"Elmer's special day" story

 I would choose the story: "Elmer's special day."

It's almost Elmer's Day again and the elephants have begun their preparations. But in all the excitement they are making an awful lot of noise and upsetting the other animals.

The activity that he would carry out would be the elaboration of a party blower decorated as the students want. Materials: Paper sheet Straw Scissor Scotch tape Elastic band Steps: 1) Cut about four centimeters from the paper. 2) Fold one side of the paper to the center. 3) We do the same with the opposite side. 4) We stick the paper with the adhesive tape so that the folds made do not come apart. 5) Now we fold the corners of one of the ends inwards. 6) Achieving that it ends in a semi-triangular point. 7) We fold the tip and stick with adhesive tape. 8) We roll up the piece of paper that you have formed with the help of the straw. We use the elastic band to hold the roll. 9) Put the straw into the paper roll, fold the excess material from the sides. 10) Paste and secure with the adhesive tape. The party blower is ready for fun!


Laura García Iglesias


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