PinterestUsing Pinterest to put the “interest” back into your activities

Amber Donnelly

Copyright Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS) www.stlarchs.org

What isSo what is this thing called “P” interest…Pin-terest…

What it is:Pinterest / pin-t( -)r stˈ ə ə / is an on-line bulletin board

Pinterest self-describes itself as “a tool for collecting and organizing things you love.”

People use Pintrest to:•Make a wishlist•Plan a trip•Organize an event•Start a collection•Plan a project

How do you say it?

Teachers use Pintrest to:•Research new topics•Share creative ideas•Find new, interesting ways to present concepts•Find books and activities to enhance themes you already teach•Find recipes to use in the classroom•Discover your new favorite activity•Find other people who share the passion of creative teaching•And soooooo much more!

Getting StartedAre you signed up?Step 1:Signing up for a Pinterest account is easier than ever! You will need the following1. Your name2. Date of Birth3. E-mail address4. Gender5. A screen name that has not been used yet6. A password7. Picture of you (optional)

Step 2:Follow 5 boards that inspire you

Step 3:Create your first board (Title)

Step 4:Pin your first idea to your board

Step 5:Go to the e-mail account you used to sign up and confirm that you are the person who created the new Pintrest account

Step 6:Look for interesting ideas to pin onto your new board

Organizing your Pinterest Boards should flow the way you plan to teach

Decide how long you want your theme to last:A week, two weeks, a month… how long the theme lasts will determine how much stuff you need

Have a game plan:Knowing the kind of activities, or ideas you are looking for will help you narrow your search and the amount of time you spend on Pintrest

Pick a theme:I Like Me!Farms, Trucks & TractorsInternational Mud Day – June 29th

Fairy Tales

Get started…Find some books to anchor your theme then start pinning!

Thematic Teaching

I like me!

I like me is a collection of books, snacks and activities that explore self-concept, self-acceptance, and how we act as individuals within a family or classroom group

I Love you Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak

What I like about me by Allia Zobel Nolan

The Blue Ribbon Day by Katie Couric

Have you Filled a Bucket Today by Carol McCloud

I Like Myself! By Karen Beaumont

I’m Gonna Like Me by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell

Today I feel Silly by Jamie Lee Curtis

The Blue day book for kids by Bradley Greive

All About Me (Fun Flaps) by DK Publishing

The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown

All by Myself by Mercer Mayer

Marvelous Me: Inside and Out by Lisa Bullard

Incredible Me! By Kathi Appelt

Shades of Black by Sandra Pinkney

I Love My Hair by Natasha Anastasia Temply

I Like Me by Nancy Carlson

I like me!Book List

I like Me!

Infant Activities

Who’s that Baby?

Exploring Textures

How I MoveExploring Cooking

My Family BookKeepsakes

Soothing Teeth

Exploring Food… Are the Ready?

I like Me!

Toddler Activities

Body Painting

Silly Faces

Left Foot Right Foot

Spinning

Sidewalk Chalk ArtTransitional Recipes Trying New Foods

I like Me!

Pre-School Activities

Body Painting I Like me Flower

Height Chart

Faces SnackThis is me BookHealthy Smile Treat

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Bucket Filling

Skin tone Playdough

I’m Important Book

Farms, Trucks & Tractors

Farms, Trucks & Tractors is a collection of books, snacks and activities that explores life in the country with animals and vehicles you may see on the farm or on along a country road

Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle

Farmer Dale’s Red Pickup Truck by Lisa Wheeler

The Gobble, Gobble, Moooooo Tractor Book by Jez Alborough

Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown

Silly Sally by Audrey Wood

Mrs. Wishy Washy by Joy Cowley

Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins

Otis by Loren Long

Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton

Pigs to the Rescue by John Himmelmann

Tremendous Tractors by Tony Mitton

Inside a Barn in the Country by Alyssa Capucilli

Meow Said the Cow by Emma Dodd

Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner

Truck Driver Tom by Monica Wellington

A Barnyard Collection: Click, Clack Moo and More by Doreen Cronin

Farms, Trucks & TractorsBook List

Farms, Trucks & Tractors

Infant Activities

Big Red Barn Song Footprint Tractor Keepsake

Visit a Farm Pudding Paint w/ Trucks & Tractors

Natural Chime/Mobil

Spring Chicken Keepsake

Pots & Pans Music Center

Apple Fennel Puree

Baa Baa Black Sheep Song

Farms, Trucks & Tractors

Toddler Activities

Watermelon Popsicles

DIY Farm Puzzles

Pigs in Mud Painting

Bring it Outside!

