Supplies Used: Adhesive, Binder clips, Cardboard, Cardstock, construction paper or poster board, Crayons, markers or pens, Lined and plain paper, Padding compound, Paint brush, Stapler
The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.
- To make a notepad, die-cut several footballs (or other ball) out of construction paper. Die-cut one Football using poster board for the back.
- Decorate the top football using crayons, markers or pens.
- Stack and align all the footballs together, and hold them together with binder clips.
- With the padding compound and a paint brush, paint between the binder clips, allowing the padding compound to dry (follow the label instructions) before painting another application.
- Use decorated basketballs as part of a bulletin board. Die-cut the basketball (or other ball) out of construction paper. Use colored makers or pens to highlight the stitches.
- To make shape books, die-cut one baseball or soccer ball out of construction paper. Decorate with crayons, markers or pens. This will be the cover for the shape book.
- Write the title for the shape book, and adhere to the decorated cover.
- Fold two sheets of plain or lined paper together. Using the Circles 6" & 4" Die, slide the folded edge to just below the blade, leaving the blade exposed on one side, and die-cut to create the inside pages.
- Open the pages, and staple the pages together directly over the fold line with a long-arm stapler.
- If no long-arm stapler is available, open the pages, and place them on a piece of cardboard.
- Open the stapler, and staple directly over the fold line into the cardboard.
- Pull the pages off the cardboard, and turn over. Push the legs of the staple down with a pencil eraser or tooth pick.
- Adhere the decorated cover to the first page to complete the shape book.
