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Brief Description Students make a holiday or seasonal snow globe to give as a gift. Make it, then shake it! Objectives Students will
Keywords snow, snowglobe, snowman, winter, gift, holiday, Christmas
Lesson Plan Every tourist gift shop has them -- shake the "snowglobe” and watch the flurry of snow cascade over the local landmark or seasonal scene! In this lesson, students create their own holiday or winter snowglobes to give as gifts. In the weeks leading up to this activity, set aside a place in the classroom where students can deposit clear, clean jars and lids from baby food, salsa, and other products. When project day arrives, distribute one jar to each student. Students remove the lid from the jar and flip it over so the inside of the lid is facing up. They choose a plastic toy -- perhaps a Santa, a dreidel, or a snowman -- as the centerpiece of their snowglobe display and use a glue gun or silicon glue to attach the toy to the inside of the lid. They might also add a plastic tree or other small toys to complement and complete the setting. Set aside the lids to dry. When the glue is dry, add cold water to the jar. (Fill the jar about 95 percent full.) Sprinkle glitter into the water and seal the jar. Let the glue dry overnight before turning the snowglobe scene upright or test-shaking it. The next day, if everything holds securely in place when students shake their snowglobes, use the glue gun to seal the lid to the jar, so no water will leak out during future shakings. Assessment Not applicable. Lesson Plan Source Education World Submitted By Gary Hopkins National Standards
FINE ARTS: Visual Arts See more lessons and resources from Education World on our December Holidays Around the World Web page. Click to return to this week’s Lesson Planning article, Five Holiday Keepsakes Parents Will Love. Article by Gary Hopkins
12/06/2002
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