Last week I taught the Underwater Adventures workshop at Meadow Springs Country Club. We had 16 students! We got all the projects done, and they turned out great. Unfortunately, I was too busy to take many pictures. Here are a few highlights…
Our last project in the World Traveler workshop came from Malawi. Children in Malawi create push toys called “Galimotos” from wire scraps. We first read the book Galimoto by Karen Lynn Williams. This book tells the story of a little boy named Kondi who searches for scrap wire in his village and eventually builds […]
Our last class of the World Traveler workshop took us to Tanzania. We read The Watcher by Jeanette Winter. This book tells the story of Jane Goodall’s childhood and her life spent living with and studying chimpanzees. Next we drew and painted a chimpanzee in a tree. We drew with a large black crayon and […]
After completing our Indian elephants in the World Traveler workshop, we did a quick Indian twirling puppet project. The main shapes were printed on card stock. I let students create whatever character they wanted with markers. We then assembled the puppets with brads and a straw. This was quick and easy. They all had fun […]
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