Paper Plate Plus!

 My earlier posts showed different ideas about how simple, recyclable materials can be used to make almost anything in the classroom. I just love how paper and plastic plates can be so great for making teaching aids. Check back later on in the week to see more uses for the paper plates in the classroom.

Paper Plate Clocks
    






Paper Plate Stencils

Teaching Angles


                             
                      




 



Teaching the Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Materials Needed: 
. Pasta- Shells & Bowtie and twist
. White Beans
. Paper Plates
. Twigs and leaves
. Pen
. Glue

. Labels- Eggs, Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Butterfly

 Divid your plate into four spaces. Glue your materials down in the relevant space.

 Space 1- “Eggs”
1 leaf with 3 white beans

Space 2- “Caterpillar”
1 leaf with 1 rotini pasta

Space 3- “Chrysalis”
1 twig with 1 shell pasta

Space 4- “Butterfly”
1 bowtie pasta. Draw antennae with your pen