It is I Love to Read Month and our school's theme this year is STEAM. Our media specialist did an amazing job planning activities centered around this theme, including our school's annual door decorating contest.
I had planned to post part two of our Eric Carle art projects this week but since they are still a work in progress, I will share our whirlwind door decorating adventure instead. Whirlwind, because we crammed the whole process into a few short hours. Not ideal, but a reality in an already jam packed month!
We started out by reading the books Not a Box by Antoinette Portis and What to Do With a Box by Jane Yolen and Chris Sheban.
Next, the students were split into groups and they began brainstorming ideas of what they could create with their boxes.
After they finished brainstorming, they shared their ideas with the class. Then, they chose the ideas they wanted to create.
The next day, each group made a list of materials they would need for their project. Some of the materials I had in the classroom, and some they brought from home.
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| I love the "palm palm" (pom poms)! |
We were getting down to the wire (the contest judging was in two days), so the students used most of the next afternoon building their projects. I had to leave for an appointment, so I had no idea what I would find when I returned!
When I returned to school, I was delighted to see what they had accomplished in such a short period of time. All except one of the groups had completed their projects, and they looked amazingly close to their plans! I attached the completed projects to our door, which I had previously covered with pieces from a cardboard box and labeled "Not a Box."
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| Robot |
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| Our School |
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| Guitar |
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| Castle |
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| House |
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