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Preschool-Friendly Paper Plate
 Christmas Wreath Craft

December 20, 2020 Maria Manore Gavin Leave a Comment

Creating crafts at Christmastime will always be one of my favorite ways to celebrate the holidays with children. I loved incorporating crafts and art projects into our holiday fun when I taught kindergarten, and now that my daughter Dessa is old enough for preschool, the crafts … [Read more...]

Art, Holiday, Preschool Activities art, Celebrate the Holidays, Christmas, Holiday, Preschool

Easy and Fun Thanksgiving Turkey
 Dot Marker Art

November 23, 2020 Maria Manore Gavin 2 Comments

Thanksgiving is just a few days away and I think we all can agree that this one feels different from any Thanksgiving that any of us can remember. My husband and I are planning to stay home and prepare an intimate family dinner for ourselves and the kids. The stakes feel high … [Read more...]

Art, Holiday art, crafts, fall, Holiday, Thanksgiving

Celebrate the Gospel this Advent
 with a Box from HelloBible

November 21, 2018 Maria Manore Gavin Leave a Comment

The Christmas season is upon us and I truly feel as though there is magic in the air. As excitingly wonderful as Christmas trees, Santa and the colorful lights can be, I especially love the quiet, peaceful moments of Advent. Young children are drawn to the story of Mary, Joseph, … [Read more...]

Holiday, Religion, Sponsored Christmas, gifts, Holiday, sponsored

Easy Christmas Candle Craft for Kids
 (Great for Advent Too!)

November 20, 2016 Maria Manore Gavin 7 Comments

There's no time of year quite like the holidays. Especially in a kindergarten classroom. The kids are excited, and we always have so many holiday events at school. On top of all of the special moments, I love doing holiday projects with my students. But I need them to be fast and … [Read more...]

Art, Holiday, Sponsored art, Celebrate the Holidays, Christmas, Holiday

Stained Glass Window Craft for Christmas and Advent

November 23, 2015 Maria Manore Gavin 11 Comments

The season of Advent is probably my favorite time of year in the classroom. I love slowing down with my students to talk about the birth of Jesus Christ and share the true meaning of Christmas. In my kindergarten classroom, we talk about Baby Jesus so much more than we share … [Read more...]

Art, Holiday, Religion, Tutorials Advent, Christmas, Holiday, stained glass, window decoration

Halloween Marshmallow Graphing Freebie and FUN!

October 14, 2015 Maria Manore Gavin 8 Comments

Halloween is so much fun when you are a kindergarten student. When you are a Kindergarten TEACHER, however, the holiday can easily become crazy and stressful. So much sugar, so much excitement, so many costumes. The secret to any  successful holiday celebration in the classroom … [Read more...]

Celebrations, Holiday, Math Celebrations, FREEBIE, graphing, Halloween, Holiday, math

Easy Lantern Craft for Chinese New Year

February 16, 2015 Maria Manore Gavin 2 Comments

Chinese New Year is coming and I have the perfect, simple craft for your students to make in the classroom in celebration of this annual event: paper lanterns! When I taught first grade, we celebrated Chinese New Year in the classroom and this was one of my favorite crafts to … [Read more...]

Art, Holiday, Tutorials Chinese New Year, crafts, Holiday

Interactive Readers for Martin Luther King Day

January 14, 2015 Maria Manore Gavin 1 Comment

Next week, the nation will celebrate the birthday of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. In addition to reading some of my favorite picture books about the real-life American hero, I will have my students work to complete their own emergent reader about MLK. My Interactive Sight Word … [Read more...]

Holiday, Interactive Sight Word Readers, Products, Reading, Social Studies, Uncategorized Holiday, interactive, martin luther king, Reading, sight words, social studies

Books about Martin Luther King Jr.

January 9, 2015 Maria Manore Gavin 8 Comments

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is coming up soon! (This year we will honor Dr. King on Monday, January 19). It's important to teach young children about the impact Martin Luther King, Jr. had on our lives today. What better way to teach about this great man than with high quality … [Read more...]

Holiday, Reading, Social Studies books, Holiday, martin luther king, winter

Christmas Parent Gift Idea for Kindergarten

December 18, 2014 Maria Manore Gavin 7 Comments

For the past several years, I have done a directed drawing lesson with my students as their parent Christmas gifts. The children paint their drawings with watercolors and I frame the completed art projects in inexpensive frames from the dollar store before wrapping them up and … [Read more...]

Art, Holiday art, Celebrate the Holidays, Christmas, gifts, Holiday, Painting

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 Maria Gavin round Hello there and welcome!
I'm Maria Gavin - a kindergarten teacher, curriculum developer, educational blogger and founder of Kinder Craze.

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