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Internet websitesIn some cases, websites or specic URLs may be recommended. While these are checked and rechecked at the time of publication, the publisher has no control over any subsequent changes which may be made to webpages. It is strongly recommended that the class
teacher checks all URLs before allowing pupils to access them.
Classroom art and craft – a year of activities
Published by R.I.C. Publications® 2010 under licence to
Creative Teaching Press.
Copyright© 2005 Creative Teaching Press.
This version copyright© Prim-Ed Publishing® 2010
ISBN 978-1-84654-255-8
PR–6595
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Foreword
Classroom art and craft – a year of activities is a hugely useful resource that provides fun and easy art
and craft projects to capture pupil’s interest and foster excitement and creativity for the entire school
year.
The simple, low-preparation activities can be used to introduce a new topic; complete a lesson plan;
inspire writing; or for learning centres or early nishers. The activities may also be used to reinforce or
conclude themes or celebrate special days, events or times of the year.
Contents
Teachers notes ........................................................... ii–v Sample language skills checklist ........................viii
Getting started ............................................................. iii Sample ne motor skills checklist ........................ix
Wish list (Note to parents) ........................................ iv Sample fundamental movement skills
Book format .................................................................... v checklist .........................................................................x
Curriculum links ........................................................... vi Sample mathematics skills checklist ...................xi
Sample social skills checklist ..................................vii
Art and craft projectsName card ........................................................................2
Grow your initial .............................................................3
‘All about me’ mobile ...............................................4–5
A quilt of many colours ...............................................6
Paper people ...................................................................7
Crazy pet ......................................................................8–9
Summer tree ..........................................................10–11
Summer sun ................................................................. 12
Reading tent ................................................................. 13
Bear book ...............................................................14–15Apple frame ...........................................................16–17
Marble-rolled apple ................................................... 18
Comic art ....................................................................... 19
Bookworm bookmark ........................................20–21
Strawberry reminder board .............................22–23
Elephant pencil holder ......................................24–25
Chinese New Year dragon ................................26–27
Asian fan .................................................................28–29
Paper bag kite .............................................................. 30
Paper lei ......................................................................... 31
Adinkra designs ....................................................32–34
Paper plate tambourine ........................................... 35
Party balloons .............................................................. 36
Fireworks ....................................................................... 37
Bark picture................................................................... 38
Leaf people ................................................................... 39
Autumn tree ..........................................................40–41
Leaf collage ................................................................... 42
Heart animal valentine ............................................. 43
Hearts on ribbons ................................................44–45
Valentine holder ...................................................46–47Movable leprechaun...........................................48–49
Mother’s Day card ................................................50–51
Snow scene ................................................................... 52
Snow creature .............................................................. 53
Winter tree .................................................................... 54
Rain stick ........................................................................ 55
Bird feeder ..................................................................... 56
Poppies ........................................................................... 57
Hopping grasshoppers ............................................. 58
Rock insects .................................................................. 59
Spring tree .................................................................... 60
Hand-feathered chick ............................................... 61
Frog puppet ...........................................................62–63Egg carton owers ..................................................... 64
Coffee lter buttery ................................................. 65
Thumbprint caterpillar ............................................. 66
Tissue paper owers .................................................. 67
Bird mobile .............................................................68–69
Bird-watching binoculars ........................................ 70
Pumpkin picture ......................................................... 71
Scarecrow ...............................................................72–73
Stained glass cornucopia ..................................74–75
Pop-up rabbit ........................................................76–77
Father’s Day character ........................................78–79
Father’s Day card ..................................................80–81
Owl ............................................................................82–83
Halloween feet......................................................84–85
Jack-o’-lantern ............................................................. 86
Class wreath.................................................................. 87
Reindeer gift bag .................................................88–89
Paper plate angel .................................................90–91
Pretzel wreath .............................................................. 92
Gold picture .................................................................. 93
Confectionery necklace............................................ 94Tissue paper wreath .................................................. 95
Paper classmates .................................................96–97
Star autograph book ..........................................98–99
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Notes
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Make a sample •
Make a sample of each craft piece before you introduce it to the class. This will giveyou a good idea of how to prepare for each activity and how much assistance the
pupils will need to complete each. Having a sample ready also allows for valuable
discussion time, brainstorming ideas, and visualizing the end result. The quality of
pupils’ work will be much higher when they have a visual aid to use as a reference for
the steps of the process.
Odds and ends • Though Classroom art and craft–a year of activities contains a variety of craft types,
there are materials that are common to many of the activities. Gather these itemsahead of time so they always are always available. For the items that you do not
have, send a copy of the Wish list on Page iii home with the pupils. Parents may wish
to contribute these items so you don’t have to purchase them.
General supplies • Most classrooms already have the basic supplies of scissors, glue and tape. Since these
supplies are usually readily available, they have been omitted from the materials list
for each activity.
Teacher preparation • Many of the activity directions ask to copy worksheets directly onto coloured paper.
Alternatively, copy the worksheet onto cardboard, cut it out and use as a template to
trace onto the paper. A parent volunteer or an older child may assist with this.
Getting started
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Dear Parents:
Throughout the school year, your children will be completing many different art andcraft projects. In addition to making the regular school week fun, art and craft activities
capture children’s interest and help them remember what they have learned.
As you can imagine, however, supplies can be expensive, so I’m asking for your help!
If you can donate any of the following items to our classroom art and craft supplies, it
would be greatly appreciated:
large coloured paper squares
drawing paper
styrofoam sheets
decorative paper such as wallpaper and wrapping paper
brown paper lunch bags
glitter
glitter glue
sequins
stickers
ribbon
rickrack (braid)
googly eyes
pompoms
wool
pipe-cleaners
buttons
large craft sticks (tongue depressors)
paintbrushes
crayons
markers
split pins
Class teacher
Wish list
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Book ormat The format of the art and craft projects in this book all follow one of two patterns:
1. A single-page format consists of a teacher page which
includes:
(a) the title of the project
(b) a list of materials required to complete
the project
(c) complete instructions
(d) an artist’s representation of the
completed art and craft project.
2. A two-page format consists of
a teacher page and a variety of
accompanying resource sheets.
The teachers page for the two-
page format contains the same
information as the single-page
format:
(a) the title of the project
(b) a list of materials required
to complete the project
(c) complete instructions
(d) an artist’s representation
of the completed art andcraft project.
The teacher resource sheet is a copymaster
for the teacher to photocopy and use as a
template or for the pupils to use as the base
for their art and craft project. Often this page
is used for both purposes.
