OHP Creations

The possibilities of the OHP for creativity are endless and parallel and extend the possibilities of the light boxes that are common place in many preschool environments.

The resources to create "art" with were available on the table the OHP was on these included: string, pipe cleaners, lollypop sticks, colour paddles, cocktail stirrers, colour blocks, magnifying glasses, clear acetates and white board markers.

Given freedom children created some amazing compositions, and here are a couple of them.

There is more explanation on the designs at All Play on Sunday

And there is SO many cool ideas for using lightboxes at Play at Home Mom

Bob's Cars

This is a simple book I created for a primary assembly in a special school- I can't remember the theme but I promise it was relevant. I have since lost the document I created way back then so made a new copy available now (free of course) from alljoinin.net. It is identical, bar picture style to those below.

Sorry about photo quality

5 Superheroes Rhyme

Here is the that instigated the Peg Superheroes. .

There are more related resources currently hosted on TES, I will upload them onto www.alljoinin.net sometime soon, I promise. In order to access the above resources you will need to register and log in with the site, it is simple and free

Incredibles Peg Dolls

After making the other superheroes I was requested to make a fifth so that we could use them for my Five Superheroes Rhyme. I couldn't think of another superhero, but mr Incredible was suggested. So I made Mr and Mrs so we had an even number!

Peg Superheroes

Is it a bird, is it a plane, no its pegs!!!

Superheroes in action

Wibbly Pig Likes Bananas

A little story basket of three board books, that under usual circumstances may have been thought to have been outgrown. But by simply adding a prop for each page, made a perfect "read" alone text.
The book identifies a choice for Wibbly Pig and what is his favourite. In choosing the props I simply chose one from each page, not necessarily his favourite, this added a talking point.

2D balloon made of felt.

A crown from a playdough model making set.

five little men in a flying saucer

Five little men in a flying saucer, rhyme tray. Felt pieces and talking point buttons.

I printed the elements on t-shirt transfer paper, ironed it onto white felt then cut out. The window on the flying saucer I cut out prior to ironing on, so that it would be "felt" rather than the shiny plasticy feel that the little men wouldn't grip on.
Talking point buttons have each verse of the song on. Each button has the corresponding amount of stars on e.g. five little men: five stars.

And these little men, actually went to live on earth.

Download pictures for this @ alljoinin.net I shrank mine to A5