Elmer - writing and craft activties

Elmer Writing and Craft Activities

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Elmer is a much loved elephant and the series of books of read over and over again. These writing tasks and craft activity will support increasing vocabulary and writing skills. 

Tasks include - 

• Alphabet Key – write down words or phrases to describe Elmer or the books you read

• Record words to describe Elmer – inside or outside traits

• Label parts of an elephant

• Create a summary – read a book and complete the task

• Recount of the story – choose a text to recount 

• Plus, minus and interesting facts – for any book

• Concept map – can be used to describe characters or texts

• Three facts, two opinions and one question you have about Elmer

• I see, I think, I wonder statements about Elmer

• Elmer can, is, has

• Elmer Fact Chart

• Make a paper weave Elmer 

Just a bit of craft....

Don't you just love this time of the year?

Craft, craft and more craft.

These would make a great display, but with only 5 days of school left, by the time the display is done - we would need to take it down. 

Our school year finishes next week. 

School starts again late January and we will have new grades.

I will not have the same year level next year, hopefully by the end of the week I will be able to share where I am going.

Tree Toppers

This task is for our Christmas Fair. 

Our kids make something and have a class stall and sell the items. 

It is such a gorgeous morning - and seeing people buy our work is lovely. 

This amazing star  - we decorated with colour and glitter. 

You can never have enough glitter at this time of the year!

(Sorry Helen - our hard working cleaner)

When they had finished decorating, we then taped the cone shape at the bottom - they are great  tree toppers.

Candy Canes

You need stamina - patience and marbles. I think I lost mine doing this task.

I forgot to cover the table and didn't remember the art smocks until more than half my kids had red paint on themselves.

We placed a candy cane in a box lid, had marbles covered in red paint, placed them in the box and then gently rolled the marbles (some were not so gentle) around the box and hey presto - candy canes. 

When they were dry, we cut them out and placed them on red card.

Reindeers

The face of the reindeer is a tracing of our kids feet.

The antlers are hands.

We glued goggle eyes and a sparkly pom pom for the nose.

Then we put a little glitter on the end of each antler.

Cute

What craft will be next?

Stay tuned......

Mother's Day Craft

                                      We will be celebrating Mother's day on Sunday.

 

My students are excited about their flower craft task.

 

I saw this on pinterest and we have put our own spin on it.

 

I was so impressed with how the students followed instructions and managed to complete the task by themselves.

 

We gave a huge Mother's Day stall at school and this will be an exciting time for all Mum's on Sunday. 

 

We put a photo inside one of the flowers to give it a special look.

 

We just loved them when we were finished.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY