TunnelBook

Thetunnelbookisauniqueandsculpturalbookform.Thisbookcreatesasmallvisualenvironmentwithoverlappinglayers.Thelayerscanlookdifferentdependingontheanglefromwhichtheyareviewed.Changethesizeoftheviewingholetogiveyourreaderadifferentexperience!Grades/AgeGroup:3rd-12ApproximateTimeRequired: Prep:30minutes,moreifpre-cuttingholesinfrontcovers Teaching:15minutesforconstruction,morefordecoratingTeachingOverview: Materialsneeded(sizescanbescaledasdesiredforyourclassprojectneeds):

1. 3”x3”chipboardsquares(2)2. 3”x6”textweightpaper(2)3. Collagematerials4. X-actoknife(orforyoungerkids,youcancutoutthefrontcoverfirst)5. Bonefolderorplasticknife/popsiclestick(optional)6. Gluestick7. Scissors(forcuttingcollagematerials)

Procedure:

1. Foldan8-panelaccordionfromeachofthe3”x6”piecesofpaper.Youshouldendupwith2identicalaccordions.

2. Startwithyour3”x6”textweightpaperandfolditinhalf.

3. Nextfoldbothedgesofthepapertomeetthefirstfoldyoumade.

4. Openthepaperyouhavefoldedandbringeachfoldovertomeettheedgeofthepaperoneatatimeandpressdowntomakeacrease.

5. Thiswillproduceaneightpanelaccordion:

6. Cutoutaholeinoneofthechipboardcovers.

7. Gluetheaccordionsbetweenthepiecesofchipboardwithmountainfoldsfacingout.

8. Decorate!Butremembertoonlyputyourmaterialsonthesideoftheaccordionswith

theX.

(side1)

(side2)

9. Pullthebackcoverawayfromyouandlookintothetunnel!

CoreStandardApplications:Math:

Kindergartenmath.Objective:Identifyanddescribeshapes.Application:Havestudentsmakeatunnelbookthatisfullofshapesandtheirnames.4thgrademath.Objective:Buildfractionsfromunitfractionsbyapplyingandextendingpreviousunderstandingsofoperationsonwholenumbers.Application:Havestudentsmakeatunnelbookaboutfractions.Onthefurthestbacklayerofthetunnelbookstudentscoulddrawapictureofawholepizzaandwritethenumber1.Oneachconsecutivelayerofthetunnelbookmoreofthepizzacouldbeeatenandtheycoulddrawanotherpizzaandcutoutthepartthathasbeenconsumed.Onthelayerclosesttotheviewerwouldbeanopenviewingholeandthenumber0asthewholepizzahasbeenconsumed.

Science:3rdgradescience.Objective:Classifylivingandnonlivingthingsinanenvironment.Describetheinteractionsbetweenlivingandnonlivingthingsinasmallenvironment.Application:Havestudentsbuildhabitatintheirtunnelbookbydrawinglivingandnon-livingthingstheywouldfindinaspecifichabitat.2ndgradescience.Objective:Observe,describeandmeasureseasonalweatherpatternsandlocalvariations.Application:Havestudentsobservetheweatheroutside

onafewseparatedays.Eachtimehavethemdrawpicturesandmakeobservations.Turneachoftheirdrawingsandwritingsintoapanelfortheirtunnelbook.

LanguageArts:K-5thgradelanguagearts.Objective:Readandcomprehendcomplexliteraryandinformationaltextsindependentlyandproficiently.Havestudentsmakeatunnelbookaboutabooktheyhavereaddrawingpicturesofcharactersandimportanteventsorplacestodemonstratecomprehension.6-8thgradelanguagearts.Objective:Compareandcontrasttextsindifferentformsorgenres(e.g.,storiesandpoems;historicalnovelsandfantasystories)intermsoftheirapproachestosimilarthemesandtopics.Application:Havestudentsreadapoemandshortstorythathaveasimilarmood.Afteradiscussionofthetwoworks,havestudentswritetheirownpoeminresponsetothetwoworksandmakeatunnelbookthatbothcapturethesamemoodoftheworkstheyhaveexamined.Havestudentscutoutcollageimagesandincorporatethewordsoftheirpoemsintotheirtunnelbooks.

SocialStudies:Kindergartensocialstudies.Objective:Studentswillrecognizeanddescribehowindividualsandfamiliesarebothsimilaranddifferent.Application:Havestudentsmakeatunnelbookabouttheirfamilieswiththeiroldestfamilymemberatthebackofthebookandtheyoungestonthefrontpanelofthebook.Studentscansharetheirbookswitheachothertolearnabouthoweachother’sfamiliesaresimilaranddifferent.9-12thgradeworldcivilizations.Objective:Studentswillunderstandthedistributionofpoweramongthenational,state,andlocalgovernmentsintheUnitedStatesfederalsystem.Application:Havestudentsmakeatunnelbookthathasimagesandtextaboutthelevelsofgovernment.Withnationalgovernmentatthebackpanelofthetunnelbookandlocalgovernmentatthefrontofthebook.