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Curriculum linksCountry Level Subject Objective
England Key stage 1 Art and design • record from observation, experience and
imagination
• try out tools and techniques and apply theseto materials and processes
• make images and artifacts• learn about materials and processes used in
making art, craft and design
Northern Ireland Foundation Art and design • observe and respond to things seen,handled, remembered and imagined
• explore and use a wide range of
materials and processes
• create and develop ideas using colours,
shapes, textures and patterns
Key stage 1 Art and design • investigate and respond to sensory
experience, memory and imagination
• explore the visual elements of colour, shape,
texture and pattern to express ideas• experiment with a range of media,
materials and processes
Republic of Ireland Primary curriculum
Senior infants
Visual arts • make drawings based on real and
imagined experiences
• use colour to express experiences and
imaginings• make imaginative structures
1st and 2nd class Visual arts • make drawings based on personal or
imaginative life
• use colour expressively, based on personal orimaginative life
• make imaginative structures
Aistear ~ Early
childhood curriculum
Well-being • 3.1 express themselves creatively and
experience the arts
Identity and belonging • 4.1 develop a broad range of abilities and
interests
Communicating • 4.1 share their feelings, thoughts and ideas
by making art• 4.2 express themselves through the visual
arts
Exploring and thinking • 1.1 use skills to manipulate objects and
materials• 3.1 make marks and use drawing, painting
and model-making to record objects, eventsand ideas
• 3.4 express feelings, thoughts and ideas
through art
Scotland Early Art and design • create images and objects using a variety of
materials
• express my ideas through art and design
activities
First Art and design • explore a range of media to create images
and objects
• express my ideas through art and design
activities
Wales Foundation Art, craft and design • explore with a variety of techniques and
materials
• mix, shape, arrange and combine materials to
create their own images and objects
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Date:
s e p a r a t e s e a s i l y
r o m p a
r e n t s
i n t e r a c t s r e a d i l y w i t h
a d u l t s
i n t e r a c t s r e a d i l y w i t h
p e e r s
s h a r e s w i t h o t h e r s
a n d t a k e s t u r n s
p a r t i c i p a t e s i n g r o u p
a c t i v i t i e s
c o o p e r a
t e s w i t h
o t h e r s
a c c e p t s
r e s p o n s
i b i l i t y o r
o w n b e h a v i o u r
r e s p e c t s t h e p r o p e r t y
o o t h e r s
r e s p e c t s t h e e e l i n g s
o o t h e r s
l i s t e n s w i t h o u t
i n t e r r u p t i n g
e x p r e s s
e s e e l i n g s
a p p r o p r i a t e l y
s o l v e s s i m p l e
p r o b l e m
s
i s d e v e l o p i n g a n
a w a r e n e s s o t h e
w i d e r c o m m u n i t y
Pupil name
Teachers notesSample social skills checklist
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Date:
c o m m u n i c a t e s n e e d s c l e a r l y
a r t i c u l a t e s m o s t w
o r d s c o r r e c t l y
r e l a t e s p e r s o n a l e
x p e r i e n c e s
c o n t r i b u t e s t o d i s c u s s i o n s
u s e s a g e - a p p r o p r i a t e
v o c a b u l a r y
a r t i c u l a t e s m o s t i n i t i a l s o u n d s
c o r r e c t l y
a s k s a p p r o p r i a t e
q u e s t i o n s
s p e a k s i n c o m p l e
t e s e n t e n c e s
r e l a t e s e v e n t s i n o r d e r o
o c c u r r e n c e
a b l e t o t e l l a s t o r y r o m p i c t u r e s
r e t e l l s a a m i l i a r s t o r y w i t h o u t
p i c t u r e s o r c l u e s
u s e s s i m p l e c o m p o u n d
s e n t e n c e s
r e s p o n d s a p p r o p r i a t e l y t o
q u e s t i o n s a b o u t h i m s e l / h e r s e l
l i s t e n s t o a s t o r y o r a g i v e n
l e n g t h o t i m e
o l l o w s s i m p l e t w
o - s t e p
i n s t r u c t i o n s
k n o w s h i s / h e r f r s
t a n d l a s t
n a m e s
r e c o g n i s e s r h y m i n g w o r d s
a n s w e r s s i m p l e o
r a l c l o z e
q u e s t i o n s
l a b e l s e m o t i o n s s
u c h a s h a p p y ,
s a d ,
a n g r y ,
s c a r e
d …
Pupil name
Teachers notesSample language skills checklist
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Date:
c o m p l e t e s s i m p l e p u z z l e s
b u i l d s a t o w e r o
e i g h t o r m o r e
s m a l l b l o c k s
d r e s s e s h i m s e l / h e r s e l ( a p a r t
r o m b u t t o n s a n d s h o e l a c e s )
m a n i p u l a t e s p l a
y d o u g h t o
c r e a t e a s p e c i f c
o b j e c t
p l a c e s s m a l l p e g s i n s m a l l
h o l e s
t h r e a d s s m a l l b e a d s
u s e s s c i s s o r s t o
c u t o u t s i m p l e
s h a p e s a n d p i c t u r e s
c o m p l e t e s s i m p l e o l d i n g
a c t i v i t i e s
u s e s a k n i e , o r k a n d s p o o n
c o r r e c t l y
h o l d s a c r a y o n o r p e n c i l
c o r r e c t l y
c o l o u r s w i t h i n l i n e s
w r i t e s o r c o p i e s
o w n n a m e
d r a w s a n d c o p i e s s i m p l e
p i c t u r e s
c o p i e s a s e q u e n
c e o l e t t e r s o r
n u m b e r s a d e q u a t e l y
t r a c e s o r r e c r e a t e s p a t t e r n s
Pupil name
Teachers notesSample fne motor skills checklist
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Date:
b a l a n c e s
o n o n e
o o t ( s t a t i c b a l a n c e )
r u n s
j u m p s v e r t i c a l l y
c a t c h e s a
b a l l o r
b e a n b a g
h o p s
t h r o w s a
b a l l o r
b e a n b a g
u s i n g a n
o v e r a r m m o v e m e n t
g a l l o p s s i d e w a y s
s k i p s
l e a p s
k i c k s a b a l l
s t r i k e s a b a l l o r
o b j e c t u s i n g a t w o -
h a n d e d s
t r i k e
d o d g e s a
b a l l
o r o b j e c t
Pupil name
Teachers notesSample undamental movement skills checklist
Explicit teaching Exposure
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Date:
r e c o g n i s e s n u m e r a l s 1
t o
w r i t e s n u m e r a l s 1 t o
r o t e c o u n t s t o
p l a c e s n u m e r a l s
t o
i n c o r r e c t o r d e r
u n d e r s t a n d s o n e - t o - o n e
c o r r e s p o n d e n c e
u n d e r s t a n d s ‘ m o r e t h a n
’ o r ‘ l e s s
t h a n ’
a b l e t o d o s i m p l e a d d i t i o n a n d
s u b t r a c t i o n u s i n g c o n c r
e t e m a t e r i a l s
s h a r e s c o l l e c t i o n s
c r e a t e s o r c o m p l e t e s a p a t t e r n
m e a s u r e s u s i n g e v e r y d a y i t e m s
m a k e s c o m p a r i s o n o s
i z e a n d
l e n g t h
r e c o g n i s e s b a s i c s h a p e
s
i d e n t i f e s a t t r i b u t e s o o b j e c t s a n d
c o l l e c t i o n s
i s a w a r e o u s e o d e v i c
e s u s e d
o r m e a s u r i n g ( s c a l e s , t a p e e t c . )
s h o w s a w a r e n e s s o
( m o n e y ,
t e m p e r a t u r e , t i m e )
s o r t s o r o r d e r s o b j e c t s
i s a w a r e o c o l l e c t i o n s a n d
p r e s e n t a t i o n s o d a t a
i n t e r p r e t s d a t a i n a d i s p
l a y
m a k e s p r e d i c t i o n s a b o u
t c h a n c e
e v e n t s
Pupil name
Teachers notesSample mathematics skills checklist
Number and algebra Measurement and shape Data and probability
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InstructionsMaterials
•
white paper orcardboard
•pencils
• removable tape or
drafting tape
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
•paintbrushes
•watercolours, runny
paint or edicol dye
•water in containers
1. Give each pupil a sheet of white paper or cardboard.
Ask them to fold their paper in half (lengthwise),
open it again and then lay it at.
2. Have them use a pencil to write their name in capital
letters on the bottom half of the paper. Ask them to
leave a space between each letter.
3. Have the pupils carefully cover each letter with
removable tape.
4. Ask them to use crayons or markers to draw
colourful designs over and around the tape.
5. Encourage the pupils to choose one paint colour
to cover the entire page so the colour wash stays
bright.
6. When the paint is dry, ask the pupils to pull off the
tape, refold the paper, and use it as a name card for
their desk.
Namecard
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Instructions
Growyourinitial
1. Give each pupil a paper strip and a tub. Then show
them how to wrap the strip around the tub and cut
one end so that it overlaps the other by about 2.5 cm.
Have them lay the strip at on their desk.
2. Have the pupils draw a gardening scene on the paper
strip and then use other decorative materials (e.g.
glitter, ribbon, scraps) to embellish it.
3. Tell them to wrap the paper strip around their tub
again and glue the ends together to make a 'collar' for
the tub.
4. Have the pupils ll their tubs halfway with moistened
potting mix.
5. Ask the pupils to draw their rst initial in the mix
with their nger and sprinkle some seeds into the
indentation.
6. Ask them to cover the seeds with a layer of potting
mix.
7. Encourage the pupils to water their seeds daily and
watch their initial appear!
Materials
•
large empty cottagecheese, yoghurt or
butter/margarine tubs
(1 per pupil)
•water
•2 cups potting mix for
each pupil
•grass or mustard seeds
or those of any fast-growing plant
•7.5 cm x 30.5 cm paper
strips
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
•glitter, ribbon scraps
or other decorative
materials
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Instructions
‘Allaboutme’mobile
1. Photocopy a class set of the copymaster onto the
cardboard. Give each pupil a set of shapes to cut out.
2. Ask the pupils to use a crayon or marker to write their
name on both sides of the rectangle. Have them glue
magazine or catalogue pictures or draw pictures that
tell about their family on both sides of the square. Ask
them to glue or draw pictures of their favourite things
to do on both sides of the triangle. Have them glue or
draw pictures of their favourite foods on both sides of
the circle.
3. While the pupils are completing Step 2, go around
the room and punch holes at the top centre of their
shapes.
4. Give each pupil a clothes hanger and four lengths of
wool. Help them to use their wool to tie their shapes
to the hanger at different distances (see below).
Materials
• copymaster page
(page 5)
•white cardboard
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
•magazines or
catalogues
•hole punch
• clothes hangers
• 25.5 cm lengths of wool
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‘All about me’ mobile
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Instructions
Aquiltofmanycolours
1. Use a marker to write Colour us beautiful on the white
cardboard strip to create a title. Punch four holes in the
top and bottom of each 18cm square.
2. Give each pupil a white square and a coloured square.
Ask pupils to use crayons, markers or oil pastels to
draw and colour a self-portrait on their white square.
3. Then have them glue the white square onto their
coloured square so that it has an even border of colour.
4. Ask pupils to bring their squares to any part of the
room where there is lots of oor space.
5. Help the pupils arrange all the squares next to each
other on the oor so that the shape forms a rectangle
or square. You may need to allow spaces for solid
squares with no pictures to make your 'quilt' even.
6. Demonstrate how to use wool to weave the squares
together. Start each row by tying the left squares
together and leaving a very long end for the pupils to
work with. Emphasise the 'over under' pattern they will
make with the wool. ('Row 1' pupils will weave Rows 1
and 2 together; 'Row 2' pupils will weave Rows 2 and3 together, and so on.) Add a border of solid squares
to the bottom of the quilt if necessary so the pupils
whose portraits are in the last row get to weave, too.
