Eggs in a Basket

The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.

1. Die-cut the Egg, Decorated shapes and decorations from assorted colors of cardstock, construction paper or patterned paper.
2. Adhere the decorations to the eggs or use crayons or markers to decorate the eggs (Main Photo).
3. Write math problems on the top half of an egg and the solution on the bottom half of the egg. Cut the egg in half in a large jagged pattern for a math skill set.
4. Write antonyms or synonyms on the top and bottom halves of the eggs, and cut them in half for a language skill set.
5. Die-cut two baskets, one orange and one green, using cardstock or construction paper. Leave the green basket whole.
6. Trim away the tops of the carrots and all the tabs on the orange basket. Also trim along the perforations on the bottom of the orange basket. Attach the orange carrots to the green basket (Figure A).
7. Use crayons, markers or a watermark pen to add shading to the carrots.
8. Fold the basket on all the perforations and the tabs. Place adhesive on each tab. Adhere the tabs to the sides of the basket.
9. Place adhesive on both ends of the handle, and attach the handle to the inside of the basket.
10. Add decorated eggs to the basket and add egg-citement to math and language reinforcement and practice.

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  Figure A