We are in full production mode in our little classroom. We have been cutting, gluing and painting away! My second graders really enjoyed this project of the Princess and the Pea. I read the story first, then the students started stacking their paper mattresses. Twenty, yes, twenty mattresses with a pea underneath is what our story said the princess needed for a good night sleep. We used split peas under our mattresses!
Princess and the Pea
Week One: Student stacked pre-painted paper.
We all counted together. 1, 2, 3….
Next we added the bed frame and posts.
Week Two: Students created ladders and a princess and of course some students wanted to make a prince instead of a princess.
Check out the sleeping beauty!
I love the little hands on this princess.
Ribbons and a pea were glued down to complete our project.
5 Comments
diditeach
February 18, 2012 at 3:11 amAdorable !! Will have to try this with our “Long Ago and Far Away” unit. Happy Weekend !!
Danielle
February 18, 2012 at 4:18 amI tried this with fabric last year and it was a bit of a mess, but I love the look of the painted paper, so I'm going to try it again your way. Did the students pre-paint the strips the previous class? Did you cut the strips yourself? Thanks! 🙂
Art Project Girl
February 18, 2012 at 2:38 pmHahaha I love it! I love that we posted the same exact time. Paper and/or ribbon seem a lot more manageable to me then fabric and still it wasn't easy!
Paintedpaper
February 18, 2012 at 2:42 pmThis project was done with my MD students and a very challenging 2nd grad class- all combined in my classroom. I agree it took longer and was not as easy as I thought it could be.
Mrs. Belzer
February 18, 2012 at 8:52 pmI love how colorful they are! Beautiful project both ways- paper or ribbon! Thanks fo sharing!