Creepy Crawly Book Reports
Who’s reading what? Be a book worm and find out. Creep your way into fascinating fiction (or nonfiction) with this giant caterpillar.
1. Ready to tell your classmates about a great book you read? Your 3-D book report is about to become part of a creepy, crawly caterpillar!
2. Sculpt a scene. What was the most fascinating character, place, or event in the book? Around a clean recycled plastic container, shape the scene with Crayola Model Magic®. For unique colors, knead color from a Crayola Washable Gel Marker into white Model Magic or mix modeling compound colors with white. Use Crayola School Glue to hold it on the cups. Air-dry your sculpture.
3. Label your sculpture. Draw a small flag on construction paper with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils. Write the title and author of the book, plus your name, on the flag. Cut out the flag with Crayola Scissors. Glue it to your sculpture.
4. Write your wiggly worm report. On construction paper, draw a large wiggly worm and cut it out. Write your book report on the worm. Include your name, title, author, and comments to entice your friends to read the book.
5. Build a creepy caterpillar. With your classmates, create a caterpillar with your decorated recycled plastic containers. Attach Velcro® dots about 4 inches (5 cm) apart in a meandering line on a hard, flat surface. Stick a Velcro dot on the lip of each plastic container. Attach your sculpture to the caterpillar. Place your wiggly worm book report nearby.
6. Pick a book to read. Which books look interesting? As you read new books, decorate more cups and add them to your growing, creepy, crawly caterpillar.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.
Crayola Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough With Small Parts—
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—
- Keep away from open flames. Do not use to make candleholders, hot plates, trivets, or other similar objects that will be used or placed near fire and other heat sources.
- Do not put in an oven, microwave, or kiln.
- Do not make into vessels/containers that will hold unpackaged food.
- If the arts & crafts project involves making small objects, follow the small parts/choking hazards standards: WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years."
- The use of modeling material to make items that look like food is discouraged for children younger than age 5 to avoid their confusion with real food.
- Unless sealed with a water-resistant glaze, do not make projects exposed to or immersed in water, such as boats or outdoor bird feeders. They would disintegrate when exposed to moisture.
- Crayola Dough—contains gluten (wheat flour) as an ingredient. Crayola Air-Dry Clay, Crayola Model Magic, and Model Magic Fusion are gluten-free. However, they are produced on the same machinery as Crayola Dough which does contain gluten. Although the machines are cleaned prior to the start of each production run, there is a slight possibility that trace amounts of gluten from Crayola Dough may be present in the other modeling compound products. For information regarding specific ingredients or allergic concerns, please call our Consumer Affairs department at 1-800-272-9652 weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM Eastern Standard Time.
Small Parts— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Recycled Containers—Must be clean and safe. Do not use containers that contained bleach or other harmful chemicals (for example, household cleaners, dishwasher or laundry detergents). Do not use recycled metal cans that have sharp edges (for example, lids removed by household can openers).
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
- Invite your families to a Creepy, Crawly evening. Present your books and explain the scene you portrayed. Grownups could sculpt their own book report cups and share them with each other!
- Would your school librarian be interested in letting students design a whole-school caterpillar in the media center? Imagine how long it would be by the end of the school year!
- Use several snack cups to portray scenes from historical events you’re learning about in social studies. Or show the stages of discoveries in science.
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