The fifth graders have started work on their large paper mache sculpture inspired by the story The Giving Tree. We started the unit by reading the story and discussing all the different lessons the book teaches us. I have a picture of the list of lessons the students came up with below. We then started planning the project by sketching and discussing where the project should go and what message it should carry. The students started papermaching the base of the tree and stringing leaves for the branches. They are using colorful coffee filters painted by all the grade levels using washable markers, spray bottles, and watercolors. There will be an interactive component to the sculpture that we will explain after the project is complete. Check out the students in action below....
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