Paper Plate Continent Cut-Outs

Wow!  I have almost 1000 hits for my Paper Plate Continents idea.  Jody from Texas asked for the pattern used for the continents.   Amy  in third grade chose the pattern for the plates.  It was harder than I thought to find a "just right" pattern.  She enlarged one she had on file.  Thanks to Amy...you can download it

here.

Paper Plate Continents

While the globes in the previous post are a wonderful representation, using paper mache can be quite an undertaking.  I came up with the idea of using Chinet oval plates as an alternative.  I was thrilled with the results! With the help of one of our art teachers, the students created the following:

You can find Printable Blank World Maps Here and Google mapHere!

Where in the World Am I?

Out third graders have been busy making globes to show-off the continents.  Parents contributed supplies: round balloons, newspapers, glue, salt, and flour.  The salt keeps them from getting moldy.

We cut lots of newspaper strips!

We worked hard to get those balloons just the right size. 

Each balloon was covered in strips dipped in the flour mixture.

The globes sat on paper rings to dry.

 The globes were painted with blue paint.

The continents were glued to the globes. You can paint them on or cut them out and glue them on.

Where in the world are we?  It was fun finding out!  Messy,,,but fun!