PROJECT A) HAND HELD DRAGON |
| Math strategies: Symmetry and Measurement |
Making the head
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Fold paper in half |
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Cut around the dragons head except where the dotted lines are. |
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Unfold and you should have two dragon heads attached to each other by the nose. |
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Draw the left dragon with a marker. |
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Color the head anyway you like. |
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Making the body |
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Fold paper in half |
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Cut around the dragon's tail except where the small area is touching the dotted lines. |
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Unfold and you should have two dragon tails attached to each other. |
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Draw the top dragon's tail with a marker. |
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Color the tail anyway you like. |
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Make a body for the dragon measuring it to fit the head and tail.
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Glue two sticks or straws to the body. |
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Embellish with beads, paint, glitter, etc. |
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Be creative, have a dragon parade! |
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PROJECT B) MOVABLE JOINTED DRAGON
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| After reading The Last Dragon and researching dragons and the Chinese New Year on the internet, this dragon was drawn on file folders, cut out and put together with brads.
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Students drawing the dragon, using the "The Last Dragon" book as a guide. |
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Pin them together with brads. |
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