7. Help the pupils to tie the wool at the end of each row.
Materials
• 12.5 cm white cardboard
• 18 cm x 18 cm paper
squares in assorted
colours
• 15 cm x 15 cm white
paper squares
•pencils
• crayons or oil pastels
(including a variety of skin-tone colours)
•black or dark paper
•hole punch
•wool
8. Hang the title strip and 'quilt'
against black or dark paper
to show off the colours andhandiwork.
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Instructions
Paperpeople
1. Divide the class into pairs and lay sheets of butcher's
paper (taller than the pupils) on the oor.
2. Have one pupil lie down on the paper in either a
straight or bent pose.
3. Invite the partner to trace the pupil’s shape with a
pencil.
4. Tell the pupils to change places and repeat Steps 1–3
with a second sheet of butcher's paper.
5. Ask the pupils to colour their shape with crayons,
markers or oil pastels, adding eyes, a nose, a mouth,and clothes. Then have them cut out their shape.
6. Encourage them to be creative by adding hair, a hat,
socks, shoes or other features with paper scraps or
other decorative materials.
7. Ask the pupils to prop up the 'characters' in their chairs
for a special parent night; or tape the characters to the
walls and have the pupils write a story about them.
Materials
•
butcher's paper•plain or patterned paper
scraps
•pencils
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
•wool, ribbon or other
decorative materials
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Instructions
Crazypet Materials
•Crazy pet copymaster
(page 9)
•A4 paper
• coloured paper
•paper scraps
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
1. Photocopy a class set of the copymaster on A4 paper.
Give each pupil a copy.
2. Have the pupils cut out the animal parts.
3. Ask them to place the parts they like on a sheet of
coloured paper. Encourage them to experiment with
the arrangement and choice of pieces, making their
pet as crazy as possible.
4. When the pupils are happy with their arrangement,
have them glue their pieces in place.
5. Ask them to decorate their animal by adding paperscraps and drawing designs with crayons, markers or
oil pastels.
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Instructions
Summertree
1. Photocopy a class set of the tree copymaster on
tan or brown paper and a class set of the canopy
copymaster on green paper. Give each pupil one of
each reproducible and a sheet of white paper.
2. Have the pupils draw green grass at the bottom of the
white paper and colour the sky blue.
3. Ask the pupils to cut out the tree pattern and glue it
on the white paper.
4. Tell them to cut out the tree canopies and add details
to them with crayons or markers or oil pastels.5. Have the pupils glue the canopies to the trees.
Materials
•
tree trunk copymaster(page 41)
• tree canopy copymaster
(page 11)
•pencils
• tan or brown paper
•green and white paper
•
crayons, markers or oilpastels
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Instructions
Summersun
1. Give each pupil a paper plate, 25 squares and 10
triangles.
2. Demonstrate how to cover the paper plate with glue,
using a paintbrush.
3. Have the pupils place the tissue paper squares on their
plate, overlapping them.
4. Ask them to glue the tissue paper triangles along the
outer edge to make rays for their sun. Let the glue dry
thoroughly.
5. Ask the pupils to use markers to add a face to theirsun.
Materials
• yellow and orange
tissue paper squares
• yellow and orange
tissue paper triangles
• small white paper
plates
•glue
•glue brushes
• thin, dark markers
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Instructions
Readingtent Materials
• large white sheet
(at), prewashed
•drawing paper
• fabric markers
•pillows and stuffed
animals (optional)
1. Locate the sheet where two or three pupils can work
on the project at a time.
2. Tell the class they are going to draw a picture of
something they like to do. Encourage them to plan
and sketch their picture on drawing paper rst and use
bold colours so that their pictures show up well.
3. Then have the pupils, in pairs or small groups, use
fabric markers to reproduce their picture on their
designated part of the sheet.
4. Drape the sheet over a table and use it for a special
reading corner. Add pillows and stuffed animals, if
desired.
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Instructions
Bearbook
1. Photocopy a class set of the copymaster on A4 paper.
Round off the tops of the lunch bags using scissors.
2. Give each pupil a set of bear pieces and a lunch bag.
Ask the pupils to colour and add details (e.g. whiskers)
to the bear pieces and then cut them out.
3. Have them glue their bear pieces onto the back of the
lunch bag, open side up.
4. Encourage the pupils to decorate the front and
back of their bag with rickrack, stickers and other
decorative materials.
5. Ask the pupils to think of a name for their bear and
write it on an index card. Encourage them to write or
dictate a sentence or two about their bear and then
place the index card into their bag.
6. When the pupils are nished, ask them to place all the
bags, open side up, in a stack.
7. Ensure all index cards are to the right hand side of
each bag. Punch three holes on the left side of the
bags; thread ribbon or yarn through the holes and tie
it in a bow to create a book.
8. Read the book to the class. Then put it in the
classroom library for them to enjoy.
Materials
•
Bear copymaster(page 15)
•white A4 paper
• index cards
•pencils
•brown paper lunch
bags
•
crayons, markers or oilpastels
• rickrack, stickers and
other decorative
materials
• ribbon or wool
•hole punch
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Instructions
Appleframe
1. Photocopy the apple copymaster onto light cardboard.
Cut out the small apple and leaves pattern pieces. (The
large apple will be used for the activity on page 18.)
For each pupil, trace the small apple on to red paper.
Then trace several leaves on cardboard and cut them
out.
2. Give the leaves and stems to the pupils to use as
templates to trace on green paper or light cardboard.
Each pupil will need to trace about seven leaves.
3. Give each pupil an apple worksheet. Have the pupils
colour the stem and attached leaf and trace the veinsof the leaf. The pupils then cut out the apple and the
leaves.
4. Ask the pupils to glue their photo to the centre of the
apple.
5. Have them fold the white cardboard in half and glue
the apple on to it.
6. Ask the pupils to glue their leaves around the frame.
Note: If photographs other than small passport
photographs are to be used, enlarge the
copymaster and other pieces accordingly.
Materials
•
Apple frame copymaster(page 17)
• light cardboard
• red paper or foam
cardboard
•green lightweight paper
or light cardboard
•markers, crayons or oil
pastels
• 10.8 cm x 28 cm white
cardboard
• individual pupil's
passport photo (or other
appropriately-sized
digital photos)
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Instructions
Marble-rolledapple
1. Cover the small apple on the apple copymaster on
page 17 with white paper so that only the large apple
shows. Photocopy a class set of the copymaster on
white paper or cardboard.
2. Give each pupil a copy of the apple to place in the
bottom of a baking tin.
3. Ask the pupils to carefully place two or three marbles
into each cup of paint, lift them out with a spoon, and
place them in the pan.
4. Ask the pupils to tilt the pan in different directions
so the marbles roll all over the paper leaving swirls of
paint on the apple.
5. When the paint on the marbles is used up, ask them to
put the marbles back into the same cup of paint.
6. Have the pupils remove their apple painting and let it
dry.
7. Ask them to cut out the apple and colour the stem and
leaves with crayons, markers or oil pastels.
Materials
•
apple copymaster(page 17)
•white paper or light
cardboard
•marbles
• small containers for
paint (1 per colour)
• red, yellow and green
paint
• spoons
• cookie trays or cake
baking tins (slightly
larger than the white
paper or cardboard)
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
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Instructions
ComicArt
1. From the cardboard cut several geometric shapes (e.g.
triangles, rectangles, circles and squares) in various
sizes. For older pupils, you may wish to use more
complex shapes, as indicated in the illustration.
2. Have pupils use the card stock templates to trace the
shapes on sheets of newspaper, magazines or comics
and cut them out. Encourage pupils to cut out other
shapes: they may need to create a unique picture, such
as leaf shapes, diamonds or hearts.
3. Ask them to arrange their shapes in an interesting
design on a piece of white paper or cardboard.
Their picture can be a summer scene or an abstract,
colourful design.
4. When pupils are happy with their arrangement, have
them glue their pieces in place.
Materials
• cardboard
• coloured newspaper,
magazines or comics
•white paper or
cardboard
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InstructionsMaterials
•
bookworm bookmark copymaster
(page 21)
• cardboard
• 12.5 cm x 20 cm
cardboard (assorted
colours)
•paper scraps
•googly eyes or tinypom-poms
• thin markers
Bookwormbookmark
1. Photocopy the bookworm copymaster on cardboard.
Cut out the pieces, and use them as templates to trace
the bookworm patterns on cardboard. Give each pupil
a set of bookworm pieces.
2. Have pupils cut out the pieces.
3. Ask pupils to glue the circles together, overlapping
them slightly.
4. Ask the pupils to glue on wiggly eyes or pom-poms
and draw a mouth.
5. Allow them to decorate each section of the bookwormwith paper scraps.
Note: This activity may also be completed using
wooden geometric shapes. The sections of the
bookmark may also be carefully covered with
clear self-adhesive plastic and cut out before
overlapping.
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Instructions
Strawberryreminderboard
1. Photocopy a class set of the strawberry reminder
board copymaster on white cardboard. Then make one
additional set and cut pieces apart to use as templates
to trace the top of the strawberry on green paper or
cardboard and the bottom on red paper or cardboard
for each pupil. Give each pupil the strawberry on white
cardboard and the two photocopied pieces.
