Barnyard Reading Corner
Holy cow! Reading is amoooozing in this cozy reading corner.
Dixon Ticonderoga Materials:
- Fadeless® Fadeless Bulletin Board Paper, Fade-Resistant Paper for Classroom Decor, 47.25” x 12’, Apple Green, 1 Roll
- Fadeless® Fadeless Bulletin Board Paper, Fade-Resistant Paper for Classroom Decor, 47.25” x 12’, Lite Blue, 1 Roll
- Fadeless® Fadeless Bulletin Board Paper, Fade-Resistant Paper for Classroom Decor, 48” x 12’, Flame, 1 Roll
- Pacon® Pacon Heavyweight Kraft Roll, Natural Kraft, 48" x 25', 1 Roll, Natural Kraft
- Bordette® Bordette Decorative Border, White, 2-1/4" x 50', 1 Roll, White
- Pacon® Pacon Self-Adhesive Letters, Red, Puffy Font, 4", 78 Characters, Red, Puffy Font
- Creativity Street® Creativity Street Triple Size Craft Fluffs, White, Approx. 1", 100 Pieces, White
- Creativity Street® Creativity Street Chenille Stems, Assorted Colors, 12" x 4 mm, 100 Pieces, Assorted Colors
- Tru-Ray® Tru-Ray Construction Paper, 10 Classic Colors, 9"x 12", 50 Sheets, 10 Classic Colors
Other Materials:
- Crepe Paper, Orange
- Googly Eyes
- Double-Sided Tape
- Glue
- Scissors
- White Paper Plates (optional)
- Table and Chairs
Step One
Attach the Fadeless® Paper to the wall. Use Lite Blue for the sky and Apple Green for the grass.
Step Two
Create the silo by cutting a rectangle out of Pacon® Natural Kraft Roll to the desired size. Cut a curved rectangle out of Flame Fadeless® Solid Paper for the top of the silo. Use the Black Jumbo Marker to draw on accents, such as the silo bricks.
Step Three
Make the cows by using paper plates for the body, or cutting a large circle out of White construction paper. Use construction paper to cut out spots, ears, legs and noses. Adding Wiggle Eyes brings them to life.
Note: A fun classroom project would be to have the cows created by students.
Step Four
Add accents.
- Flowers: Use Creativity Street® Chenille Stems to create flowers and place them throughout the scene.
- Clouds: Glue groups of Creativity Street® White Craft Fluffs to the the sky.
- Sun: Cut a large circle from Yellow construction paper. Make the rays by cutting Creativity Street® Orange Crepe Paper into strips. Wrinkle or fold the rays as they’re attached to the sky to create dimension.
- Use UCreate® Self-Adhesive Vinyl Letters to add a fun message.
- Finish by adding Bordette® Decorative Border around the outside edges.