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2007 Texas Reading Club Manual
Fold the piece of construction paper or grocery bag in half lengthwise. Draw an outline of
the side view of a canoe on one side of the paper, using the fold as the bottom of the boat.
Cut out the shape, leaving the bottom crease intact. Punch a few holes on the sides. Use
the yarn to weave through the holes and to sew together the curved ends.
Games and Activities
Boat Races
Materials
Clay or modeling dough
Plastic lid from margarine tubs or snack tubes
Plastic straws
Construction paper
Markers
Hole punch
Scissors
Wading pool or plastic tub
Water
Directions
In advance, cut the plastic straws in half. Place a ball of clay or modeling dough in the
center of a plastic lid. The clay may stay in a ball or the children may shape the clay, as
long as it is tall enough to hold the straw. Make a sail by cutting a triangle shape out of
construction paper and decorating it with markers. Punch two holes on one edge of the
triangle, in line with each other, and slip a straw through the holes. Stand the straw in the
clay ball. Fill a small container with water. Let four or five children at a time race their
boats in a wading pool by blowing on them to make them sail across the water.
Web Sites
Maverick 's Paper Boats
w ww.highhopes.com/maverickboats.html
This web site provides instructions for making simple paper boats.
Professional Resources
Ultimate Kids Song Collection: 101 Favorite Sing-A-Longs by Wonder Kids Choir.
Demco
www.demco.com
This library supplier sells a variety of inexpensive bookmarks.
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