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Wrap Up Some Fine Motor Skills

This week’s Tuesday Teaching Tip is as fun as it is topical.  It comes to us from former CKA Board member and TK teacher, Heather Morrow.  We especially love how easily this idea could be reworked for a different theme simply by choosing a different shape and wrapping paper!

I gave pairs an outline of a tree, some strips of wrapping paper, and a star.  They worked together to make a collage and decorate their tree by ripping small pieces of the wrapping paper.  I think they turned out so cute!

Wrapping Paper Christmas Tree

Wrapping Paper Christmas Tree

Wrapping Paper Christmas Tree

Wrapping Paper Christmas Tree

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