Reusing materials just makes sense and a great resource from projects big and small. We have a collection of favorites with the right amount of imagination and resourcefulness. Check out our Pinterest boards for lots of ideas and inspiration for your classroom materials. You can view our boards by material genre; Cardboard & Paper, Fabric & Yarn, Metal & Wood, Plastic & Styrofoam and Natural Things.
Paper Bag Book Report Project
Use cardboard boxes to create a visual aid that matches a story or theme.
Use collected campus materials to outfit a paper character from students’ stories or history.
Use Manilla folders in conjunction with tape or staplers as a building material to create structures.
Use newspaper or old book pages as collage materials for making frames or paper mache characters.
Recycled Insect Project
Paper Finger Puppet pairs with a short story
Mission Project in Diorama format using paper, ink and watercolor.
Boxed Gold Rush Scene Project
Winged Bug Habitat
3D Mission Project
Boxed Gold Rush Scene Project
Paper with Watercolor Themed Poetry Project
via lets-explore.net
