Jack collected sticks and small branches a few weeks ago for our Christmas cards and here it what we did with them! This year we decided to use all natural and recycled materials for our cards, which consisted of recycled cardboard pieces, sticks, branches and beach glass.
Grace and Jack used math and measuring skills to construct each card! First, they measured their pieces of cardboard using a ruler to determine how long to cut their sticks to make the base of their Christmas trees. Next, they either subtracted 1/2 or 1/4 of an inch (depending on the length of their cardboard piece) for each subsequent branch. Grace and Jack both worked so hard to make these cards. They have always loved measuring with rulers and tape measures (I think both are such great visual tools to learn about numbers, addition and subtraction) and they put their math skills to such good use for this project!
Once all of their sticks were measured and cut, Grace and Jack glued the sticks onto pieces of cardboard that they had cut out from a box that we had received in the mail. They added a piece of beach glass on top to complete their Christmas trees!
The pictures below show Grace and Jack measuring and constructing their Christmas tree cards...
Great work, Grace & Jack!!!
1 comment:
I have never seen more beautiful Christmas cards in my whole life! I have been patiently waiting to see just what cards you had planned with Jack's sticks. I love all the math skills and planning that Grace and Jack used. The teamwork they shared is the best!
Love all of it so so much. Ooohhh, I hope we receive one of those cards from your house--they are just so you and so Maine with the sticks and recycled cardboard box and the sea glass on the top!
Love to all of you on this Tuesday evening before Christmas,
Maddy
xox
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