Sample card from Demco® Maker Task Cards for 4th and 5th grade students to do Constellation Sewing: Choose a constellation from the books at your table or a digital resource, or design your own. Draw your constellation on the piece of plastic canvas, and thread some yarn onto a needle. Sew the stars and shape of your constellation onto the canvas with your yarn. Tie a knot, or cut and glue the end of the yarn to the back of the canvas to finish your constellation. Reflection Questions: Why did your choose to make that design or constellation? What other designs or projects could you make with the yarn and plastic canvas? Arts & Creativity activity details: 15-20 minutes (or extend to multiple class periods if there is room to store the projects between classes), individual activity, list of materials needed.
Sample card from Demco® Maker Task Cards for 2nd and 3rd grade students to make a Book Cover: Help! Your favorite book needs new artwork! Use the Sketches app to create a new book cover. Be sure to include your book's title and author. Reflection Questions: Explain your book choice. How does your new artwork promote reading the book? Arts & Creativity activity details: 15 minutes, individual or partner activity, list of materials needed.
Sample card from Demco® Maker Task Cards for kindergarten and 1st grade students to make Yarn Snowballs: Pinch the end of the yarn between 2 fingers. Then wrap the yarn 15 times around all of your fingers. Carefully pull off the wrapped yarn from your fingers. Tie a piece of string around the middle. Then cut the loops to make a snowball or a yarn fuzzy. Reflection Questions: What else could you make from your snowball or yarn fuzzy? Arts & Creativity activity details: 15-20 minutes, individual activity, list of materials needed.

Demco® Maker Task Cards – Arts & Creativity

Designed by practicing elementary teacher-librarians, each set contains 25 unique makerspace activities for students to create and make independently or with limited guidance during a fixed-schedule library class.

Choice of Levels or Grade-Level Sets

  • Level 1 – Kindergarten & 1st Grade (Grades K-1)
  • Level 2 – 2nd Grade & 3rd Grade (Grades 2-3)
  • Level 3 – 4th Grade & 5th Grade (Grades 4-5)

 

Introduce students to the world of making with simple, hands-on activities perfect for your makerspace, library, or classroom. Students will build problem-solving and critical thinking skills as they use their imaginations to complete engaging individual and group activities.

Each card features kid-friendly instructions on one side and a supply list and instructor tips on the other side. Instructor guide included. 25 cards/set.

Students will use arts and crafts supplies, design and video apps, sewing materials, and more to make jewelry, design bookmarks, create commercials and songs, and much more.

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