5th grade dream catchers

 

5th-grade paper plate dream catchers

My 5th graders did a great job on these dream catchers. These are pretty popular on Pinterest so it's easy to find a printout on how to do the web part. We did eight holes for the string. Here are directions if you need them directions for 8 hole dream catchers

Students cut a hole out of the middle of a paper plate, created a pattern with markers, strung the web, and then added beads and feathers. This took three 50-minute class periods. 

4th grade holiday light oil pastel and chalk collage

 4th-grade holiday light oil pastel and chalk collage

Thank you to https://www.artwithmrsfilmore.com/holiday-lights-5th-grade/ for this great lesson! 

I did this with my 4th graders and they had so much fun! 

I provided a pattern of a bulb for students to trace. They traced six of these on a 12" x 9" piece of black paper. Remind them to put them close to the top and beside each other or they won't have enough room for all six! 

Students could use either neon or regular oil pastels to color in their bulbs. After they were colored, they traced the bulb pattern six times onto a 12" x 18" piece of black construction paper with a slightly curved line in the middle. They took a white colored chalk and blended lines around the bulb and then added another colored chalk to the white to match each bulb. The last step was to cut them out and glue each bulb to the outline. 

They loved making these and all of them were successful! 

 

2nd grade winter construction paper tree collage

 2nd grade winter construction paper tree collage

I found this idea on Pinterest but it did not have a link. I only saw the image so if you know where the original idea came from please post a comment. Thanks! 

I provided various shades of green construction paper in two sizes, 6" x 4 1/2" and 3" x 2 1/2"  for students to make their trees. They folded the paper in half, took a ruler and drew a diagonal line from one corner to the other, and cut it. My 2nd graders then cut little snippets of paper from the folded sides of the triangle (don't forget to remind them to not cut the bottom of the triangle). We discussed overlapping and how trees in the woods look. They glued their trees onto a 12" x 18" piece of blue construction paper. The last steps were to cut little snowflakes from 1 1/2" squares of white paper and draw  dots of snow with an oil pastel. 

They really enjoyed this lesson!

1st grade holiday ornaments

 1st Grade Holiday Ornaments

My 1st graders received about a fist-sized amount of air-dried clay for these adorable ornaments. They flattened them out on a board and then used rolling pins to flatten them out. I provided patterns of stars, circles, or hearts for them to trace around with a wooden stylus stick. They could add textures with additional tools such as textured rolling pins and paint combs. The last step was to poke a hole towards the top for the string. I thought it would be too challenging for them to carve their initials on the back so I provided slips of paper for them to write their names. They placed these under their clay after they were finished. 

After they were dry (they only took about a week) students used acrylic paint to paint one side. They wrote their names with a black permanent marker on the back. The last step was for me to spray them with acrylic gloss and string a piece of yarn in the holes for them. I also wrapped them in donated bubble wrap for the trip home.