Saturday, May 23, 2015

3rd grade paper mache cacti in clay pinch pots

This project was the longest ongoing project I have ever done.  The students learned alot about cacti.  Students first made a clay  pinch pot.  While clay was drying and being fired students made a cactus by rolling newspaper to construct it.    The next week they used paper mache.   The following week we painted them.  This week we were able to assemble them.  I love how these turned out.   It just so happened that students were learning about plant life in science when I was teaching this lesson.  Look at those smiles!