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Amy Ward Creates

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Shape Monsters with Facial Expressions

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Tissue Box Monsters with Facial Expressions

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Mystery Grid Drawing - Animals

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Drawing from a Photo for Beginners - Animals

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Sky Color Penguin Art

By Amy Ward Creates

Art and Literature come together with this wonderful project. Pump up the creativity after reading Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds and watch the magic unfold. Minimal, and I mean minimal, planning for you! Teachers have little time so that is

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Literature, Winter

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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PowerPoint Presentations, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.8

$4.00

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Eric Carle Inspired Flower Pattern Sheet

By Amy Ward Creates

Whether you are a classroom teacher, art teacher, or homeschool parent, this flower pattern sheet will save you time and energy! Use it along with Eric Carle Inspired Art Lesson at AmyWardCreates.com under TEACHER HUB. There you will find two FREE

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Literature

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Worksheets, Handouts, Printables

$1.00

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Tissue Box Monsters with Facial Expressions

By Amy Ward Creates

This lesson pairs with the FREE POWERPOINT called FAMOUS MONSTER ART.Using an empty tissue box, students will design and construct a monster with an emotion. Their monsters will be ferocious, happy, silly, annoyed or even confused! The art project

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Halloween

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

W.K.2, W.K.3, W.K.5, W.K.6, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.1.5, W.2.2, W.2.3, W.2.5, W.2.6...

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Imagination Sandwich Art

By Amy Ward Creates

Art, literature and writing are spun together in this fun collage project inspired by artist Wayne Thiebaud and the poem Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex. There is minimal planning for teachers! That is how I approach all my products.

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Handouts

CCSS:

CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.5

$4.00

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Draw Your Own Elf - Guided Drawing with Bonus Writing Activity

By Amy Ward Creates

Delight your students by letting them design and name their own elf! Extend the lesson and check off some of those writing standards by having the students write about their elf. A variety of writing sheets are included to give teachers

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

CCSS:

W.K.2, W.K.8, W.1.2, W.1.8, W.2.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5, CCRA.W.10

$2.00

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Tree Frog Endoskeleton/Exoskeleton/No Skeleton Lesson Plan and Bulletin Board

By Amy Ward Creates

Using the book Crunchy, Not Sweet by Amy Ward, and some edibles (chocolate covered pretzel, M&M Candy, and gummy worm) students will learn how to categorize animals as having an endoskeleton (skeleton on the inside), exoskeleton, (skeleton on

Subjects:

Science, Critical Thinking, Literature

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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Tree Frog Fiction/Nonfiction Lesson and Bulletin Board

By Amy Ward Creates

Introduce the concepts of fiction and nonfiction books using the book Crunchy, Not Sweet by Amy Ward and Red Eyed Tree Frog by Joy Crowley and Nic Bishop. Once lesson is complete, it doubles as a bulletin board!

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Bulletin Board Ideas, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.9, CCRA.R.10

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Crunchy, Not Sweet ACTIVITY KIT

By Amy Ward Creates

This activity kit for the book Crunchy, Not Sweet includes crafts, word searches, crossword puzzles, a maze and coloring pages. It goes along with the lesson plans: Tree Frog Fiction/Nonfiction, Tree Frog Carnivore/Herbivore/Omnivore, Tree Frog

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Science, Visual Arts

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas, Lesson

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teacher for 14 years - 6 in junior high math (old me) and 8 in elementary visual art (new me!). I still love math but my heart is in ART!

MY TEACHING STYLE

My teaching style is and always will be hands-on and project based.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

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ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

In addition to being a teacher, I am a published author and illustrator. My debut picture book, Crunchy, Not Sweet, is on Amazon and other retailers. And there are free resources right here on Teachers Pay Teachers! When I am not making books or teaching, I love to kayak, bike, play pickleball and bake. Check me out at amywardcreates.art