As you teach preschool students or your own preschool age child, you will find that a good source to use as you teach them is completing a craft. \u00a0As a child learns how to create a craft from what they have in their mind, they learn how to associate the different craft items with the image they have in their head. \u00a0Making this association will take time for them to do. \u00a0Help the process along by creating paper crafts they can make on their own and tell the story about the craft they made.<\/p>\n
Every paper craft that you have them make, have a story to go along with it. \u00a0It can be a story that is in a song or a story out of the bible. \u00a0Each story has a purpose. \u00a0The purpose of the song can be created into the craft. \u00a0For example, Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall is a nursery rhyme that many preschoolers will learn and know. \u00a0Have them make Humpty Dumpty out of a paper plate. \u00a0Give them resources that they can use to create a face, arms and legs. \u00a0To put these items onto the paper plate, they will need to use glue or paste and will need assistance with these products. \u00a0You do not need to apply the glue for them, but help them with it. \u00a0Show them the difference between too much glue and just enough glue. \u00a0The paper craft has been placed before them to help them learn, not only to create a craft.<\/p>\n
As a paper craft is created, as the teacher or parent you need to tell the story about the paper craft as you go. \u00a0As you are telling the story and creating the craft, your student or child is going to be listening to you and helping you with the craft. \u00a0Once you have finished the craft, tell the story once again with the craft. \u00a0On the third telling of the story, have your student or child tell you the story with the craft. \u00a0This process will help increase the child and student\u2019s listening skills, memory skills and communication skills. \u00a0Assist the child or student and help them fill in the gaps of the story. \u00a0You have just helped the child or student learn and use skills that they need to know. \u00a0These skills will be used in their everyday life and will help them succeed through school, work and home!<\/p>\n
Preschool students love to learn about the holidays. \u00a0Have your students create crafts that go with holidays themes. \u00a0The student will be able to associate the paper craft and the holiday together. \u00a0Once again you will be able to tell the story about the holiday and what the holiday means. \u00a0Besides creating a craft that the student can take home with them, have them create crafts that will help decorate the classroom. \u00a0Have the students make a paper chain that will countdown to Christmas Break or Spring Break. \u00a0Have the student count the days and the number of rings the paper chain will need. \u00a0They will not only learn how to count and use their numbers, but they are using their memory once again.<\/p>\n
Finding the paper crafts that students and preschool age children can do is simple. \u00a0The hard part is making sure that they are learning the lessons that are associated with the craft. \u00a0Learning how to read, numbers and using their memory is very important. The more you can stimulate these items while the child is at preschool level, the better they will succeed in life. \u00a0Keep each paper craft simple enough for them to create, but also challenging enough for them to learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"