Birds of a Feather Font is a free to download font that you can use to make games. Find a color picture of the bird and match it to its silhouette, make a GeoSafari card to identify what each bird is and use them on a game board path.
http://www.dafont.com/birds-of-a-feather.font
Have any of you bought die cuts? They make great additions to your game making arsenal. They are relatively inexpensive but when your stuck buying a pack of 30 of the same items, it might be wasteful if you run out of ideas to use the shapes.
In my local library, they have an AccuCut machine [...]
Timeline tools and samples
Creating a Time Line Book
Picture of a Charlotte Mason style timeline book
Timeline Book Instructions – Instructions for making a timeline book, set up like the Book of the Centuries.
Make a Personal Timeline
Timeline Sample Ideas
Time Line Maker Make your timeline horizontal or vertical.
Historical Timeline Figures samples you can print and use.
Create a timeline [...]
China Lapbook – I really like that their lapbook has laminated cards of Traditional Costumes which are separated showing layers such as hair (use as discussions for hair styles or why hair was worn a certain way), clothing (use as discussions of ceremonial dress or traditional dress – make more and use for play!), etc. [...]
Library pockets can be used in your homemade games for sorting.
Library Pocket Templates
http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/mirkwooddesigns/library.htm
http://www.houseofstirfry.com/chia/templates/lib01.html
http://www.houseofstirfry.com/chia/templates/lib03.html
http://www.paperwishes.com/products/7273180000
I was looking in a paper craft magazine July 2006 and found a few big punches that fold to shape like little file folders and library pockets. I actually have one that is shaped like little file folders – I got it for [...]
Learn how to Marble Paper using just: shaving cream, tempera paints, paper plates (or trays for larger prints), brushes, combs, paper (cut to size needed), cardboard, sponges for clean-up. Once done, you can use the paper in sketchbooks, bookmaking, lapbooks, greeting cards, notebooks, and more.
For more information on lapbooks, visit the website at Lapbooking on [...]
Create Your Own Native American Board Game–U.S. History lesson plan (grades K-5).
Game Objectives – Students will: 1. discuss how games reflect a culture’s beliefs, priorities, and aspects of everyday life; 2. learn about a few games and toys of Native American children; and 3. analyze basic elements of a selected Native American tribe in order [...]
Discovery School offers many ideas to make your own board games.
Classroom Planetarium–Astronomy/Space lesson plan (grades K-5)
Students learn about the relationship of the nine planets in our solar system to the sun by creating a three-dimensional representation. They find out the planets’ relative distance from the sun and their approximate size in relation to the Earth.
Alexander [...]
I’m working on a science game about simple machines. I’m just getting pictures together now. It will be a spinner path game. Hoping to have it done by tomorrow.
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