3D Bird with Fan Wings

I am so excited to share what I found in google one cool afternoon. We have been learning about seasons and this 3D bird with fan wings is perfect to celebrate spring. This craft project can be done in one sitting with 20 kids. It's very easy and equally interesting.

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Materials we need:
-Thin colored paper (Art Paper)
-bird template printed on a think paper
-String or pegs
-Scissors
-crayons or felt-tip pens


1.Print out a bird template and if you confident in your drawing skill, you can do it:) The children can color their own birds with their choice of color combination.

2.  Once done with coloring, you or the students can cut it out. Don't forget to cut holes big enough for the pleated paper which will be made next.

3. Pleat the thin colored paper into a fan. This takes a lot of supervision from the teacher to get even pleats or let me say appropriate pleats:) Fold in half.

4.Insert the pleated 'wings' into the cut. and fan out and TADA!!!! you have your beautiful 3D bird with fan wings.

 You can decide to clip it on a

 line using a peg or you can tape a string to the top part of the wings, hang up and enjoy the spring feeling it brings !

Craft It!

I really love making crafts. If only I have all the time...I can make as many creative crafts as I can. From my kids' birthday giveaways to any fun event...you can see my simple yet creative creations:)

See  these cute lollies with my son's pictures and printed Bible verses for his Dedication Day.

Crafts with buttons can't just be ignored. See our Christmas Tree and Fall Tree using different colored buttons.

Speaking of Fall, here is another Fall-Themed craft. Using a black paper and pastel crayon, see how my students made their own fall leaves.

                                            




Put them together and see our beautiful drawing mosaic. The children drew a picture, cut it into small squares and paste each piece accordingly.

What's with the ball of yarn? Design any template you have with colorful yarn.

I had lots of milk cans and didn't know what to do. ..then Halloween came and we had to make our Trick-or-Treat bags. 

Surprise!!!!

               What about folding paper this time? Yes...beautiful flowers from me to you:)

When you're done with paper folding...try weaving. This was a bit challenging for those little young hands yet equally exciting. They also learned to use the patterning skill they learned from one of our Math lessons.

Temperature Told: Hot or Cold?

 Using National Geographic Curriculum (www.myngconnect.com), we had a full blast unit learning about seasons and weather.

This big book highlights important words the kids have to know and understand as they explore about weather and seasons.

We learned the different weather tools and then took our focus to THERMOMETER

I had given them opportunity to have a thermometer in their hands and encouraged them to share what they see and feel. An electronic thermometer to explore is also a must. 

Look at this little girl who was absolutely curious:) After a minute or two, she was able to share her observations like where the red line is set,  comparing the Fahrenheit and Celsius numbers looking at how they differ. .

Next, we were ready for the experiment. 

I prepared three cups of water (cold, warm and iced). First, we looked at the room temperature and drew it on the board before we actually started measuring the temperature of every cup. After placing in a thermometer in each cup, students looked at the red liquid in a thermometer. I asked about their observations encouraging active discussions. It was a fun learning experience for them and myself.

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                                      As a class, we recorded our observation on to our Inquiry Book

Temperature Investigation sheet was also provided for individual recording of observation.

Science songs are a fun effective way for kids to learn about science and the world around them. This Thermometer song has a catchy memorable tune   to help students learn about thermometer. 

                                             We made our paper thermometer for more fun!