2. Have the pupils cut out the red and green strawberry
shapes.
3. Ask them to use a thin black marker to draw tiny ovals
to look like seeds on the red paper.
4. Show the pupils how to glue the red bottom and the
green top to the white cardboard base, overlapping
them slightly. Then have them cut out the shape.
5. Ask the pupils to decorate the green top with glitter or
sequins, if desired.
6. Laminate the strawberry shapes for the pupils.
Alternatively, cover with wipe-clean adhesive plastic.
7. Have the pupils use a wipe-off marker to write notes
on their strawberry reminder board.
Materials
• Strawberry reminder
board copymaster
(page 23)
•white cardboard
• red and green paper
or light cardboard
• scissors
• thin black markers
•green glitter or
sequins
•wipe off markers
• laminating sheets and
machine (wipe-clean
adhesive plastic may
also be used)
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Instructions
Elephantpencilholder
1. Photocopy the elephant pencil holder copymaster
onto cardboard. Cut the pieces apart and use them as
templates to trace the outer ears and trunk on grey
paper or cardboard, the inner ears on pink and the
eyes on blue. Give each pupil a set of elephant parts, a
grey strip and a tin.
2. Have the pupils wrap the paper strip around the tin
and tape it in place.
3. Ask them to cut out the elephant parts and glue the
inner ear to the outer ear.
4. Have the pupils use crayons, markers or oil pastels to
add details such as irises to the eyes and wrinkles on
the trunk.
5. Have them tape the ears to the sides of the can.
6. Tell the pupils to arrange the eyes and trunk on the tin
and then glue them in place.
7. Encourage the pupils to use crayons, markers or oil
pastels to add details such as mouth or eyelashes.
8. Ask the pupils to place the nished holder on theirdesk and keep pencils in it.
Materials
• Elephant pencil holder
copymaster
(page 25)
• cardboard
•grey, pink and blue
paper scraps
• (23 cm x 10.8 cm) grey
paper or cardboard
strips• empty 425 g tins
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
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Instructions
ChineseNewYeardragon
1. Photocopy a class set of the Chinese New Year dragon
copymaster on cardboard. Give each pupil a dragon
pattern and three crepe paper strips.
2. Have the pupils carefully draw designs on their crepe
paper strips.
3. Ask them to use markers, crayons or oil pastels to
colour their dragon’s face and then cut it out.
4. Tell the pupils to glue a craft stick on the back of the
face to serve as a handle.
5. Have them glue the crepe paper strips to the back of the face and let the glue dry thoroughly.
Materials
•Chinese New Year
dragon copymaster
(page 27)
• craft sticks
• 5 cm x 20 cm white
cardboard strips
• 10 cm x 1.2 m crepe
paper strips (3 per
pupil)•markers, crayons or oil
pastels
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Instructions
Asianfan
1. For each pupil, make a photocopy of the Asian fan
copymaster on cardboard.
2. Have the pupils cut out both fan halves.
3. Ask them to colour and decorate their fan halves.
Encourage them to use scraps of decorated paper as
part of the design.
4. Show the pupils how to glue a craft stick on the back
of one fan half and then glue the backs of the fan
pieces together.
5. Have the pupils wrap a piece of wool or ribbon aroundthe handle and knot it tightly. Then demonstrate to the
pupils how to tie knots at the loose ends to keep them
from fraying.
Materials
•
Asian fan copymaster(page 29)
• cardboard
• scraps of folding paper
or wrapping paper
with an Asian theme
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
• craft sticks
• 46-cm lengths of wool
or curling ribbon
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Instructions
Brownpaperkite
1. Cut the bottom from each lunch bag.
2. Ask the pupils to colour, paint or decorate the outside
of their bags. Allow to dry.
3. Instruct them to place the bag cut-side up, and have
them glue crepe paper or ribbon to the bottom of it.
4. Demonstrate how to fold the top to the inside of the
bag.
5. Help the pupils to punch one hole in the centre of
each of the four sides, through the folded layer.
6. Ask the pupils to tie the endof one piece of wool or string
through one hole and tie in
place. Repeat this step for the
remaining holes.
7. Have the pupil tie all four
pieces of wool or string
together.
Materials
•brown paper, 4-sided
lunch bags
• 30.5-cm lengths of
crepe paper or curling
ribbon
• 30.5-cm lengths of wool
•paint
•paintbrushes
• sponges
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
•hole punch
•glitter, sequins or other
lightweight decorative
materials
• string
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Instructions
Paperlei
1. Draw several simple ower shapes on thick cardboardand cut out.
2. Have the pupils use the shapes as templates to trace
on thin, coloured cardboard. Pupils will need to trace
and cut out at least eight owers.
3. Help the pupils to punch a hole in the centre of each
ower and then ask them to decorate their owers
with glitter and sequins.
4. Show the pupils how to string their owers on a piece
of yarn, alternating with lengths of drinking straw.5. Ask the pupils to tie the ends of their wool or string
together to nish their lei.
Materials
• thick cardboard
• thin cardboard (assorted
colours)
• 51-cm lengths of wool
or string
•hole punch
• 2.5-cm lengths of
drinking straws
•glitter and sequins
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Instructions
AdinkradesignsMaterials
•Adinkra designs
copymaster (page 33)
•Adinkra grid
copymaster (page 34)
•markers, crayons or oil
pastels
Note: Adinkra are visual symbols from Ghana and
West Africa. Use this activity to support a unit
about multiculturalism or values education.
1. Photocopy a class set of the Adinkra designs and the
Adinkra grid, and share with the pupils the information
that the Ashanti people of Ghana wear patterned
fabrics that symbolise their thoughts and feelings. (The
internet has a plentiful supply of examples!)
2. Give each pupil a set of designs and a grid. Ask them
to colour the Adinkra symbols and then cut out those
they would like to use for their 'cloth'. Encourage the
pupils to make up their own symbols to use as well.
3. Have them glue the symbols on their grid in a pattern
and then use their completed grid to decorate a book
cover or other belongings.
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Adinkra designs
Heart: patience and endurance
Royalty: the most important design
Ram's horns: strength
Moon and star: faithfulness
Forgiveness: turn the other cheek
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Instructions
Paperplatetambourine
1. Give each pupil two paper plates. Ask them to decorate
the back of both paper plates using crayons, markers
or oil pastels, sequins, stickers or other decorative
materials.
2. Ask them to place one plate with the back side down.
3. Have the pupils glue several pieces of curling ribbon to
the lower portion of that plate.
4. Tell them to place the other plate on top of the rst so
the front of the plates meet and a hollow space forms
in the centre.
5. Help the pupils staple together the rims of the plates,
leaving a small opening at the top.
6. Have them ll their 'tambourine' with about 50 mL
of dried beans or rice and then staple the top of the
plates closed.
Materials
•
coloured, stiff paperplates (or white plates
painted and allowed to
dry)
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
• sequins, music-themed
stickers or other
decorative materials
• 30.5-cm lengths of
curling ribbon
•dried beans or rice
• stapler
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Instructions
Papier-mâchépartyballoons
1. Mix together the our and water until the paste is
smooth. It should be the consistency of glue. Add 2
tablespoons (36 g) of salt to keep the nished product
from turning mouldy.
2. Give each pupil a balloon to blow up and then tie off.
(Some pupils may need help with this.)
3. Ask the pupils to dip newspaper strips in the paste,
completely soaking them, and lay them on their
balloon until the balloon is completely covered. Let the
papier-mâché dry thoroughly. More than one layer will
be needed. Allow to dry thoroughly between layers.
4. Have the pupils paint their balloons. Encourage them
to paint pictures of reworks or write an appropriate
message.
5. When the paint is dry, have the pupils glue crepe
paper strips to the bottom of the balloon for streamers.
6. Ask the pupils to tape a long length of wool or string
to the top of their balloon.
7. Hang the balloons from the ceiling at different heights
around the room.
Materials
•2 parts our/3 parts
water OR watered
down PVA glue
• salt
•2.5-cm wide strips of
newspaper
•balloons
•paint
•paintbrushes
• strips of crepe paper (2
per pupil)
• wool or string
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Instructions
FireworksMaterials
• black constructionpaper or cardboard (a
sheet of A3 art paper
may also be painted
in preparation for the
activity)
• glue bottles with
squeeze tops
• short straws
• glitter (assorted
colours)
• white sentence strips
1. Ask the pupils to use the glue tip to draw several
shapes on a piece of black paper or cardboard.
2. Have them use a straw to blow the glue to make
reworks shapes.
3. Ask the pupils to sprinkle one colour of glitter on the
glue; let it dry and then shake off the excess glitter.
4. Repeat steps 1–3 for other colours of glitter, as desired.
5. Have the pupils write or dictate a sentence on the strip
and glue it to the bottom of the page.
‘The fireworks are exploding.’
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BarkpictureMaterials
• sides cut from largebrown paper bags
• paint in white and
bright colours
• paintbrushes
• black crayons
• cotton buds
1. Give each pupil a side cut from a paper bag. Have
them crumple their paper and then smooth it out
several times to soften it and add texture.
2. Ask them to think of an animal or a plant they would
like to paint.
Encourage them to picture things found in nature (e.g.
birds, owers, trees). If necessary, view objects outside.
