Dental Health Week in Kindergarten

This week we are studying Dental Health, and I found this fun project we did in class today.  There was not a template so I just created a blackline master of a pair of lips, and copied it onto red construction paper on the copier.  We did not use the stick, but it looks like fun that way!  To add a math angle to it, after kids added the marshmallows for teeth, I had them count how many teeth there were, and write the number on their lips project.  They turned out very cute, and they did a great job counting.  I am trying to cover multiple subjects when doing art these days, with so much to cover in the new Common Core State Standards.

I found this on Pinterest, and it is from Mrs. Winter's website at: http://prekwithmrswinter.blogspot.com/2013/02/dental-health-and-hygine.html.  Thanks for sharing!

Welcome to my new blog!

Hello, and welcome!  I am so excited to start a blog in this wonderfully technological world today!  I am a HUGE Pinterest fan and user, as well as a kindergarten teacher, mother of two, wife, and lover of anything artistic, colorful, and especially upcycled!  With the new Common Core State Standards adopted in Oregon where I teach, I have started creating art projects that include standards, especially math and writing.  I don't want to lose the fun in kindergarten, so this way we can do both!  Art is the favorite time of day for my students.  I will be adding things here that are both fun and education, sometimes they will include both!  Come back again soon as I add more creations!