but not being able to find an empty magnet on the fridge... pah!
So I devised this little plan to make board games with the kids in my class. Just a piece of poster board with lots of room for creativity. Of course, I always make a sample of what we'll be doing to show them so here's my game...
Can you get from the Red Barn...
to the Green Meadow...
without having to pull a Sheep Shock card?
You've been combed and carded! Move back 3 spaces!
Twin lambs! Jump ahead 2 spaces!
And they wonder why I like to teach the little kids.
Anyway... I can't wait to see what all the kids come up with. The only thing more creative than a bored 30-something mom with a stash of colored paper is a room full of preschoolers with glue sticks.
And speaking of useful... ya know what else is useful? The postal service! (Because it makes yarn come to your door!)
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