3. Have the pupils paint the object on their paper and let
it dry.
4. Ask them to use a black crayon to outline their pictureand then a cotton bud to add tiny white dots of paint
around the outside of the object.
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LeafpeopleMaterials
•white paper or
cardboard
• assortment of large
fresh leaves
•owers, twigs, bark,
vines and other natural
materials
• strong glue
• crayons, markers or oilpastels
1. Give each pupil a piece of white paper or cardboard.
2. Ask the pupils to choose a leaf and glue it to the centre
of their paper. Allow to dry.
3. Ask them to use crayons, markers, oil pastels, owers or
other natural materials to add features such as a face,
arms, legs, hands and feet to their leaf and paper to
create a 'leaf person'.
4. Encourage the pupils to name their leaf person and
write an alliterative sentence about it at the bottom of
their paper.
Leafy Laney loves to laugh!
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Instructions1. Photocopy a class set of the tree copymaster on tan or
brown paper or cardboard. Give each pupil a piece of
white paper or cardboard and a tree photocopy.
2. Ask the pupils to draw green grass at the bottom of
the white paper and colour the sky blue.
3. Ask them to cut out the tree and glue it on to their
paper.
4. Have the pupils tear up small scraps of red, yellow,
orange and green paper to make autumn leaves.
5. Ask them to glue some of their leaves on the branchesof the tree—some falling and some on the grass.
AutumntreeMaterials
•Tree copymaster (page
41)
• tan or brown
construction paper
•white construction
cardboard
• red, yellow, orange and
green paper scraps
• crayons, markers or oilpastels
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Instructions
Leafcollage
1. Give each pupil a sheet of clear self-adhesive plastic
and one same-size sheet of black paper or cardboard.
2. Ask the pupils to choose several leaves of varying
sizes, shapes and colours.
3. Help them peel the backing from their plastic.
4. Ask the pupils to arrange their leaves facedown on the
sticky side of the plastic.
5. Have them place the black paper or cardboard over
the leaves and plastic so that the corners meet and
press down rmly from the centre out.6. Instruct the pupils to turn over their collage and
smooth out any bubbles in the self-adhesive plastic.
Materials
•
assortment of largefresh leaves
•black paper or
cardboard
• sheets of clear
self-adhesive plastic
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HeartanimalvalentineMaterials
•Hearts copymaster
(page 45)
• red, pink and purple
paper
•white cardboard paper
• thin markers
•glitter
•
googly eyes•pompoms, sequins
or other decorative
materials
1. Photocopy the copymaster on paper of assorted
colours.
2. Have the pupils fold a piece of white cardboard in half
and place the fold at the top or on the left.
3. Ask them to cut out several hearts.
4. Have the pupils arrange their hearts on the front of the
folded white paper to look like a real or an imaginary
animal.
5. Have them glue the hearts in place when they are
happy with the arrangement.6. Encourage the pupils to add details with markers and
decorative materials.
7. Tell them to add another 'heart animal' and write a
Valentine’s Day message on the inside of the card.
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HeartsonribbonsMaterials
•Hearts copymaster
(page 45)
• red, pink, purple, white
and turquoise paper or
light cardboad
•markers
•glitter, sequins or other
decorative materials
•61-cm lengths of ribbon
1. Photocopy the hearts copymaster on assorted colours
of paper or light cardboard.
2. Have the pupils cut out several hearts of different sizes
and colours.
3. Invite them to draw designs on both sides and colour.
4. Encourage the pupils to add decorative materials on
both sides.
5. Show the pupils how to arrange their hearts on a piece
of ribbon several different ways before gluing them in
place.
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Instructions
Valentineholder
1. Photocopy a class set of the valentine holder
copymaster on pink cardboard.
2. Have pupils cut out the cat pieces and hearts.
3. Show them how to lay a paper plate face up and glue
the cat cutouts and then the wool to the edges of the
plate (to create a handle).
4. Have the pupils place a second plate on top of the
rst and staple them together, leaving the top open.
5. Instruct them to carefully sponge-paint both sides of
the cat with red and pink paint. Allow to dry.6. Ask the pupils to add googly eyes to their cat.
7. Have them add valentine stickers, paper hearts or
other decorative materials to the cat’s body.
8. Allow the pupils to hang their holders on their desks
on Valentine’s Day, or present as a gift.
Materials
•Valentine holder
copymaster
(page 47)
•pink cardboard
•white paper plates
(2 per pupil)
•wool
• red and pink paint
• small paint sponges
•googly eyes
• valentine stickers
or other decorative
materials
• stapler
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Instructions
Movableleprechaun
1. Photocopy a class set of the movable leprechaun
copymaster on green cardboard. Give the pupils one
copy each, and ask them to cut out the shapes.
2. Ask the pupils to glue the hat to the oval shape to
form the head, and to use crayons, markers or oil
pastels to add details such as a nose, eyes, a mouth
and perhaps a beard. Then have them add details to
the other pieces. Refer to resource pictures.
3. Show the pupils how to place the body over the arms,
lining up the dots on the pieces.
4. Help the pupils push split paper fasteners through the
body and into the arms to secure them.
5. Tell the pupils to repeat the procedure for the legs.
6. Ask them to add other decorative materials to their
leprechaun.
Materials
•
movable leprechauncopymaster
(page 49)
• cardboard
•green cardboard
•white paper scraps
• resource pictures of
leprechauns from books
or the internet
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
• split paper fasteners
•glitter, patterned paper
scraps or decorative
materials
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Instructions
Mother’sDaycard
1. Photocopy the copymaster on cardboard. Cut out the
pieces, and use them as templates to trace the head
and small part of the beak on yellow cardboard, the
large part of the beak on red paper, and the ower on
any brightly coloured cardboard.
2. Give each pupil a set of duck pieces. Ask the pupils to
cut out the duck, beak parts and ower.
3. Have them glue the red beak part to the duck and
then add the yellow beak.
4. Ask the pupils to add googly eyes and draw moreeyelashes with crayons, markers or oil pastels if desired.
5. Tell them to add feathers on one side of their duck.
6. Ask them to decorate the ower with glitter, paper
scraps, buttons or large sequins and then glue it on the
feathers.
7. On the back of the duck, have the pupils write a
message to their mother or another card recipient. For
example, they might say You are the best mum in the
whole pond! Remind them to sign their name.
Materials
•Mother's Day copymaster
(page 51)
•white cardboard
• yellow cardboard
• red and other brightly
coloured cardboard and
paper scraps
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
• craft feathers
•googly eyes (optional)
•glitter or glitter glue
•buttons or sequins
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Instructions
SnowsceneMaterials
•black or dark blue paper
• 10 cm x 30.5 cm strips of
white paper
•white and coloured
paper scraps
• small buttons or raisins
(optional)
1. Show the pupils how to tear a white paper strip and
place it at the bottom of a piece of dark paper so that
it looks like a blanket of snow.
2. Have them lightly sketch a snowman shape.
3. Ask the pupils to tear small pieces of white paper,
overlap them, and glue them on their snowman
sketch. Then have them add torn paper to the
background to create falling snowakes.
4. Encourage them to tear small pieces of coloured paper
for details (e.g. a scarf, a broom, a hat and boots) and
glue them in place, or have the pupils use buttons or
raisins for embellishments.
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SnowcreatureMaterials
•
small white plasticgarbage bags
•paper scraps
• containers for lling
the bags with packing
materials
• long fabric or wrapping
paper strips
•6 cups (1.5 L)styrofoam™ packing
material
•wool
•googly eyes, pompoms,
buttons or other
decorative materials
1. Give each pupil a plastic bag, packing material and two
lengths of wool. Ask them to ll their bag halfway with
packing material and tie the bag securely with wool.
2. Have the pupils ll the top half of the bag with more
packing material and tie the bag with wool again.
3. Ask them to fold a fabric or wrapping paper strip
around the middle of the bag to make a scarf and then
glue the strip closed near the neck.
4. Encourage the pupils to add eyes, a nose, arms, mittens
and buttons with paper scraps, googly eyes or other
decorative materials.
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WintertreeMaterials
•Autumn tree
copymaster (page 41)
• tan or brown paper
•blue cardboard
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
• cotton balls (8–10 per
pupil)
1. Photocopy a class set of the copymaster on tan or
brown paper.
2. Give each pupil a piece of blue cardboard paper and
a tree to cut out.
3. Have them glue the tree on the blue paper.
4. Ask the pupils to stretch out cotton balls and glue
them to the bottom of the paper.
5. Have the pupils glue small pieces of cotton balls to
the sky and tree to look like falling snow.
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Rainstick
Materials
•
paper towel rolls•masking tape
• small nails (10–15 per
pupil)
• rice (1/4 cup [60 mL] per
pupil)
•white or coloured paper
• crayons, markers or oilpastels
1. Give each pupil a paper towel roll.
2. Show the pupils how to overlap two strips of tape and
cover one end of their roll.
3. Help the pupils poke small nails into their roll and put
masking tape around the entire roll to keep the nails in
place.
4. Have the pupils pour rice into their roll. Then ask them
to cover the open end of the roll with two more strips
of masking tape.
5. Ask the pupils to use crayons, markers or oil pastels todecorate a piece of paper with pictures relating to rain
and then glue the paper around the roll.
