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Hijos del Altísimo |
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Teaching Idea of the Month - December 2001 |
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On this page, you will find each month a new idea for teaching or for an activity with children.
An easy way of making greeting cards
What we need:
Cardboard cards (one per child)
Colored paper (cut into different geometrical shapes; see below)
Glue
Let's start!
With this activity, even very young children can make nice
greeting cards for special occasions such as birthdays,
Christmas, Mother's day, etc.
Before class, the teacher cuts the colored paper into simple
geometrical shapes in different sizes (rectangles, triangles,
circles, etc.). There should be at least 20 shapes per child.
(With a class of older children, the children can cut the shapes
themselves.)
In class, each child receives a blank card.
The children can choose the shapes they desire in order to design
their cards. With some imagination, it is possible to form
people, animals, plants, other objects, or just geometrical
ornaments. The children who have finished their design can stick
the shapes with glue onto the card. If they want, they can also
add some details with color pencils.
The following examples may give you some ideas:
Hijos del Altísimo - http://www.altisimo.net
You can contribute to "Idea of the
Month"! If you have a good idea for teaching children, send
us an e-mail describing your idea. We will publish here the best
ideas, together with the name of the person who sent us the idea.
Write to: 
with the subject "Idea of the Month".
