Native American Rain Sticks By: Johnna Burns

Supplies:

Scissors                                                                Corn,rice,dried beans

Glue                                                                         Tape

Brown Construction Paper                          Feathers

Pringles can or paper towel roll                 Nails or toothpicks

String or leather string                                  Markers

Beads

First put nails or toothpicks in lines circling the pringles can or paper towel roll. Two or three lines work best on the pringles can. The nails should go every 1/2" to every 1". They should come close touching but should not touch.

The more nails the better!

Next put tape over all of the nails to secure them.



Put beans, corn, and rice into the can. Different combinations and amounts will change the sound the rain stick makes.

Tape the lid of the pringles can on. If using paper towel roll tape over both openings.

Crinkle the construction paper in to a ball several times to make it wrinkled and soft. This is supposed to look like tanned animal skin. After it is crinkled, draw Native American pictures on it with markers.

Cut the construction paper to fit the can. With the paper left cover the ends. Then glue the construction paper to the can.

Now decorate your rain stick with beads and feathers.

Spider Hats By: Ashley Shingledecker

 Supplies:  Per Student


 8 Pre-cut rectangle pieces of black construction paper
1 Pre-cut wide rectangle piece of construction paper
8 Wiggly eyes
1 Bottle of glue



How To:

First, put the wide piece of construction paper around student's head and glue both ends together so that it fits each student's head.  Second, allow student to glue on all eight eyes to their head piece.  Finally, allow each student to glue on all eight legs around the head piece so that they dangle down toward their shoulders vertically.



Facts About Spiders:

Most have eight eyes
All have eight legs
They all have spinnerets-silk producing gland
Exoskeletons- the outside of the body is a hard shell.
They can live in the high mountains to the depths of the ocean.
They can live in the freezing climate of Antartica to the extreme heat of the deserts.
Spiders mostly eat insects such as butterflies, masquitos, flies, and etc.
Some spiders are big enough to eat small birds, mice, and snakes.

Indian Corn by Laurie Bruce

1. Paint the toilet paper roll golden yellow.

2. Place the glue dots along the top of the toilet paper roll.

3. Place the buttons on top of the glue dots.

4. Wrap the toilet paper roll with the tissue paper so the buttons are showing.

5.  Separate the raffia evenly.

6.  Tie one end of the tissue paper with the raffia in a bow.

7.  Thread one piece of raffia through the corner of the poem and tie.

Indian Corn!!

Blob Creatures by L Garrett

Materials: paper and
different color of paints

Fold paper in half

Choose colors

Drop blobs somewhere around

the middle of the paper

 

Fold paper

Press firmly, moving hands all

 around the paper

This allows the paint to

move away from the center

 

Unfold paper

Now you have your Blob Creature

   

Other Blob Creatures that we made

Geometric Haunted House

SUPPLIES

Construction Paper – assorted sizes

Scissors

Glue Sticks or Bottles

Glitter

Markers

Haunted House Cutouts

    

 

PROCEDURES

·         Pass out the supplies to each student.

·         Go over the various geometric shapes that make up the Haunted House cutouts.

·         Next have the students recite back to you the names of the shapes to show that they were paying attention and learning the geometric shapes.

·         Now have the students cut out the Haunted House cutouts.

·         Next have the students select the Halloween colors from their pile of construction paper.

·         Tell the students to use a piece of black or purple construction paper for the background and a piece of the green construction paper to make the ground.

·         The piece of ground is optional.

·         Now the students should cut the green construction paper to create their ground and glue it on the bottom of the black construction paper.

·         Now the students should use the cutouts and trace the shapes on the construction paper they chose for their Haunted House’s colors.

·         Next the students should cut out the traced shapes.

·         Now have the students glue the pieces of the Haunted House together on the ground to make their picture.

·         Finally let the students decorate their picture with witches, ghosts, a moon, trees, and gravestones if they choose to.

·         The students can use the glitter on their moon to make it shine.

·         At the very end, go over the geometric shapes again to reinforce them for the students.