Today my 5th graders put the finishing touches on their parent gift calendars! I was beyond excited and extremely proud of my students. You see, this is my first year teaching 5th graders. Being that they are older and from a different planet... I presented this project to them as a choice.
Once I explained the purpose and showed examples, my 5th graders whole-heartedly morphed into focused, artful beings. The outcome was way more than I expected and I hope that parents, grandparents and guardians appreciate the effort, love and care that each student poured into making his/her calendar special.
THE PROCESS
- get started early (we started two weeks ago and only worked during free time)
- choose a cover (there are 2 to choose from)
- if possible print the calendars one-sided on white card stock
- students illustrate each month (some students also drew emojis on holidays or special days on each page, they even added family member birthdays😊)
- students write a letter to the calendar recipient (it is at the back of the calendar)
- laminate the cover
- add a colored piece of card stock to the back of the calendar to add pizzaz
- book bind or hole punch
- wrap with yarn and add a candy cane
Happy Holidays from me to you!
