- Wednesday 24 July 2019
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Have you used paint samples in your classroom? Paint samples are great as they are already partially laminated, in a range of bright and varying colours—and best of all, they're free!
Below we have compiled some examples. Do you have any ideas to add?
Make a custom colour swatch for all of your classroom decor shopping.
Paint sample hack for writers workshop.
'Shades of emotion' classroom display
Use paint samples on a book ring to keep track of classroom logins.
KWL charts! So easy and simple to create, but will have a huge impact!
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10 frame practice.
Read more here: https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/565835140663920663/
Paint samples for teaching phonics.
How do you teach phonics to kids without it being boring? This was my question when I was teaching my oldest daughter. She had a hard time learning to read and I got really frustrated. Then I read a blog that had this game posted. See more here: http://schoolofmonkeys.blogspot.com/2011/10/paint-chip-phonics-learning-game.html
Paint samples to make word families.
You need about 13 long paint strips with multiple colors on them and 34 with square holes cut out of them. Some places have the paint chips with holes cut out of them, but I didn’t find them on my outing, so I used a square hole punch that I got over at the craft store. Read more here: https://teachbesideme.com/paint-chip-word-families/
Alternative to sight word flash cards
Here's a great idea for an alternative to sight word flash cards. Pick up some paint sample strips from your local hardware store and write sight words, spelling words or even topic words. You could use them for testing, writing stations, genre writing and more. Perhaps you could record word families, rhyming words, or other spelling pattern. by Karen Hoggan. Read more here: https://indulgy.com/post/ZEh1uR6ZD5/heres-a-great-idea-for-an-alternative-to-sigh
Simple skylines made with paint samples.
Paint samples for fact family cards.
I love Fact Family Flash Cards! It shows the children the relationship between multiplication and division. You can also just give your low students a few at a time to master. By targeting in on just a few at a time, it is not so overwhelming. These fact family cards are made from the free paint card samples at Home Depot. It only takes 13 for one set and I like to use the different colors for different numbers. I always ask the paint people, complete geek that I am, so the only thing you need is a Sharpie marker and your time! Read more here: https://www.fernsmithsclassroomideas.com/2013/01/paint-sample-cards-are-terrific-for.html