Create puppets out of paper bags, which can be used while telling a story or for dramatic play. Use brown paper lunch bags as the basis of the puppet, and while decorating it, turn it upside down with the flap facing up. Use markers, construction paper, crayons, craft pompoms and other craft materials to decorate the paper bag. The student can use the materials to transform the paper bag into an animal or a person.
Make a garden of flowers using cupcake liners. Have the child glue a cupcake liner to a piece of construction paper and color the center of the liner yellow. Provide the student with green construction paper and have her cut out a rectangle and two leaf shapes from the paper. Instruct her to glue the rectangle underneath the liner, creating a stem for the flower, and glue the leaves to either side of the stem. The child can create as many cupcake liner flowers on the paper as she likes.
Use an empty water bottle to create an ocean sensory bottle. Clean out and remove the label from a plastic water bottle. Set out blue glitter, foam fishes, sand and shells and instruct your student to place the items in the bottle. Help him fill the bottle with water and then place a few drops of blue coloring inside. Line the lid of the bottle with glue and tightly secure it back onto the bottle. The student can shake the bottle and watch as the items move around.
Instead of throwing out dated magazines and circulars, set them aside for your child to use for creating collages. Print a letter on a sheet of paper and have your child cut out pictures of items that begin with the letter and glue them onto the piece of paper. When reviewing colors, instruct your student to create color collages that feature pictures of specific colors. If you're teaching about food and nutrition, invite your child to cut out pictures from magazines and circulars to use for creating a healthy foods collage.