As we have been discussing Tu B'Shevat in our classroom, we are even more appreciative of the beautiful trees that grow right outside our windows. We also decided that we it would be nice to have a tree inside our classroom. Not just any tree, but a big tree that we can put in the book corner of our classroom to help make it an even more beautiful and cozy area. There were many steps in the process of making our tree. Yesterday we rolled newspapers into a trunk and branches. Then we taped them together into the shape of the tree. Today we learned how to make paper mache (which, is turns out, is very fun so say over and over..). Paper mache is made by mixing water and flour mixed together. We then ripped newspaper into strips, dipped it into the paper mache, and used the strips to cover our newspaper tree. This project involved many skills and many steps. We all had turns exploring how to roll, rip, tape, cut, mix, dip, wait for a turn, and paper mache. More to come as our tree project grows....!
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