This diary entry is too funny not to post. Lizzy who is 7, writes from time to in a locked electronic journal/diary. If she doesn't say the password correctly the cat on the cover will hiss at her.
For this ship we used cardstock, 2 straws, thread, modeling clay, and a scrap piece of white fabric. Other supplies used: a needle, scissors, markers, a hole-puncher and crayons.
We drew our own ship instead of using the template. For the shields we used the end of a spool of thread as a template. The sail was decorated with crayons on fabric.
I wished I had learned skip counting when I was taught multiplication! What a cool concept! In today's lesson we were to put (solid colored) counting cubes on every three and then on every four. When I was getting her supplies out for this lesson, I thought, why not use bingo chips? You can see through them!
This project was fun for my 7 year old. I made things easy on her by pre-cutting the correct size square or rectangle for her to begin with. I did help her a little too much with this particular project. After she made the general shape I would fold the piece or double it so that both pieces or sides were symmetrical.
6. Eye brows: Remember symmetry.
7. Noses are all different shape, but basically all have 3 little bumps. When the nose is cut fold it the long ways and glue only the bridge so that the nose sticks out a little like a nose. :)
10. Hair: Look at first picture.
Today I was looking for a food pyramid for kids and found a cute teaching aid with printable worksheets. You can find it at MyPyramid.
Tape top & bottom first. First I took about a 4" piece of tape for the top of the box. The box top is much smaller (2.75" x 1"). I cut the tape so that it would lay flat when I folded it over. The picture didn't come out well for this step because the tape is clear. After taping the top and bottom of box, I then took a 9" piece of tape and went around the front, sides, and back of the tape. I had the overlapping part in the back so that the front would look nicer. Because my tape is only 2" wide I had to use two 9" pieces of tape.
Mark a line with a ruler & sharpie, then cut with a sharp utility knife. Do not cut back side. After taping it I cut it like a flip top box of crayons. I realized after I cut it that I should have used a ruler and sharpie.
Add a button with quilt/button thread (or 1/8" ribbon) & an upholstery needle. Leave ends long for easy tying. Place small piece of tape over ends. The button and string makes it look cute and keeps the crayons inside the box.
Tie some thread at the top with at least a 8" tail to wrap around button. To start with my string was probably 12" long. It's not easy getting inside the box, so I wanted plenty of room to tie the ends off. I added another button as can be seen in first picture at top. I thought it looked better that way. With 2 buttons you'll need an 8" tail of thread, not a 5" one. It would look like an inner office folder if you also add a circle of cardstock a little bigger than the button and use red thread. Maybe next time I will try it that way.
My girls submitted their art work today. The little one drew and then painted with water color. Her picture depicts a family of birds, some are being fed and others look on. She didn't have alot of time to work on it. She did an amazing job!
