2nd Grade does crazy birds

 I thought a project based on Dr. Seuss would be a natural for this group but more than half of them said they'd never read his books. We talked about the kinds of creatures that are featured in the Seuss books and the students set out to create unique birds. They had a selection of materials to create their birds. They used large pom-poms, chenille stems, feathers, fun foam, and mounted them on Styrofoam blocks. We tried to use school glue for this project but it was a failure. We wound up using double back tape to attach pieces to gather in order to complete the project. They still had a lot of fun with it and we're proud to show off the projects.

Columbus ships from cardboard egg cartons

In keeping with our theme this month of doing paper projects, the Columbus day ships fit the bill. The 2nd grade had to cut the cartons a bit and shape them to form the bow, add a back deck, then add the masts and sails cut  from paper and mounted on BBQ sticks. Of course they had to decorate them so he must have had a very colorful armada of ships to discover America.








The 1st graders made all 3 ships using the cup part of the egg carton and BBQ sticks for the large mast with wood axles for the small mast and styrofoam "S" peanuts for the sails.  We used homemade clay to secure the masts. We wrapped strips of paper around each cup to make it look more like wood. This was a bit challenging for the group but we were able to complete them with beaming faces by the end of the class.

Recycling egg cups results in flowers for Kindergarten

I did this project last year with the kindergarten and it is hard to start but once they get going we get bouquets. We used styrofoam egg cups, fun foam pieces, tissue paper, and chenille stems. It is a complicated finger project for most of the kids to push the stem end through the various pieces and they struggle a bit. Although I show them how to punch the egg cups, it is an AH! moment when they do it themselves and it works. I heard all kinds of directions from one student to another as they worked on the project and showed off what was working for them. The flowers are colorful and a real hit.