Materials
- Plastic canvas
- Scissors
- Tape (double sided or regular)
- White copy paper
- Unwrapped red and blue jumbo crayons
What to do
1. Ahead of time, cut plastic canvas into stars of varying sizes.
2. Tape the stars to the work surface, using double-sided tape or rolled regular tape. Make sure the tape is completely underneath the stars.
3. Ask the children to choose partners to help hold their papers still when rubbing.
4. Place a sheet of copy paper over some of the stars and demonstrate how to rub over them using the side of an unwrapped red crayon. Then, move the paper on top of another star and rub over it with a blue crayon. Explain how to feel the shape of the star during the rubbing.
5. Demonstrate how to hold the paper still when the partner is working.
6. Encourage the partners to take turns experimenting with crayon rubbings.
7. If desired, cut out the star rubbings and mount them onto red and blue paper.
More to do
- Art: Sponge paint using cookie cutters shaped like stars.
- Math: Ask the children to look at the stars on the flag and see how many theycan count.
- Snack: Serve slices of star fruit.
- Special Day: Have a red, white, and blue day, and ask the children to dress in the colors of our flag.
-Susan Oldham Hill, Lakeland, FL
Instructions
1. Show the children how to push string through buttons and then glue them tobottle cap, as shown.2. Next, encourage the children to paint the bottle caps with craft paint.3. Help the children tie all the strings to a coffee can lid as shown. If desired,the children can paint the lid, too, or use stickers to decorate it.4. Hang the "wind chime" where the wind blows.
