For the Pattern Caterpillar I begin by talking about the artist Eric Carle and his book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". We listen to a read aloud of the book which I have linked below. Then we talk about patterns, specifically AB patterns. Usually I do this project right when we get back from Winter Break, and by then PreK have covered patterns a bit in their classes. We start by following the demo video I made (linked below) to draw the outlines of the caterpillar, first wit

For our 2nd project of the year I really focus on cut/tear, glue, and manipulation fine motor skills. I begin by showing a short...

This project is the first thing we start with at the beginning of the year. We learn what a color wheel is and how you can use it to see which primary colors mix to create the secondary colors. We start by using a plate tracer, ruler and sharpie to create the 'Turtle Shell'. Then we use paint (markers if we need to finish fast) to color the shell. I try to make sure we color in the correct order, but with PreK and Kinder sometimes that just does not happen. The next art cla