What you will need:
Small balloons
Newspaper
Flour
Floor Cover (old box)
Small paint brush
Red, orange, yellow, blue, green, purple, and black paint (or any other color you have handy!)
White Spray Paint
White wall/poster paper
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun
Step One:
Blow up balloons to create the shape of a small hot air balloon. I bought small balloons which helped to keep the shape appropriate for my wall art.
Step Two:
Tear newspaper into shreds of different sizes. I found the smaller worked best.
Step Three:
Blend flour and water (blend/whisk until flour clumps are gone) - I used approx. 1 cup of flour and mixed with water to make an even paste. You may need more, I did... but I worked in stages.
Step Five:
Let dry for 24 hours. I rotated the balloons after about 12 hours to expose the under side which hadn't fully dried.
Step Six:
Pop balloon with scissors and cut paper mache in half to create two air balloon halves.
Step Seven:
Spray paint white.
Step Eight:
Get creative! Use paint to decorate air balloons however you like. I used the book as a template for ideas. I also have a sister who has managed to collect more puff paint than she knows what to do with, so I used this paint to decorate. Any will do!
Step Nine:
Decorate white wall paper/poster to create book cover image using remaining paint from balloons. Add "Oh, The Places You'll Go" using paint or pre-cut letters found in your classroom!
Step Ten:
Hot glue air balloons on poster as desired. Time to share and admire your hard work! :)
_________________________________________________________________________________
Learning Tree - Book Nook and quiet area.
Rug was donated by a kind teacher neighbor. Green lanterns and fans hung (Hobby Lobby/Party City) with burlap/hemp (Michaels) string to create the top of my tree. I decorated my bookshelf with a few small creatures given by my Nana during her move. The tree stumps were cut to size from my sisters house during her spring cleaning in the back yard! They measure 22'. I initially planned to strip the bark myself, but was lucky to find that a friend had a fancy machine to strip the bark. Each stump was stained. I had a vision to create an area for students to sit and read under a tree. With the design of my classroom, this is the best nook I could create. I hope they like it! I made the burlap curtains with clean-up from my sisters wedding. She purchased in bulk from JoAnn fabrics.
_________________________________________________________________________________
My Nook of course - Teacher desk and work area.
More donated burlap! I made the banner last year before I started teaching. I created this on Microsoft Word and used paper and ribbon from Michaels. I would be happy to share directions for banner making!
_________________________________________________________________________________
Where will we go? Airplane was a project for my Grandad and Uncle many years ago. This is another goody I collected during their move. After a bit of TLC on the frame it felt like new. What would the plane be without clouds? These were purchased from Hobby Lobby; however, they are a disaster to create and I wouldn't try to make these again if I had to. I originally was going to make my own, but I'm not sure it would have been any easier. This seems to fit with my theme for the year... and to think, I had this first! :)
_________________________________________________________________________________
Small balloons
Newspaper
Flour
Floor Cover (old box)
Small paint brush
Red, orange, yellow, blue, green, purple, and black paint (or any other color you have handy!)
White Spray Paint
White wall/poster paper
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun
Step One:
Blow up balloons to create the shape of a small hot air balloon. I bought small balloons which helped to keep the shape appropriate for my wall art.
Step Two:
Tear newspaper into shreds of different sizes. I found the smaller worked best.
Step Three:
Blend flour and water (blend/whisk until flour clumps are gone) - I used approx. 1 cup of flour and mixed with water to make an even paste. You may need more, I did... but I worked in stages.
Step Four:
Get messy! Hold balloon with tie and brush paste onto balloon while adding newspaper strips. Keeping the paste on both sides of the newspaper proved to hold best. Work until entire balloon is covered with newspaper. Use brush to even paste and newspaper bubbles. I encourage you to add multiple layers of newspaper on entire balloon to ensure strength.
Let dry for 24 hours. I rotated the balloons after about 12 hours to expose the under side which hadn't fully dried.
Side Note:
After 24 hours I popped one balloon and cut the paper mache in half (to create the air balloon shape)... I did not feel like the structure was strong enough to withstand the abuse of my students who are unaware of the time which I will have committed to this project, so... I decided to invest some more time... and put an additional layer of paper (or two) on the outside of each balloon. I also moved to a table this time. The floor wasn't kind to my back! This time, I hung them to dry...
Step Six:
Pop balloon with scissors and cut paper mache in half to create two air balloon halves.
Step Seven:
Spray paint white.
Step Eight:
Get creative! Use paint to decorate air balloons however you like. I used the book as a template for ideas. I also have a sister who has managed to collect more puff paint than she knows what to do with, so I used this paint to decorate. Any will do!
Step Nine:
Decorate white wall paper/poster to create book cover image using remaining paint from balloons. Add "Oh, The Places You'll Go" using paint or pre-cut letters found in your classroom!
Step Ten:
Hot glue air balloons on poster as desired. Time to share and admire your hard work! :)
_________________________________________________________________________________
Learning Tree - Book Nook and quiet area.
Rug was donated by a kind teacher neighbor. Green lanterns and fans hung (Hobby Lobby/Party City) with burlap/hemp (Michaels) string to create the top of my tree. I decorated my bookshelf with a few small creatures given by my Nana during her move. The tree stumps were cut to size from my sisters house during her spring cleaning in the back yard! They measure 22'. I initially planned to strip the bark myself, but was lucky to find that a friend had a fancy machine to strip the bark. Each stump was stained. I had a vision to create an area for students to sit and read under a tree. With the design of my classroom, this is the best nook I could create. I hope they like it! I made the burlap curtains with clean-up from my sisters wedding. She purchased in bulk from JoAnn fabrics.
_________________________________________________________________________________
My Nook of course - Teacher desk and work area.
More donated burlap! I made the banner last year before I started teaching. I created this on Microsoft Word and used paper and ribbon from Michaels. I would be happy to share directions for banner making!
_________________________________________________________________________________
Where will we go? Airplane was a project for my Grandad and Uncle many years ago. This is another goody I collected during their move. After a bit of TLC on the frame it felt like new. What would the plane be without clouds? These were purchased from Hobby Lobby; however, they are a disaster to create and I wouldn't try to make these again if I had to. I originally was going to make my own, but I'm not sure it would have been any easier. This seems to fit with my theme for the year... and to think, I had this first! :)
_________________________________________________________________________________
Family Tree - Student Relationships. I want the students to each have the opportunity to bring a family/friend photo into the classroom which will be displayed on shelves. I made the sign, Our Family from photographs of letters found in the world we live which I have collected during my photography adventures (brittany jane photography).
_________________________________________________________________________________
Focus Wall - Learning Objectives and Common Core Standards. If you're anything like me, you have "I can" statements posted on a board each day for each lesson. Last year I created a focus wall using an old frame I used for portrait sessions. I decided to turn it up a notch this year and use an old window frame. Keeping my objectives on one wall and in one area helps me to stay organized. It also is a point of reference for the many administrative visits I experience throughout the year. My objectives are always displayed!
(Last Year)
.JPG)
(Last Year)
.JPG)
No comments:
Post a Comment