Safari project

Materials As much as possible I try to use recyclable materials for construction art lessons. I source these from Recreate or ask the children to bring things in from home. Recyclable materials Bottles Caps Cardboard boxes (cereal/shoeboxes etc.) Wrapping paper Scrap paper Containers (yoghurt pots/egg cartons) Other materials Tin foil Scissors Foam sheets Stickers Crepe paper Pipe

Trace toy animal shadows.

Kids are natural explorers! They see the whole world as an adventure and are so very eager to put on their lucky boots and go out to explore the wonders

Today we "traveled" deeper into Brazil to learn more about the Amazon Rain Forest! We read the book The Great Kapok Tree where we learned about the importance of preserving the rain forest as well as kind of animals we would see if we took a trip there. After we read the book we made our very own Monkeys! We used all different shapes to make our monkey, including circles, and even a heart! After the faces were finished we began working on the bodies. We used recycled shredding to stuff our…

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If you’re planning to make a Science display in your classroom, take a look at the examples below for inspiration. Which one is your favourite?