Handprint Flower Project (Upcycling from Pinterest)

The idea of this project was found on Pinterest! Pinterest is a great way to get new, cute, fun, and creative idea to do in the classroom. Students get bored doing the same thing everyday. If teachers can plan a productive day of fun to do a project, students would have something to look forward to each month or possibly each week. The project I upcycled came from http://www.littlesoaringeagles.blogspot.com/2013/04/if-you-want-them-to-learn-you-have-to.html.

This blog has plenty of cute creative ideas she has done in her classroom and is now showing the world on her blog. I have taken her project and made it a little different. Also, I have a lesson plan for the students and parents to follow and I have a rubric attached on the lesson plan as well. You can find the lesson plan and rubric on https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxgSa6nBGSe6a0o1ZW0xZ3EwcGs/edit?usp=sharing.

This project was created for the Arkansas Standard - LS.2.1.4 -

Locate plant parts:

- leaves

- stems

- flowers

- roots

For this project you will need:

Colored paper (yellow, brown, and green)

Scissors

Glue or Tape

Color Pencils

Preparation:

Cut out all the parts

Four yellow handprints

Two brown handprints

However long you want your stem

A couple leaves

Flower Center

First Step:

Glue or tape the stem together

Second Step:

Add the leaves somewhere along the stem

Third Step:

Put both brown handprints together to form a shape similar to a flowers' roots

Fourth Step:

Add you brown handprint roots at the bottom of them stem

Fifth Step:

Put your four yellow handprints together

Sixth Step:

Add the flower's center

Seventh Step:

Add your flower to the other end of the stem

Eighth Step:

Label you flower with leaves, roots, stem, and flower

Then if you want, you can get a poster board and do a background for the flower; such as the weather or whatever the student thinks of.

Finally that's the end and you're finished!