Supplies Used: Adhesive, Cardstock, Construction paper, Copy paper, Marker or pen, Poster board, Scissors
The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.
- For the star puzzle, die-cut the Puzzle, Star shape using cardstock.
- With a marker or pen, write various equivalent fractions, multiplication facts or upper and lowercase letters on the puzzle pieces (Main Photo).
- Die-cut the Puzzle, Star shape out of poster board, and use the negative space to create a cavity where the students can assemble their puzzle pieces.
- Students will then assemble the correct answer to the corresponding fact.
- For the apple or heart puzzle, capture and engage parental attention for back-to-school night with a unique invitation they must piece together (Figure A).
- Design the wording of the invitation to fit inside a 4" x 5" area. Print or photocopy the text on colored copy paper.
- Adhere a piece of cardstock to the back of the printed invitation.
- Die-cut the invitation with the Puzzle, Apple shape.
- Die-cut the envelope using construction paper. Place adhesive on the side tabs, and assemble the envelope.
- Trim the negative part of the puzzle to fit into the envelope, and place both the negative and apple puzzle pieces inside the envelope (Figure A).
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Figure A
