(Projects can be Community Service, MLK or Valentine Holiday Related) Vocabulary: Symmetry and asymmetry, horizontal versus vertical for the format of the paper Mouse heart shape project This construction paper rodent can hold its own small card, making it perfect for Valentine’s Day. Materials: Glue, scissors, yarn, and pencil, markers, …
Card and Paper making Books from ASI Library (Projects can be Community Service, MLK or Valentine Holiday Related) Cards and Envelopes Vocabulary: Symmetry and asymmetry Materials: Glue, scissors, and pencil, markers, colored pencils or crayons can also be very useful, stencils or tracers for card making and envelope making Directions: …
(Projects can follow on consecutive weeks) Card House Project: Basic house project of folded paper that students can make into a card Vocabulary: Architecture, landscape, interior design Materials: Glue, scissors, and pencil, markers, colored pencils or crayons Directions: Demonstrate project and not cutting on fold line Students fold paper. Use …
3-D Paper Bear Vocabulary: Symmetry and asymmetry Materials: Glue, scissors, and pencil, markers, colored pencils or crayons can also be very useful Directions: Read about Indigenous Peoples in the Americas bear mythology: http://www.native-languages.org/legends-bear.htm Bears are symbols of strength and wisdom to many Indigenous Peoples in the Americas and are often …
Wampum (Bead Projects) (Projects can follow on consecutive weeks) A group project that inspires sharing and team building and is age appropriate for elementary school and middle school. Vocabulary: Pattern, repetition, jewelry making Materials:Plastic containers, fishing line, plastic tubing and scissors. Directions: Read http://www.nativetech.org/wampum/wamphist.htm Shell beads in the Northeast have …
Tent and Canoe Projects (Projects can follow on consecutive weeks) A group project that inspires sharing and team building and is age appropriate for pre-school through elementary school. Vocabulary: Pattern, pictographs, diorama, landscape, cone shape Materials: Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Plains tribes pictograph handout (for woodland homes reference), manila paper, …
Image by Wooden Trays Huge Hoagie or Monster Sandwich Project Collages: A group project that inspires sharing and team building and is age appropriate for pre-school through elementary school. Materials: Manila paper (recycled files and faded and yellowed paper), scrap paper, construction paper, glue, markers, scissors, paper plates and napkins …
Ice cream Cone Project Collages: A group project that inspires sharing that is age appropriate for preschool through elementary school. Vocabulary: Basic shapes, including circle, square, triangle, and rectangle, all over pattern, texture, repetition, collage Materials: Manila paper (recycled files and faded and yellowed paper work well, too), scrap construction …
