Texas week preschool

Howdy, y’all! A few weeks ago (I know, I’m just catching up), our toddlers enjoyed a 2-week wild west theme. We enjoyed creating several process art projects together, and I wanted to share them here! Sandpaper Cactus Cactuses (cacti?) are rough and prickly, and I wanted our students to be able to feel that sort of texture without actually getting stuck by the prickles. Enter sandpaper! I got a pack of 10 sheets from the Dollar Store and cut them into cactus shapes. After the toddlers rubbed…

Make this easy paper mosaic cactus craft for kids using our free cactus template. Perfect for practicing easy scissor skills too!

Texas Coloring Page - State Flower: The Bluebonnet {Free Printable} - The Art Kit

Here is a Texas style rhyme for your kiddos to have fun with. For more cute Texas style rhymes go to the Virtual Vine , here . I always have...

Texas flag handprint

Fun Cowboy Gross Motor Activity For Preschool and Kindergarten with Free Printable Game- Pre-K Pages

Texas Social Studies Lessons Howdy there! For a few weeks we talked about various Texas facts such as the symbolism behind the Texas flag, Texas symbols, customs, and etc. Our class discussed the symbolism behind the Texas flag first. We created a KWL chart and asked the students what they already know about the flag and what they want to know. A lot of the Know's consisted of the features of the flag. We gave them some time to ask some questions about the Texas flag, we prompted them by…

This is one of my favorite books about Texas traditions! It is a play off of Little Red Riding Hood. Little Red and her grandma are tough and they become the heroes in the story! We looked at these fancy boots and talked about who had some just like these! Then we decorated a pair of boots to create a picture of us. This one has a mustache! I L.O.V.E it!!! This one has cute little flowers on her boots. This is a poster I have of beautiful Texas wild flowers. Of course, West Texas does not…

Texas Public School Week hand painting

We finished up our Texas unit today. Here is what we have been working on in class. For shared writing we completed the pattern writing "The...