1st Grade Winter Trees

First graders worked on their twisting and gluing skills with this organic sculpture project.
Students previously investigated organic vs. geometric shapes while creating some organic-shaped monsters before Halloween.  We moved forward with these definitions (and accompanying hand gestures) to discuss the partnering 3D geometric and organic forms.

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Constructed from a cut paper bag, students twisted  two strands at a time to create branches.  For little fingers this can be harder than initially imagined.  Students were able to add on snowflakes after gluing their tree to its base.  A great one day project to work on some fine motor abilities and delve deeper into shape and form.