Gearing up for Dr. Seuss's Birthday and Read Across America, our kindergarteners got the chance to hear the story of The Lorax. The Lorax was chosen because it is a popular Dr. Seuss book and the movie is coming out soon and many of our students have been talking about it! I read the book to the students, which is a long story but captivated them with the rhymes and riddles. Such a fun book to read and hear! The students then worked on making 3-D Truffula Trees! I worked with two different groups of kindergarten students and each group created a different tree.
The first group used pipe cleaners and twisted them together to make a trunk that looked striped. They made 4 trees and used pom pom balls for the truffula tree tops! The base was a green piece of paper and a ball of Model Magic that the students painted green.
The second group used dowel rods painted white and they painted black stripes around them for the trunk. This group only made one tree due to drying time and assembling stages. Their truffula tree tops were made of yarn balls which were cut in different places to create a pom pom effect! Their base was also a green piece of paper and a ball of Model Magic that the students painted green.
Everyone enjoyed the project and getting to choose what bright colors to use for their trees!
Arty On! Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
The first group used pipe cleaners and twisted them together to make a trunk that looked striped. They made 4 trees and used pom pom balls for the truffula tree tops! The base was a green piece of paper and a ball of Model Magic that the students painted green.
The second group used dowel rods painted white and they painted black stripes around them for the trunk. This group only made one tree due to drying time and assembling stages. Their truffula tree tops were made of yarn balls which were cut in different places to create a pom pom effect! Their base was also a green piece of paper and a ball of Model Magic that the students painted green.
Everyone enjoyed the project and getting to choose what bright colors to use for their trees!
Arty On! Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
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