Category Archives: Tie Art into Literacy

May Day Basket Fun

From our Teaching Tips, enjoy an engaging hands-on May Day activity with 2D and 3D shapes. As May Day is quickly approaching, learn more about the holiday by reading Holidays Around the World K-O (Level 2, Holidays Around the World eBook series, Footsteps2Brilliance School App).

Extend your fun by creating May Day baskets filled with spheres, cones, cylinders, circles, triangles, and more... And best of all, after completing your May Day basket you can deliver it to a friend in the traditional May Day fashion.

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Inkblot Art as an Early Literacy Extension

From our Teaching Tips, here's a brilliant hands-on exploration of symmetry, shapes and design to extend learning after you read Penny the Penguin or Penny la pingüino (Level 2, Alphabet Animals eBook series, Footsteps2Brilliance School app). We think you'll love how this activity gives hands-on experience creating symmetry and shapes. And best of all, it's easy to prepare, and you will have all of the materials right on hand!

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