Elementary school expressive arts and design resources

The Identity Collection A collection of lessons based on or around the theme of identity. Click on the lesson links to find out more! Great value download. Visit my shop for more great lessons and resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/EngageinEnglish (Credits: Cooltext.com)

A collection of 34 messy and malleable play ideas that allow the children to explore a variety of sensory experiences to make marks and be inquisitive.

A set of 6 different Halloween coloring cards sized at 5 x 7 inches in JPEG and PDF featuring a Day of the Dead skull coloring card (both with English and Spanish text), a witch coloring card, a cat with pumpkin coloring card, a Halloween pumpkin coloring card and a ghost coloring card. Commercial use allowed. You are allowed to sell your finished items using my coloring cards but you are not allowed to resell them in their original form (as is). Find free and premium educational printables at www.educationalprintables.com.

These are the resources to use with the poem 'It's OK to be unsure' – one in a series of 17 poems exploring key emotions often experienced by children (see my other resources for the full set). There are 3 activities: can I be sure?, I've got a worry, chair/books activity. They are ideal for classroom work with groups of children, or pairs.

These are the resources to use with the poem 'It's OK to be alone' – one in a series of 17 poems exploring key emotions often experienced by children (see my other resources for the full set). There are 4 activities: I like it, my way, a friend in your head, and when? They are ideal for classroom work with groups of children, or pairs.

These are the resources to use with the poem 'It's OK to be silent' -one of a series of 17 poems exploring key emotions often experienced by children (see my other resources for the full set). There are 4 activities: talking stick, silent sit, back to back, and making a point. They are ideal for classroom work with groups of children, or pairs.

This bundle is a companion set to 'It's OK', and contains 12 activities which are applicable to all 17 poems in the 'It's OK' resource. The 12 activity groups are: getting a vocabulary, timeline, safe ways (writing), safe ways (talking), letting off steam, drawing it out, rules and boundaries, doing good, doing bad, dealing with it, values tree, poem reaction, and personal commitment. The activities are designed to be used in the classroom, and are a mix of talking, movement, writing, acting, dancing and personal reflection.

Let the students design their own Hallowe'en Monster! What is included: - 1 head shape - 2 body shapes - 4 options for eyes - 4 options for eyes / nose - 3 options for mouths - hair plus 2 antennae - 2 simple writing activities have been prepared which can be placed on the back of the monster (grade 1 or 2 or 3) JK and K can just make the paper bag puppets and not do the writing activities. All the students have to do is design the head: add eyes, mouth, hair, antennae, nose and then choose a body .... color, glue and the monster is created. The fun part will be to see how many variations will be created within your class! Students can add things to the body of their monster as they see fit! Have created these so that something from each monster will hang over the base of the paper bag. - please look at the preview What you need: - paper, scissors, glue - brown paper bags (I bought mine in Michigan USA at a dollar store. They come 40 in a bag for $1.) Size listed on bag: 5 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches or 13 x 7.9 x 27 cm If your bag is a different size then just adjust your photocopying. Always make sure you download and save the project before printing! Sometimes customers just right click on the preview of a download and things don't print properly!

Four new great puppets for Hallowe'en fun! What is included: - 4 creatures (witch, dracula, Frankenstein, scarecrow) - a simple writing activity has been prepared which can be placed on the back of each creature (grade 1 or 2 or 3) JK and K can just make the paper bag puppets and not do the writing activities. Have created these so that something from each creature will hang over the base of the paper bag. - please look at the preview What you need: - paper, scissors, glue - brown paper bags (I bought mine in Michigan USA at a dollar store. They come 40 in a bag for $1.) Size listed on bag: 5 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches or 13 x 7.9 x 27 cm If your bag is a different size then just adjust your photocopying. Always make sure you download and save the project before printing! Sometimes customers just right click on the preview of a download and things don't print properly!

A Lesson designed around exploring materials animation. Students will explore the work of Jan Svankmajer and then go onto use the knowledge learnt to explore creating they're own animations with deeper meaning. The resource contains three handouts and a presentation. Recommended centre equipment: Junk Store Objects Plastercine/Modelling Clay Cameras Tripods Editing Software (HitFilm is free)

A fun activity to do with a class over a series of lessons. Children work in groups to create their own board games. The powerpoint explains each stage of the process. Groups evaluate the games created by the other groups at the end of the project and fill out an evaluation score sheet. This score sheet is included.

Contains Wagolls (what a good one looks like) Planning and resources included assessment linked to new curriculum included