Tunnel Book Lesson Plan - Marriott Library · Tunnel Book The tunnel book is a unique and...
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TunnelBook
Thetunnelbookisauniqueandsculpturalbookform.Thisbookcreatesasmallvisualenvironmentwithoverlappinglayers.Thelayerscanlookdifferentdependingontheanglefromwhichtheyareviewed.Changethesizeoftheviewingholetogiveyourreaderadifferentexperience!Grades/AgeGroup:3rd-12ApproximateTimeRequired: Prep:30minutes,moreifpre-cuttingholesinfrontcovers Teaching:15minutesforconstruction,morefordecoratingTeachingOverview: Materialsneeded(sizescanbescaledasdesiredforyourclassprojectneeds):
1. 3”x3”chipboardsquares(2)2. 3”x6”textweightpaper(2)3. Collagematerials4. X-actoknife(orforyoungerkids,youcancutoutthefrontcoverfirst)5. Bonefolderorplasticknife/popsiclestick(optional)6. Gluestick7. Scissors(forcuttingcollagematerials)
Procedure:
1. Foldan8-panelaccordionfromeachofthe3”x6”piecesofpaper.Youshouldendupwith2identicalaccordions.
2. Startwithyour3”x6”textweightpaperandfolditinhalf.
3. Nextfoldbothedgesofthepapertomeetthefirstfoldyoumade.
4. Openthepaperyouhavefoldedandbringeachfoldovertomeettheedgeofthepaperoneatatimeandpressdowntomakeacrease.
5. Thiswillproduceaneightpanelaccordion:
6. Cutoutaholeinoneofthechipboardcovers.
7. Gluetheaccordionsbetweenthepiecesofchipboardwithmountainfoldsfacingout.
8. Decorate!Butremembertoonlyputyourmaterialsonthesideoftheaccordionswith
theX.
(side1)
(side2)
9. Pullthebackcoverawayfromyouandlookintothetunnel!
CoreStandardApplications:Math:
Kindergartenmath.Objective:Identifyanddescribeshapes.Application:Havestudentsmakeatunnelbookthatisfullofshapesandtheirnames.4thgrademath.Objective:Buildfractionsfromunitfractionsbyapplyingandextendingpreviousunderstandingsofoperationsonwholenumbers.Application:Havestudentsmakeatunnelbookaboutfractions.Onthefurthestbacklayerofthetunnelbookstudentscoulddrawapictureofawholepizzaandwritethenumber1.Oneachconsecutivelayerofthetunnelbookmoreofthepizzacouldbeeatenandtheycoulddrawanotherpizzaandcutoutthepartthathasbeenconsumed.Onthelayerclosesttotheviewerwouldbeanopenviewingholeandthenumber0asthewholepizzahasbeenconsumed.
Science:3rdgradescience.Objective:Classifylivingandnonlivingthingsinanenvironment.Describetheinteractionsbetweenlivingandnonlivingthingsinasmallenvironment.Application:Havestudentsbuildhabitatintheirtunnelbookbydrawinglivingandnon-livingthingstheywouldfindinaspecifichabitat.2ndgradescience.Objective:Observe,describeandmeasureseasonalweatherpatternsandlocalvariations.Application:Havestudentsobservetheweatheroutside
onafewseparatedays.Eachtimehavethemdrawpicturesandmakeobservations.Turneachoftheirdrawingsandwritingsintoapanelfortheirtunnelbook.
LanguageArts:K-5thgradelanguagearts.Objective:Readandcomprehendcomplexliteraryandinformationaltextsindependentlyandproficiently.Havestudentsmakeatunnelbookaboutabooktheyhavereaddrawingpicturesofcharactersandimportanteventsorplacestodemonstratecomprehension.6-8thgradelanguagearts.Objective:Compareandcontrasttextsindifferentformsorgenres(e.g.,storiesandpoems;historicalnovelsandfantasystories)intermsoftheirapproachestosimilarthemesandtopics.Application:Havestudentsreadapoemandshortstorythathaveasimilarmood.Afteradiscussionofthetwoworks,havestudentswritetheirownpoeminresponsetothetwoworksandmakeatunnelbookthatbothcapturethesamemoodoftheworkstheyhaveexamined.Havestudentscutoutcollageimagesandincorporatethewordsoftheirpoemsintotheirtunnelbooks.
SocialStudies:Kindergartensocialstudies.Objective:Studentswillrecognizeanddescribehowindividualsandfamiliesarebothsimilaranddifferent.Application:Havestudentsmakeatunnelbookabouttheirfamilieswiththeiroldestfamilymemberatthebackofthebookandtheyoungestonthefrontpanelofthebook.Studentscansharetheirbookswitheachothertolearnabouthoweachother’sfamiliesaresimilaranddifferent.9-12thgradeworldcivilizations.Objective:Studentswillunderstandthedistributionofpoweramongthenational,state,andlocalgovernmentsintheUnitedStatesfederalsystem.Application:Havestudentsmakeatunnelbookthathasimagesandtextaboutthelevelsofgovernment.Withnationalgovernmentatthebackpanelofthetunnelbookandlocalgovernmentatthefrontofthebook.