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Allison McDonald has been teaching young children in various capacities since 1993. She started as a day camp leader in high school, taught various preschool programs at community centers through university, worked as a tutor while pursuing a second degree in elementary education, and most recently worked as a director and preschool teacher before becoming a full time mom. Now that she is at home she keeps one foot in education while sharing that side of her life with her son and the results have been amazing.

Shape Pizza!

This activity is wonderful for all ages. Older children can draw their own toppings
and to complete the fun you can make your own pizzas for lunch!

1. Gather your materials. You will need some construction paper, markers, scissors and glue. That's it!

2. Draw some shape toppings. With younger children, stay simple. With older ones, the sky is the limit. Don't forget one big circle for the crust!

3. Color the toppings-wait to cut them out, the small pieces are too hard to color for little guys!

4. Color the crust!

5. While children are coloring the crust, cut the toppings out.

6. Grab your glue and start putting those toppings on.

7. Remember throughout the activity to talk about shapes, colors, and all that other fun stuff. As always, if that is interfering with children's creativity, chill! They are learning by "doing", we don't always have to be teaching!

Allie

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