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Monday, January 21, 2013

Paint Swatch Activities

 
Paint swatches are amazing! And they're free!!! There are so many great ways you can use paint swatches in your classroom!




 Easy way for making groups:
 Depending on the sizes of groups you want, have three or four of the same color swatches in the mix, and have student's choose a color.  Student's with the same colors make up a group! 




K-W-L Chart:
It's easy to make a K-W-L charts, but the with the cost of paper going up, and the restrictions in schools on printing getting tighter, finding little ways to cut corners and find a better way  to do things is essential! Paint swatches with three sections are great for K-W-L charts! Even swatches with four sections can work for K-W-L charts, on the bottom section, add a "still want to find out?" section for students to use if they still have questions after the lesson so you know what to cover next time!


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Bookmarks:
Paint swatches also make great bookmarks! I've been using random paint swatches as bookmakrs for years, but I never thought of adding a bit of ribbon to the top and adding some cute hole punches to spice them up a bit! These make a great gift for your students for Valentines Day, Christmas, Halloween, almost any holiday!


 

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