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s is for star

i can’t remember where i saw this project.

the way it works is by putting a shape of contact paper (or laminate in our case) on old mat board (or whatever you have), then water color painting over the whole surface. this proved to be a big task and it evolved into an opportunity for teacher-child bonding. we would sit and help them paint their boards when they wanted it.

after the paint isn’t dripping (either because it has dried or because we dab it with paper towel), the kids peel off the laminate.

so pretty.

s is for shadow

one overhead projector on the ground behind a curtain we use to hide the church folding chairs makes shadows.

during “l is for light” week, this was perfect.

let me tell you, it was exciting.

p is for problem

uh, ms. kristin? there is a PROBLEM in the bathroom.

when i heard that, i was actually relieved to see this:

really, it all makes sense.

k is for ketchup paint

in anticipation of christmas projects, i wanted some painted paper that looks like fire. since it was k week, we started with red paint (in a ketchup bottle). this is almost as funny as this.

we added a new color each day: red, yellow, orange.

the yellow was glitter paint!

the first day we painted paper taped to the table. since i had to clean the table anyway, we switched to painting the actual table and making prints of their work.