Aquarium

Spiky Sea Urchin Craft for Kids

These spiky Sea Urchin creatures are lots of fun, and take minimal supplies to create. Just be careful because they really are spiky! They look wonderful in Ocean dioramas.

Materials:

Self Hardening Clay
Toothpicks

Suggest Resources for a Unit Study:

Art Project Tutorial:

Step 1

Roll up your modeling clay into a ball. Tap the bottom gently so that is fits flat against the table.

Step 2

Begin to stick your toothpicks into the clay. Not too far because you want them to stick out a bit.

Step 3

Go around the circle, putting in toothpicks every couple of spaces or so. You want it to be very full so try an fill it up as best as you can.

Step 4

Make yourself a variety of different sea urchins and put them on display in an Coral Reef Diorama.

Stained Glass Coloring Pages

March 25, 2013 By Valerie Mcclintick Leave a Comment

This week I picked up a set of Stained Glass Coloring Pages from the bookstore.

Everyday last week, after the children finished their schoolwork I let them choose a few stained glass coloring pages.

They were a HUGE hit.

Addictive even.

They have since filled up the classroom window with their creations.

This was such a great project for them,
(and me)

They stayed busy for HOURS.
All of them….even the baby and the tot loved coloring them.
Grandma even got in on the action.

It was perfect for the rainy days we’ve had this week.

Gotta love it!

There are so many different sets of Stained Glass Coloring Pages,
you can bet that we’ll be picking them up for birthdays and Christmas presents!

Aquarium Notebooking Pages

February 13, 2013 By Valerie Mcclintick 12 Comments

Today I wanted to THANK all of our Crafty Classroom subscribers by offering a special freebie!

This is a HUGE set of Aquatic Animal notebooking pages.
Over 30 different creatures, each with their own facts sheet and coloring page.

About this set:
This set includes printable notebooking pages and coloring pages for different animals children might learn about at the aquarium. These pages are a great way for children to research and copy basic facts about each creature. The coloring sheets provide children an opportunity to learn about the animals colors and unique markings. If you have younger children, the coloring pages are also a wonderful way to help them learn about aquatic animals.

Originally, I drafted a few pages to go alongside our local aquarium inhabitants, The Oregon Coast Aquarium. However, I decided to add in a few extra animals interesting creatures that are featured at many aquatic centers over the U.S. Additionally, if you find that your child is interested in an animal that isn’t listed, there are blank notebooking pages they can customize themselves.

Children’s Ocean Animal Encyclopedia

Suggested use:
These pages are wonderful for before or after your aquarium trip. Even if you canâ€™t squeeze in a field trip, there are many wonderful books and online resources for children to learn about the animals at their local aquarium. Most aquatic centers have a website with photos and facts about the animals they care for. As with most of our notebooking pages, I would recommend storing them in a three ring binder, or investing in a binding machine if you use notebooking methods across multiple subjects.

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PLEASE NOTE: This is a very large file, and I would expect some heavy traffic this week.
The link you receive to download won’t expire, so if you’re having trouble downloading you might try again later when things settle down.

Additionally, if you’d rather not subscribe, or you just want one or two pages, I also offer this set available in single page format. (Only Subscribers are offered a simple one click download)

Stay tuned for more homeschool freebies!