6. As the rain stick is tipped up gently, the rice falls down
to the bottom, hitting the nails on the inside, sounding
like rain falling.
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Birdfeeder Materials
•paper towel rolls
• small, stiff paper plates
•paint (assorted colours)
•paintbrushes
•hole punch
• string or wool
•birdseed
1. For each pupil, cut a small triangle out of the
opposite sides of the bottom of half a paper towel
roll.
2. Have the pupils paint designs on their roll. Let the
paint dry.
3. Help the pupils punch three holes around the top of
the roll.
4. Have them tie string or wool through the holes.
5. Ask them to tape or glue the bottom of their roll to
the plate and allow to dry thoroughly so that it issecure.
6. Have the pupils ll the roll with birdseed and hang
it from a tree in the playground, or give the pupils
seeds in a plastic bag to take home so they can share
their bird feeder with their family.
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PoppiesMaterials
• white paper
• red or orange tissue
paper
• liquid starch* and
brushes
• black tempera paint
• paintbrushes
• containers• popcorn kernels or
yellow cake sprinkles
1. Ask the pupils to trace their hand six times on red or
orange tissue paper to make petals, and cut them out.
Tissue paper tears easily so care must be taken.
2. Ask the pupils to use a pencil to
draw a light circle in the middle of
a sheet of white paper.
3. Tell them to lay down their 'petals'
(overlapping them) to create a
ower shape around the circle they
drew.
4. Ask the pupils to paint
starch on the petals, one at
a time, brushing from the
bottom to the top of the
petal for best results. This
must be done very carefully.
5. When the starch is almost dry, the pupils drop black
paint in the centre of their circle. If the black paint is
too transparent when it is dry, ask the pupils to add
another layer.6. When the paint is completely dry, have pupils add
drops of glue in the black area and drop popcorn
kernels or yellow cake sprinkles on it.
* Liquid starch can be made using
the following method:
In a large heatproof bowl, stir ½cup cornour into 1 cup of cold
water. Add 24 cups of boiling
water and allow to cool (8 cups
of boiling water will make a thick
solution; 16 cups will make a
medium solution; the quantity
given will make a light solution).
* Powdered starch is available
from some large hardware stores.
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Hoppinggrasshopper Materials
•
cardboard egg cartons(1 per 4 pupils)
• cardboard or paper
scraps
•photos or pictures of
grasshoppers
•paint (assorted colours)
•paintbrushes
•pipe-cleaners, cut in half
•glitter, googly eyes
or other decorative
materials
• 13 mm rubber balls
• straight pins; e.g. sewing
pins
1. Cut each egg carton into four sets of three cups.
Draw simple wings and antennae on cardboard or
paper scraps, and copy a set for each pupil. Display
images of grasshoppers. Give each pupil a set of egg
carton cups.
2. Ask the pupils to paint their cups with either realistic
colours or creative designs.
3. Show the pupils how to bend six pipe-cleaner halves
to make legs, and demonstrate how to glue, tape or
attach them them to the middle cup through holes.
Let dry thoroughly if using glue.
4. Have the pupils cut wings and antennae out of paper
or cardboard scraps and ask them to glue the wings
on the top of the middle cup and the antennae on
an end cup.
5. Encourage the pupils to use glitter or other
decorative materials to add eyes and designs.
6. Have the pupils place a ball
inside the middle cup of
their 'grasshopper', and help
them push one pin through
each side of the cup to
secure the ball.
7. Ask the pupils to drop their grasshopper a few
centimetres onto a hard surface and watch it 'hop'!
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RockinsectsMaterials
• small stones
• dried beans (several
types and sizes)
• strong craft glue
• paint in various colours
• paintbrushes
1. Give each pupil several small stones. Ask the pupils
to arrange them in different congurations that
resemble a real or an imaginary insect.
2. Have them glue the stones together.
3. Instruct the pupils to paint their 'insect'.
4. Encourage them to add antennae, legs and eyes
using small rocks or beans.
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SpringtreeMaterials
•Autumn tree copymaster
(page 41)
• tan or brown paper for
tree trunk
•white cardboard
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
•2.5 cm pink tissue paper
squares
1. Photocopy a class set of the copymaster on tan or
brown paper. Give each pupil a tree pattern, a sheet
of white cardboard paper and several pink tissue
paper squares.
2. Have the pupils colour the grass green at the bottom
of their white cardboard and the sky blue.
3. Ask the pupils to cut out their tree shape and glue it
in the middle of the white cardboard.
4. Demonstrate how to form
the tissue paper squares into
blossoms and glue them to the
tree branches. Centre a square
on the end of a pencil, bringing
the corners up toward the lead
end, and pressing them so that
the paper forms a cup. Dip the
end in glue while still wrapped
around the pencil and glue the
at end to the paper for a three-
dimensional effect.
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Hand-featheredchick
1. Draw and copy a chick head (about 7.5 cm) for each
pupil on yellow cardboard. (See illustration for shape.)
2. Place a sponge in the pie tin, and yellow paint over
each sponge.
3. Give a paper towel roll to each pupil. Have them press
and roll their paper roll on the paint-covered sponge,
and set aside on its end to dry.
4. Ask the pupils to make 'feathers' by spreading the
ngers on one hand apart and placing their palm and
ngers on the sponges covered with various shades of
yellow paint. Allow to dry.
5. Have them place their hand
on white paper or cardboard
as shown and repeat the step
with each shade of yellow,
overlapping the handprints.
6. Ask the pupils to cut out their feathers and head shape
and use markers to add eyes and a beak.
7. Have them glue their feathers to the back of the paper
towel roll and the head to the front of the roll. Have the
pupils add orange paper feet, if desired.
Materials
•paper towel rolls cut into
thirds
• yellow cardboard
•white paper or
cardboard
•at sponges
•pie tins
•
yellow and brown paint•black, orange and red
markers
•orange paper (optional)
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InstructionsMaterials
• Frog puppet copymaster
(page 63)
•white cardboard stock
•green and yellow paper
or light cardboard
•white and purple paper
scraps
•4-sided brown paper
lunch bags or recycledgift bags
• large googly eyes (2 per
pupil)
•green and yellow paint
• sponges
• sequins or label dots
(optional)
1. Photocopy the copymaster onto cardboard. Cut out
the pattern pieces and use them as templates to
trace the shapes on paper. Copy the legs, arms and
forehead on green paper; the chest on yellow paper;
the inside of the mouth on white paper; and the
tongue on purple paper.
2. Give each pupil a paper bag, a set of frog pieces, and
two googly eyes. Have the pupils sponge-paint one
side of their bag green and yellow. After the paint is
dry, ask the pupils to turn over their bag and paint
the other side. (If you prefer, use patterned paperbags instead of having the pupils sponge-paint
brown ones.)
3. While the bags are drying, have the pupils cut out
the frog parts.
4. Tell them to fold the mouth in half and glue it inside
the bag fold.
5. Have the pupils curl the pointed end around a pencil
and glue the straight end of the tongue on the
mouth.
6. Ask the pupils to glue the rest of the body parts to
the frog puppet, attaching the eyes last.
Frogpuppet
7. Encourage them to add
further details to their
frog puppet using sequins
or dots.
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Eggcartonowers
Materials
•egg cartons
•paint in various colours
•green pipe-cleaners
• vase
•water in containers
•green construction
paper (optional)
1. Cut apart egg cartons to create individual cups. Give
several to each pupil.
2. Ask the pupils to cut the edge of each cup into a
ower shape.
3. Using thick layers of paint, coat each ower. Allow to
dry.
4. Have them use a pencil to poke a hole through the
base of each cup.
5. Ask pupils to knot one end of a green pipe-cleaner
and push the unknotted end through the hole.6. Have them use another pipe cleaner or paper to make
leaves.
7. Ask the pupils to cut another egg cup in a different
ower shape.
8. Place the nished owers in a vase for a spring display
of the pupil’s artwork.
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InstructionsMaterials
•
large white coffee lters(2 per pupil)
• red, blue and yellow
waterbased markers or
watercolour pencils
•water in spray bottles
• coloured pipe-cleaners
Coffeelterbuttery
1. Ask each pupil to draw a design or pattern on coffee
lters using water-based markers.
2. Have the pupils spray water on their lters and
watch the colours run into each other. Point out the
appearance of secondary colours as the ink runs
together.
3. When the lters are dry, ask the pupils to pinch them
in the middle and wrap a pipe-cleaner around them,
twisting the ends together.
4. Tell them to spread apart the tips of the pipe cleaner
to create antennae.
5. Tape the butteries to the windows or around
common work spaces.
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Thumbprintcaterpillar Materials
•white or light-coloured
cardboard
•white scrap paper
•paint (assorted colours)
• shallow paint containers
such as ice-cream
container lids
•hole punch
•10-cm lengths of pipe
cleaners
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
•glitter and googly eyes
(optional)
1. For each pupil, draw a straight line lengthwise in the
centre of a piece of white or light-coloured cardboard.
2. Have the pupils practise dipping a thumb in paint and
making thumbprints on scraps of paper to nd the
proper amount of paint to use.
3. Give each pupil a sheet of white or light-coloured
cardboard. Ask the pupils to make thumbprints on
both sides of the line on their paper.
