• How to Make a Fun Mat Man Snack with a Free Template

    Mat Man is a figure made up of lines and curves from the Learning Without Tears curriculum.   We talk about him a lot in my early childhood special education classroom, especially when we talk about making letters.  We also love making Mat Man as a snack!  Here’s how to make a fun Mat Man Snack […]

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    How to Make a “Silly Faces” Class Book for Maximum Preschool Fun

    Our “Silly Faces” Books are one of the most fun class books we make.  Here’s how to make them: Instructions:  Take pictures of your students.  Try to fill the frame with their whole face, or crop the photo to maximize the face. Print the pictures. Laminate the pictures.  *Hint:  It works best if you leave […]

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  • Two Types of Class Books You Should Make For Your Preschool Classroom Now

    Class books have always been popular in my preschool special education classroom.  There are many reasons why they are such a hit: Young students love to look at pictures of themselves. Pictures of peers are usually also interesting to young children. You can cover many different learning concepts with class books. Class books can be […]

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    How to Make a Fun “Whose Eyes are These?” Class Book for Preschool

    This “Whose Eyes are These?” class book is a fun material to make for your preschool or preschool special education class. It uses close-up student pictures to highlight specific facial features.  Students see a facial feature highlighted in a “peek-through” window, and they guess whose feature it is. Concepts Covered: Facial feature vocabulary; working on […]

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