• 1.

  Choose children's books with beautiful illustrations. Talk about art elements (line, shape, form, color, texture).

• 2.

  Invite children to describe their materials and efforts. Note their skills for future planning.

• 3.

  Keep a supply of recycled magazines, brochures, and other pictures on hand.

• 4.

  Find pictures of your favorite things in recycled magazines. Cut out pictures with Crayola® Scissors. Glue each one on construction paper with a Crayola® Glue Stick.

• 5.

  Label the pictures with Crayola® Construction Paper™ Crayons. Ask an adult for help with spelling.

• 6.

  Create a cover for your book with colored construction paper. Write your name and My Favorite Things in crayon. Give it sparkle with Crayola® Glitter Glue. Staple your book together.

Standards

• Letters, Numbers & Words
• Reading Pictures
• Talking
• Vocabulary
• Physical: Eye - Hand Coordination
• Social & Emotional: Making Friends
• Social & Emotional: Understanding Feelings
• Thinking: Creating
• Thinking: Problem Solving
• Thinking: Understanding Concepts