Indian Villages and Pyramids have been showing up at the schools.
By writersedge
@writersedge (22563)
United States
December 20, 2008 7:17pm CST
I love the projects they have the kids build. Most of the time, the kids choose Native American village projects from our area because we have birch bark and sticks. But they have to be really creative for the Pyramids. NA villages are for the older elementary and egyption pyramids are for the middle school.
The pyramid materials ranged from play dough to real clay that had been fired to legos and cut squares of styrofoam plain or covered with glue and then covered with sand. Cardboard, cut up pieces of tile or even roofing material was used. That was so neat. Loved subbing Thursday when the kids came in with all that stuff.
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@carolbee (16230)
• United States
22 Dec 08
Were you able to get pictures of the school project? I bet it was extremely interesting. Our son-in-law recently accepted a job teaching history at an American Indian College. He will also be in charge of the archives. This is his profession and the job offered them a different location so they will be on the move next month. Am sure this will be a fun and interesting job for him and a new experience for our daughter and their kids.
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@carolbee (16230)
• United States
23 Dec 08
Our daughter will keep us informed of her husband's new job. He is very excited about the opportunity. She is even more excited that she doesn't have to work..lol She's been working at a daycare center and taking her kids. They always seem to be sick as a result.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
22 Dec 08
No I didn't bring a camera to school. When you sub, you don't know when something is going to happen and if you have a kid in a picture or adult, even by accident, you have to have them sign a release now. So I don't bring a camera. And it wouldn't be one picture, the pyramids took up every single available space in two classrooms. Window sills, back tables, side bookshelf tops, etc.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
22 Dec 08
The American Indian College history teaching job sounds terrific! I hope they write you or call you about it often. I would find that fascinating. Thanks and take care.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
22 Dec 08
That depends on the clay. If you want play dough, papier machee dough, river clay, etc. There are many instructions online for the different kinds of clay. Different mediums or types of clay may also be of interest to them.
Veggies, fruits, and animals, that's cool. Thanks and take care.
@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
21 Dec 08
Some of the projects they did here were with sugar cubes, and I am thinking maybe I saw one once with marshmallows. Each of my kids also made a coat of arms at middle school. We cut them wooden shields. I did not see what the other kids did. My son also had a large Crusader's Cross that he carried. It is fun when history and art get intertwined.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
22 Dec 08
Sugar cubes, marshmalllows, haven't heard of projects with them, what were they? Coat of Arms, I've seen mostly paper and pencil ones for that sounds interesting the way you did it. Yes, that definitely is a lot of fun. Thanks and take care.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
22 Dec 08
Castles, that sounds really, really cool. Thanks.We have an open art room during voting, too. On the art projects for the entire elementary school are shown that were created in the previous couple of weeks. I love looking at that then, too. Mostly paper, recycled art, and mixed media stuff that can be dispalyed on walls and tables easily. Neat, thanks and take acare.
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