Lesson #3 - Crayon Melting

The third lesson was done by Teresa and Morgan. Their lesson was titled "We're Melting into Spring!" and was for a 2nd grade classroom. The first part of the lesson was to file down crayons into a folded sheet of wax paper. We could use as many different colors as we wished, but we had to make sure we covered up a large portion of the wax paper. After our crayon shavings were completed, we then took it to the back counter for our teachers to melt it with an iron. You folded down the wax paper so there was a sheet on the bottom and on the top of the shavings. After ironing, you need to make sure it is cooled and dry, because it will be hot. The next step is to use a stencil and trace it on our wax paper. I chose to do a butterfly, but there were other options as well. After the tracing is completed, you can then cut out the shape and decorate it as you wish.

An extension activity for this project could be a science lesson and discussion certain types of animals. Students could choose one animal from each type of environment to draw, such as: fish, birds, butterflies, rabbits and etc. You could then discuss the differences between these animals and where they live.