Students and kindergartners in this lesson create a "stepping stone" out of cement, beads, pictures, and other meaningful objects and media. Students begin by brainstorming patterns to make with their beads and pictures by drawing on paper. Then, with the help of a teacher, fill up their pie pans or whipped cream dishes with cement. The students lightly tap and shake their dishes to get the air bubbles out of the cement. Once that is done, students place pictures and beads on their stepping stone as they wish! Pictures are covered in lamination paper to prevent damage.
Students have an absolutely grand time creating their personalized stepping stones. The only down side is the inevitable mess from wet cement, which cleans up rather easily. A great extension of this lesson is science class and learning about rock formations. Students could take vocabulary words and insert things that go with the word into the stepping stone, or it is even great practice for spelling their names.
Students have an absolutely grand time creating their personalized stepping stones. The only down side is the inevitable mess from wet cement, which cleans up rather easily. A great extension of this lesson is science class and learning about rock formations. Students could take vocabulary words and insert things that go with the word into the stepping stone, or it is even great practice for spelling their names.
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