Get Up and Move Dice

Ramps and Trucks Loose Part Play

Pig Themed Snack

Egg Carton Pig SnoutsPig Pancakes

Clementine Chicks

Farms, Trucks & Tractors

Pre-School Activities

Pig Snouts and Beans

Farm ThemedFood Ideas

Tire Tunnel

Pre-School Farm UnitEating Contests &

Sack Races

Truck & Rock Play

Udder Painting

Farm Pattern Cards

International Mud Day

International Mud Day (June 29th) is a collection of books, snacks and activities that celebrates the art of getting messy

Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Road by Lynn Plourde

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin and James Dean

Brothers are for Making Mud Pies (Lift the Flap) by Harriet ZiefertMud

Dirt on my Shirt (a collection of poems) by Jeff Foxworthy

Puddle by Robert Munsch

Hogwash by Karma Wilson

Mud Pie Annie by Sue Buchanan

Mud by Mary Lyn Ray

Mud! by Wendy Cheyette Lewison

Stuck in the Mud by Jane Clark

Mud Tacos by Mario Lopez

Mud Mess by Melinda Melton Crow

Mrs. Wishy Washy’s by Joy Cowley

Princess Pigsty by Cornelia Funke

Dirt Boy by Erik Jon Slangerup

The Dirtiest Hair in the World by Bob McAllen

International Mud DayBook List

Dirt on My ShirtA poem by Jeff Foxworthy

International Mud Day

Infant Activities

Squishing Toes in Mud

Chocolate Pudding Mud Play

Experiencing Mud

Pudding Painting Use Chocolate for Mud

Five Little PigsFlannel Board

Rhyme

Plastic Bag Mud

Homemade Baby FoodBrown Lintels with Carrots

Mud Painting

International Mud Day

Toddler Activities

Toddler Terrariums

Book and Taco Recipe

Mud Prints

Wishy Washy Play

Mud Play IdeasMud Pie Kitchen Wishy Washy Mud Poem Faux Mud

International Mud Day

Pre-School Activities

Go to a Mud Run

Mud Bricks

Construction Site

Mud Dough

Mud Day Activities

Mud Box

Corn Husk & Mud

Apples w/ Chocolate

Dirt Pudding

Healthy Mudball Snack

DinosaursDinosaurs is a collection of books, snacks and activities that explores the mystery of dinosaurs and dinosaur bones

The Really, Really, Really Big Dinosaur by Richard Byrne

Dinosaur Roar! By Paul & Henrietta Stickland

Dinosaur Bones by Bob Barner

Dinosaurs Roar, Butterflies Soar! By Bob Barner

Dinosaur Dig! By Penny Dale

Dinosaurs Love Underpants by Claire Freedman & Ben Cort

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton

Oh My, Oh My, Oh Dinosaurs! By Sandra Boynton

DK Touch and Feel Dinosaur

Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus

Ten Terrible Dinosaurs by Paul Strickland

Dinosaur Stomp! By Paul Strickland

How do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? By Jane Yolen

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton

Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki

National Geographic Little Kids First BIG Book of Dinosaurs

DinosaursBook List

Dinosaurs

Infant Activities

Free Play with Animal Planet Dino Play set

Dinosaur Ball “Pit” 13 Dinosaur Songs plus lots of Activities

Dinosaur Keepsake

Banana Oatmeal & Other Herbivore Recipes

Dehydrated Fruits & Veggies for Teething Herbivores

Dino Teething Rattles

Dinosaur Board Books

DIY Dinosaur “Toggle” Toy

DIY Teething toys for your little Dinosaur

International Mud Day

Toddler Activities

Dinosaur Two Piece Simple Puzzles

Dinosaur Egg Discovery

Use Ice Tray to make Plaster of Paris Dino Bones for Excavation

Dinosaur Dig SitePaint Rocks to use in Dinosaur Dig

Dinosaur Capes for Dramatic Play

Dinosaur Feet 2

Dinosaur Feet 1

Digging for Dinosaurs Snack

International Mud Day

Pre-School Activities

Dinosaur Song to tune “Do

Wah Ditty Ditty” by Manfred Man

Dinosaur Soap

Dinosaur Bones Snack

Dinosaur Egg Number MatchingVolcano Lunch

Volcano Playdough Experiment

Dinosaur Lunch

Dirt (Coffee) Playdough

Dinosaur “Loose Parts”

Dinosaur Heights

Don’t get stuck just looking for pins! There are many ways to search for activities.

Books:•Start with books you already have•Take a trip to the library•Look on-line at Barnes and Noble , Amazon, or Google

Pinterest search by book/theme:•Type your theme or book titles into Pinterest and see what others are doing with the same topic/books•Think of other ways to describe what you are doing

Look for boards on your theme:•Pinterest defaults to searching for pins, but you can change it to search for boards on your topic•Look for party ideas on your theme

Look at who is also pinning the same ideas:•See if someone else has pinned the same idea you did. Pinterest will tell you what board they pinned it to.•Look for “Also From” pins on the bottom left of the screen

Searching Tips

Fairy TalesFairy Tales …use the new searching tips to find activities for the theme “Fairy Tales”Start with the books on the next slide or add your own favorites!

Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales by Lucy Cousins

Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch

Me and My Dragon by David Biedrzyck

Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks! By Nancy Jean Loewen

Honestly, Red Riding Hood was Rotten! By Trisha Speed Shaskan

The Usborne Book of Fairy Tales by Heather Amery

The Pea and the Princess by Mini Grey

Huff and Puff by Claudia Rueda

The Princess and the Pig by Jonathan Emmett

Don’t Kiss the Frog! By Fiona Waters

Alice the Fairy by David Shannon

Goldie and the Three Hares by Margie Palatini

The Three Billy Goats Fluff by Rachael Mortimer

Princess Hyacinth by Florence Parry Heide

Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jump at the Sun

Prince Cinders by Babette Cole

Fairy TalesBook List

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PinterestMix it up and get started today!

Amber Donnelly

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