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Use craft sticks to make
Lincoln's log cabin. Glue a penny in the window. Stamp the front and
back of a penny coin in the lift-up roof.
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Glue on pretzels to make
a log cabin.
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This project is
from TLC Art's Winter Book (http://www.tlcart.com) |
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Use a magnifying glass to
look at a penny and find Lincoln sitting in his chair at the Lincoln
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Make a cylinder by
wrapping black paper around a coffee can. Fit this through and tape
it to the large hat brim circle. The beard has string that is tied
behind the head. (This project was more trouble than it was worth!)
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This hat and beard were
easier. The hat shape and the beard are stapled to a sentence strip
crown. |
Abraham Lincoln used to
store important papers in his hat. We glued a business size envelope
closed and cut off one end to make a pocket. The children chose one
important paper to put inside of their hat. |
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We tossed a die to see how many we could color
on each turn at this center.
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We worked on probability in math by tossing a
penny six times to see which side turned up most--heads or tails? |
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We explored different ways to
clean dirty pennies. I brought in flour,
vinegar, salt, water and ketchup. One boy even thought of using a
pencil eraser.
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We found that dipping the penny
in vinegar and rubbing salt on it for abrasion worked best. Ketchup
also worked (and was more fun!)
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We dropped one drop of water at a time on
our pennies to see how many drops they would hold before the water overflows. Before we began, most
students predicted 4 to 10 drops, but most of the pennies would hold about
25 drops of water before the water ran over on to the paper towel.
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This is Abraham Lincoln, right?
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But flip it
over and there is George Washington. |
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This project is from TLC Art's Winter
Book (http://www.tlcart.com)
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The class was divided
into 2 teams--the Lincoln team and the Washington team. If they
could read a sight word, the could draw a line between the stars to
try to complete their picture first. |
She is cutting the "hair"
for her Washington tri-corner hat seen below. We sang the song, "My
Hat, It Has Three Corners" while wearing our hats. |
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This is our Washington
Monument. |
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