4. When the paint is dry, ask them to fold the paper on
the line.
5. Ask pupils to cut out their caterpillar about 13 mm
below the thumbprints, scalloping the edges.
6. Help the pupils punch holes near the fold at one end
of the caterpillar and insert a pipe cleaner, bending
and twisting it to make antennae.
7. Encourage the pupils to decorate their caterpillar with
crayons, markers or oil pastels, glitter and googly or
paper eyes.
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TissuepaperowersMaterials
• 20 cm x 30.5 cm pieces
of tissue paper
•pipe-cleaners
•glitter
• curling ribbon
1. Have each pupil stack four pieces of different coloured
tissue paper on top of each other.
2. Ask the pupils to fan-fold the paper together, into 2.5
cm folds.
3. Ask the pupils to use scissors to round the corners on
both ends.
4. Show them how to tightly tie the centre of the folded
paper with a pipe-cleaner.
5. Demonstrate to pupils, starting with the top tissue,
how to gently pull one layer of tissue paper at a time
toward the centre of the ower and arrange the petals.
6. Encourage the pupils to decorate the edges of their
owers with glitter or make several owers and tie
them together with curling ribbon for a Special Day
gift.
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BirdmobileMaterials
•Bird mobile copymaster
(page 69)
•white cardboard
• 15 cm squares of
drawing paper
•wool
•markers, crayons or oil
pastels
• coat hangers
•hole punch
•glitter and sequins
1. Photocopy a class set of the copymaster on white
cardboard and give one to each pupil.
2. Ask the pupils to use markers to create an interesting
design on both sides of their bird.
3. Ask them to add glitter and sequins to decorate the
bird.
4. Have the pupils cut out their
bird and cut a slit in the
centre.
5. Ask the pupils to decorate a paper square using
markers, crayons or oil pastels. Then have them fan-
fold it and insert it through the slit on the bird to
make wings.
6. Have the pupils bring the top edges of the wings
together and staple or glue them together at the
top.
7. Help the pupils to punch a hole in the top of the
wings, thread a piece of wool through the hole, and
attach it to a coat hanger. Attach several birds to
each hanger.
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Bird-watchingbinocularsMaterials
•
paper towel rolls cut inhalf (2 per pupil)
•paint (assorted colours)
•paintbrushes
•1-m length of wool
•hole punch
1. Ask each pupil to paint a design on two paper towel
rolls. Allow to dry.
2. Help the pupils to punch holes in both sides of each
roll.
3. Show them how to thread a piece of yarn through
each hole and then tie it in a knot.
4. Have the pupils glue their rolls together. Then take
them outside to look for interesting birds around the
playground.
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InstructionsMaterials
•orange powdered paint
•pie tins
•paintbrushes
•brown paper
•watered-down glue
• cotton balls (8 to 10 per
pupil)
•46-cm lengths of greenwool
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
Pumpkinpicture
1. Sprinkle a thin layer of paint powder in pie tins.
2. Ask each pupil to paint a brown piece of paper with
watered-down glue.
3. Have the pupils roll 8 to 10 cotton balls in the pie tin
to make 'pumpkins' and arrange them on the paper.
4. Ask pupils to wrap pieces of green wool between
and around the 'pumpkins' to create a creeping vine.
5. After the glue has dried, have the pupils use
crayons, markers or oil pastels to add details to their
pumpkins.
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InstructionsMaterials
• Scarecrow copymaster
(page 73)
• 12.5 cm squares of
wallpaper or thick
wrapping paper (shirt)
• 5 cm x 25.5cm strips of
wallpaper or wrapping
paper (arms)
•
white cardboard• 5 cm x 30.5 cm strips of
blue or dark-coloured
paper (legs)
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
• rafa, Easter grass, twine
or ribbon
1. Photocopy a class set of the scarecrow pattern on
white cardboard.
2. Give each pupil a scarecrow copymaster, a square of
wallpaper, two strips of wallpaper (arms) and two strips
of blue paper (legs).
3. Have the pupils use crayons, markers or oil pastels to
decorate the scarecrow’s hands, feet, hat and head. Cut
out each piece.
4. Show the pupils how to fan-fold their arm and leg
pieces. Have them glue the hands to the arms and the
feet to the legs.
5. Have the pupils glue the hat to the head and then the
head, arms and legs to the shirt.
6. Ask the pupils to use rafa, twine or ribbon to decorate
their scarecrow.
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StainedglasscornucopiaMaterials
• stained glass cornucopia
copymaster
(page 75)
•drawing paper
• card stock
• aluminium foil
•plastic food wrap
•
black and brightlycoloured permanent
markers
1. Photocopy a class set of the copymaster onto paper
and cut pieces of aluminium foil large enough to
cover a sheet of cardboard for each pupil. Crinkle the
foil, smooth it out, and use it to cover the cardboard.
2. Tape a copymaster to each pupil’s desk and a
sheet of plastic wrap (large enough to cover the
cardboard) over the copymaster at the corners.
3. Ask the pupils to use brightly coloured permanent
markers to colour in the copymaster on the plastic
wrap.
4. Have them outline the copymaster with a black
marker and let the ink dry thoroughly.
5. Help the pupils gently lift the coloured plastic wrap
off their desk, place it over the foil-covered card
board, and tape the corners of the plastic wrap to the
back of the card stock.
Note: This activity may be completed in conjunction
with a unit about healthy foods.Sturdy plastic
wrap must be used and care must be taken
when colouring the picture. This activity is
best completed by older or more capable
pupils.
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InstructionsMaterials
•Pop-up rabbit
copymaster (page 77)
•brown or tan cardboard
•black, brown, pink and
white paper scraps
•paper cups
• craft sticks
•
crayons, markers or oilpastels (brown paint
and brushes may be
used to cover the paper
cup and allowed to dry.)
Pop-uprabbit
1. Photocopy several copymasters on brown or tan
cardboard and cut them out. Give each pupil a rabbit.
2. Have the pupils use crayons, markers or oil pastels to
add details (e.g. fur) to the body. Then have them cut
out the pieces and glue the head to the body.
3. Ask them to cut eyes and a nose from paper scraps
and then glue them on the head.
4. Ask the pupils to glue the body to the end of a craft
stick.
5. Instruct them to decorate a paper cup using markers.6. Help the pupils cut a slit in the bottom of their cup.
7. Show them how to place the other end of the craft
stick through the slit in the cup. Encourage the pupils
to move their puppet as they role-play what a rabbit
might say if it could talk.
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InstructionsMaterials
• Father’s Day character
copymaster
(page 79)
• thin white cardboard
•newspaper sheets
•pom-poms or buttons
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
•googly eyes (may
be used instead of
the pieces on the
copymaster)
Father’sDaycharacter
1. Photocopy a class set of the Father’s Day character
copymaster on white cardboard. Give each pupil a
copy.
2. Have the pupils lay two open sheets of newspaper
(one on top of the other). Then ask them to close the
newspaper sheets as they would close a book.
3. Tell the pupils to roll the sheets into a tube and tape
it closed.
4. Show them how to make hair by cutting slits at the
free (unjoined) edge of their tube.
5. Ask the pupils to colour and cut out the tie, arms, and
eyes and then glue them onto their tube to create a
character.
6. Have the pupils glue on a pom-pom or button nose
and add any other features (such as a mouth) with
markers.
7. Encourage them to write a Father’s Day message on
the rectangular card and sign their name.
8. Ask the pupils to bring the arms forward and attachtheir card to the arms with tape.
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Father’sDaycard Materials
•
Father's Day cardcopymaster
(page 81)
• tan or brown light
cardboard
• 10 cm x 12.5 cm light-
coloured paper
•pink paper scraps
• ribbon
•googly eyes
• rickrack
•pom-poms
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
1. Photocopy a class set of the Father's Day card
copymaster on tan or brown cardboard. Give each
pupil a copy.
2. Have the pupils write a message to their father or
male guardian on construction paper. For example,
they could write 'Dear Dad, I love you beary much!'
or 'You are the beary best, Dad!' Remind them to sign
their name.
3. Tell them to decorate their card with ribbon, crayons
markers or oil pastels.
4. Ask the pupils to cut out the bear.
5. Invite them to decorate their bear with googly eyes,
rickrack eyebrows, a pom-pom nose and pink paper
semicircles inside the ears.
6. Have the pupils glue their note in the box on the
bear.
Note: This is a single-sided card.
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Owl Materials
•Owl copymaster (page
83)
•white cardboard
•brown, yellow and
orange paper or light
cardboard
•newspaper
•brown paper lunch bags
• large googly eyes
•12.5-cm lengths of wool
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
1. Photocopy the owl copymaster on cardboard. Cut
out the pattern pieces. Trace the owl on brown paper,
the feet on yellow and the beak on orange. Each
pupil will need one owl body, two feet and one beak.
2. Have the pupils cut out their owl body, feet and beak.
3. Ask them to glue googly eyes to the body and then
glue the beak below the eyes.
4. Invite the pupils to use crayons, markers or oil pastels
to add details.
5. Have them crumple several sheets of newspaper and
put them in a brown paper lunch bag.
6. Help the pupils to tie the bottom of the bag with
wool.
