Today we are making what should be magnets, with clothespins attached to the back of the first initial of each student. (Look at the pictures, this explains a lot!) Parents can add magnets to the clothespins, if desired. Due to time constraints and the fact I did not want to use a glue gun to attach magnets in class with small children, I opted not to include that step.
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| Front |
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| Back |
This group is such a great group - the follow durections, tidy up after themselves, and create great crafts waaaay better than my examples! Love what they do!
First, I gavce the students letters - I bought letters like teachers use in classroom bulletin boards, and cut out a few extras for students, because there were not enough J's or M's! Students could color them (except we found out that since the letters were a little glossy, markers did not work quite as well as we had hoped), but the kids were very flexible.
Then, after a quick demonstration of how to use glue bottles (as in white glue, not glue sticks!), the kids were able to use the glue to decorate their letters. I provided googly eyes (always a favorite), a variety of stickers, sequins of all shapes and colors, and paper flowers. They went to town! Some of the kids were very specific about what they included, and others just loaded up their letters.
I carefully added a clothespin to the back of the letter, and we set them aside to dry while we cleaned up. What a great class! They were excited to create, glue, and clean up. They were happy to take them home.
Next week... Name Tiles... I think. Might be too similar to what we just did. Hmmm.
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| A group of letters drying |
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| Close up of the "O" |
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| I have yet to figure out how these pictures load upside down...or how to correct that. |
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| A few more drying while the kids cleaned up |
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