summer camp display

okay, this one took about a week to truly finish but it is an enormous collaboration of activities and topics we discussed in class. At the time, my boss and I were working together so she came up with all the activities below. I merely put it all together for a display.

We are in the middle of summer so we were discussing summer activities. Each day I did one of the following activities:

1) Make Beach Balls
I gave them each a small paper plate on which I had drawn lines like a beach ball. They were able to color, glue materials I had around the classroom, etc.

2) Beach Umbrellas
I had cut out the design of the top part of an umbrella. They drew, glue, etc. I added popsicle sticks to make the pole.

3) Boats
I literally gave them a half circle to decorate in the same way as above. This time we discussed the type of boat they were making. Some of the kids understood what I was asking (i.e. some have a family boat) and said they were making a motor boat, or a sale boat, etc. Some didn't understand but still had fun.

For each of the activities we discussed what they were and how they were related to a beach. Many of the children shared stories about their experiences with the items at the beach.

In the meantime, I taped up the water, sand, and sky to the wall. I also added the border. The border included little people who they decorated with bathing suits and colored their own skin and hair. The faces are pics of their own faces. At the time we took the pictures, they were wearing paper sunglasses so it was really silly and they loved it. The blurred areas are pics of them playing for water day. For the protection of the children's privacy I will always blur out their pictures.

When all of the activities were done, they sat down in front of the display. I held up one of their art projects and asked where it would go. The whole making of the display was interactive and super cute.

When it was all done, it looked like this