7. Ask them to glue the owl body and feet to the bag.
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Halloweenfeet Materials
•
Halloween feetcopymaster
(page 85)
• cardboard
• 2 empty tissue boxes
for each pupil
•paint in dark colours
•paintbrushes
•paper scraps
•decorative materials
(e.g. sequins, ribbon,
wool, rickrack, stickers)
1. Photocopy a class set of the Halloween feet
copymaster on cardboard.
2. Give the copymaster to the pupils and ask them to
decide which set of creepy 'toes' they want to use
on their Halloween feet. Have them cut apart their
chosen pieces.
3. Have each pupil paint two tissue boxes.
4. When the paint is dry, ask the pupils to use paper
scraps and other materials to decorate their boxes.
Suggestions for decorations include spiders, webs,
ghosts, wrinkly skin etc.
5. Have the pupils glue the tabs of their paper toes
to the end of their boxes and then put on their
Halloween 'feet'!
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Jack-o’-lanternMaterials
•
paint powder or foodcolouring
• 6 cups our
• 3 cups salt
• 3 tablespoons cooking
oil
• 3 cups water
•large bowl
• spoon
•mat, board or plastic for
kneading dough
1. If you are using paint powder, mix it with the our and
salt in a large bowl and then add the oil and water. If
you are using food colouring, add it to the water rst.
2. Knead dough until it is thoroughly mixed and divide
it evenly among the pupils. One recipe makes enough
play dough for 20 pupils.
3. Ask the pupils to mold their dough into a pumpkin
shape. Encourage them to think about what kind
of face they want their jack-o’-lantern to have (e.g.
spooky, funny or friendly). To assist the pupils, draw
some ideas on the board.
4. Have them add legs, arms, or other characters using
more play dough.
5. To set the jack-o’-lanterns, bake them in an oven at
177 ºC for 45 minutes to an hour.
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InstructionsMaterials
• cardboard
• red, white and green
paper or cardboard
• aluminium foil
• 1–2 large paper plates
(If desired, each pupil
may wish to complete a
wreath of his/her own.)
•glitter and sequins
• red, white and green
ribbon
1. Draw or trace variety of star patterns on cardboard.
Cut out the stars and use them as templates to trace
on red, white and green paper and aluminium foil.
Cut out a 7.5 cm circle from the middle of one or two
paper plates.
2. Have each pupil cut out several stars.
3. Ask the pupils to decorate their stars with glitter and
sequins.
4. Encourage them to show variety with their
decorations (e.g. gluing a smaller star to a larger one).
5 Ask the pupils to glue their stars to the paper plates
to create class wreaths. Have them overlap each star.
6. Help the pupils to add a red, white and green bow to
the top or ribbon to the bottom of the wreath.
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ReindeergiftbagMaterials
•
Reindeer gift bagcopymaster
(page 89)
•white cardboard
•brown and pink paper
•brown paper lunch
bags
•googly eyes
• red pom-poms
•38-cm lengths of thick
wool
• 30.5-cm lengths of cord
(for gift bag handle)
•markers
•
hole punch•optional—bows, jingle
bells and pipe-cleaners
for neck
1. Photocopy the reindeer gift copymaster on
cardboard and cut out the pieces. For each pupil,
trace the outer ears on brown paper and inner ears
and cheeks on pink paper.
2. Trace each pupil’s hands on brown paper, and
have them cut out the tracings to create antlers.
Alternatively, the pupils may trace their own or work
as pairs. Give each pupil a paper bag and ask them to
glue their antlers to the corners of their bag.
3. Ask the pupils to cut out their reindeer’s inner ears,
outer ears and cheeks.
4. Have them glue each inner ear to the centre of the
outer ear and glue the ears in place on the bag.
5. Ask the pupils to position googly eyes, pom-pom
nose and pink cheeks on the bag and then glue
them in place.
6. Have pupils draw the reindeer’s mouth and glue
wool above the eyes to make a tuft of hair.
7. Ask the pupils to use the optional materials to attach
a bow and jingle bell to the bag with a pipe-cleaner,
or simply have pupils add these decorations with
markers.
8. To make the handle, help the pupils to punch two
holes on one side of the bag, and run a piece of
cording through the two holes. Have them tie a knot,
and repeat this step on the other side of the bag.
Reinforce the top, if necessary, to ensure that the
handles do not tear the bag.
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Paperplateangel Materials
•Paper plate angel
copymaster
(page 91)
•white cardboard
• large, exible paper
plates (1 per pupil)
• round paper doilies
(1 per 2 pupils)
• crayons, markers or oilpastels
•glitter
• sequins
• small gold or yellow
pipe cleaners
1. Photocopy the paper plate angel copymaster onto
cardboard and use as a template to trace on a paper
plate for each pupil. Cut doilies into quarters.
2. Give each pupil a plate. Ask the pupils to cut out the
angel, throw away the extra section, and use crayons,
markers or oil pastels to add the facial features.
3. Demonstrate how to draw arms and hands.
4. Instruct them to decorate their angel with markers,
glitter and sequins. Discuss some suggestions.
5. Ask the pupils to fold their plate into a cone with thehead at the top, and help them staple it together.
6. Have them glue the doily pieces to the back to form
the wings.
7. Show the pupils how to form a halo with a pipe-
cleaner and tape it to the angel’s head.
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PretzelwreathMaterials
•waxed paper
• 6–8 twisted pretzels per
pupil
• shellac or spray sealant
(see note below)
• 76.2-cm lengths of
Christmas ribbon
1. Give each pupil a sheet of waxed paper and a handful
of pretzels. Ask them to lay their pretzels next to each
other, sides touching, so they form a circle on the
waxed paper.
2. Ask the pupils to glue the pretzels together and let the
glue dry.
3. Help pupils spray the pretzels with shellac and let the
shellac dry. (See below.)
4. Show the pupils how to weave ribbon through the
spaces in the pretzels, then help them tie a bow at the
top.
Note: Ensure strict safety measures are enforced when
using products such as shellac or other spray
sealants. Spray in a well-ventilated area or only
allow another adult to use it.
Teachers may also wish to provide pupils with
paintbrushes and PVA glue to coat the pretzel
wreath.
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Goldpicture
1. Ask each pupil to use a glue bottle to draw a picture
on cardboard. The picture can be an object or a design.Brainstorm to suggest ideas.
2. Encourage the pupils to add a few decorative elements
such as a simple border or a few dots or designs with
the glue. Let the glue dry.
3. Have the pupil paint over the entire paper, covering all
of their picture, with gold paint.
Materials
•
white cardboard• white glue in bottles
with nozzles
• gold paint
• paintbrushes
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InstructionsMaterials
•
small piece of confectionery in
wrappers
• lengths of yarn or string
•paper towels
•hole punch
Confectionerynecklace
1. Punch holes in the wrapped confectionery and give
each pupil a length of wool or string.
2. Encourage pupils to lay out a repeated pattern of
confectionery on a paper towel.
3. Have them thread the items onto their wool or string
without breaking the pattern.
4. Help the pupils carefully tie a knot to connect the
two ends of their string to create an edible necklace.
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Tissuepaperwreath
1. Cut all tissue paper into 15 cm squares. Divide the class
into groups of four or ve pupils.
2. Give each group a piece of wire and 25–30 green and
8–10 red tissue paper squares. Have pupils carefully
push the end of the wire through the middle of each
green paper square to string the paper on the wire.
Encourage them to crumple the paper to give the
wreath fullness and texture.
3. After the pupils have several green pieces on their
wreath, have them add one or two red squares to
represent berries. Tell them to keep alternating the
colours.
4. Twist together the two ends of each group’s wire to
create a circle, and tie a red ribbon at the top to make a
bow.
Materials
•
30.5-cm lengths of straight wire
•green tissue paper
• red tissue paper
•wide red ribbon
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PaperclassmatesMaterials
•Paper classmates
copymaster
(page 97)
• cardboard
•paper scraps
•black, brown, red, orange
and yellow wool
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
• split paper fasteners
1. Photocopy a class set of the paper classmates
copymaster on cardboard. Give each pupil a copy.
2. Have the pupils cut out the pattern of the pupil.
3. Ask them to decorate their pupil to look like
themselves using paper scraps and wool, and crayons,
markers or oil pastels.
4. Help the pupils to poke a hole in each hand of their
pupil and use split paper fasteners to attach the
cutouts to make a chain of paper pupils.
5. Display the chain on a bulletin board with the title A year of friendships.
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Paper classmates
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Instructions
Starautographbook
1. Photocopy a class set of the copymaster on
cardboard. Then cover up all the text on the pattern
and photocopy four class sets on paper. Each pupil
will need a star for the cover and four stars for blank
pages.
2. Have the pupils cut out the stars.
3. Ask them to decorate the star for the cover using
crayons, markers or oil pastels, paper scraps and star
stickers.
4. Help the pupils stack their pages and punch two
holes on the left side of the stars.
5. Ask them to thread a piece of wool through the
holes and tie it in a bow.
6. Ask the pupils to sign each other’s autograph books.
Materials
• Star autograph book
copymaster
(page 99)
• white cardboard
• white drawing paper
• 30.5-cm lengths of yarn
• crayons, markers or oil
pastels
• paper scraps
• star stickers
• hole punch
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