To make the wind sock use a piece of 11 X 17 construction paper. Roll it either direction, student preference. Glue each continent on a strip. Label the continent and tell several interesting facts about it. Glue the strips around the roll when each is completed.
Students draw a picture for each strip and write several details to go with that strip.
Whichever topic you use should be fully taught before doing this activity because students will hang these and want accurate products. Once I used these as an alternative to a test. Students can write about the planets and the sun, giving facts about each one. Simple Machines- cut out pictures and label each of the machines and its purpose. Net Web Services sm , a division of Teachers Web sm .