by Elizabeth Van Allen for scribblesbyartteachervanallen.blogspot.com
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| This bowl was made by a 7th grader. (7" across by 3 1/2" high) |
These coiled paper bowls are made entirely out of magazines and newspaper, scotch tape and glue. I love doing this project with the 7th and 8th grades, it's a real departure from my usual fare. I always start out the lesson with a powerpoint showing them advertisements for similar products. If they're not already hooked in the price tags sure do the trick. My mom found a four inch bowl exactly like the ones my students make for $12.99! The students really get into making them and it sure gives my supply closet (and budget) a rest. If you time a lesson like this around the Thanksgiving and winter breaks you can have students bring in those full color, glossy sale ads for homework- they make great bowls. As an added bonus, multi-packs of invisible tape often go on sale just after Christmas.
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| Faces have been changed to protect the innocent (she really wanted me to take her picture with the bowl to post, but there are rules about that!) |
While on occasion I do see students donning them as an ever-fashionable fez, this one struck me as a little different. It took me a second before I realized it, but when upside down this amazing bowl bears an uncanny resemblance to the hats worn by the 80's music group DEVO!
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| image from www.cashboxcanada.ca |
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