4th and 5th Grade - Sugar Skulls and Skeletons for Day of the Dead!

I have made these two projects in some form over the last couple years... Mostly, because my students BEG me to do them!  I do love teaching both, yet try to find some variety to make them a bit different each year.  My students know everything about Dia de los Muertos!  I'm proud of their work and proud of their interest in learning everything they can about this wonderful Mexican holiday!
Here is my Day of the Dead Prezi I use with all my classes, (Day of the Dead Prezi)

These projects are made with Amaco Cloud Clay, similar to Crayola's Model Magic.  It sticks well to cardboard and dries to it, no need for glue! I highly recommend it!

3rd Grade - Day of the Dead Skelo-cats!

Wow!  This is it! My new favorite project of the year!  Students LOVED it, and I LOVED teaching it!  DOn't you think that is the best part of our jobs! We get to get soooo excited about something and share our enthusiasm with our students.  The perfect teacher/learning moment!  Take a look at our process, We had fun!  Here is my Day of the Dead Prezi I use with all my classes, (Day of the Dead Prezi)

1st Grade - Day of the Dead Skeletons

These Day of the Dead Skeletons were soooo much fun to make!!! Two classes made them on magenta construction paper and two classes made them on purple. The first step was printing foam flower stamps around the border with tempera paint, (I added white to make the colors more opaque).  Then students traced and decorated a sugar skull for the head.  Students were given lots of white strips to cut for bones.  I recommend tag board or poster board, it is easier to cut and glue, plus look a bit thicker like bones!  Love these so much!!!

4th Grade - Day of the Dead Skeletons!

This lesson is an all time favorite of mine! I have taught it many times, students LOVE it!  They love learning about Day of the Dead and working with an air dry clay. These skeletons and flowers were made from Amaco Cloud Clay, however, I now use Crayola Model Magic since Cloud Clay is not sold anymore... bummer, I did like it!

 We first painted the cardboard backgrounds with tempera and Modge Podge, then created the skeletons and flower decorations.  I have a cheep foam skeleton I hang on the board for the students to reference.  Lastly, we painted the whole thing with another layer of Modge Podge.  These skeletons are attached forever!  
Such a fun lesson to teach!!!