Here quick fun project I did with my students before the break that would be a fun one to do in January also. You can make some great use of of Christmas catalogs and wrapping paper too!
One of our units this fall focused on sharing the planet and we spent a lot of time discussing how our actions can shape the future. For 2nd graders much of the conversation revolved around recycling and reusing. Our current unit focused on creativity as a tool of expression and thus this project beautifully tied both units together!
All you need for this is a pile of old catalogs, some colorful junk mail or even used wrapping paper. I opted to use my gazillions of Christmas catalogs. I tore out the most colorful pages and then used my paper cutter to trim them square.
My inspiration for the idea came from this fantastic pin from the blog Michele Made Me.
I also used the printable from this pin to teach my students how to fold and cut properly. We did a practice round on white paper and I used these decorate my classroom door. Then, students went to town with my stack of catalog squares. Everyone made at least two. We glued them to white construction paper to make curtains for our cubbies for our Creativity Cafe....which I will hopefully find time to blog about soon!
