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Vacation in the Hills

In this lesson, students got to create a 3D vacation spot. We began the lesson by brainstorming different places we want to take a vacation. Next, we had to paint the background for our vacation. To do so, we took our 8.5x11 cardstock paper and folded it in half. We then used watercolors to paint the background. While it was drying, we were instructed to come up with the following objects to add to our scene: at least two 3D objects, two different textures, and one object in each of the fore, middle, and background. After the design was complete, we needed to write a description of our vacation on a notecard. We had to include our name, a title for the vacation, where it took place, who we went with, how we got there, and one thing we got to do there.

My vacation spot was in the Black Hills with my family. We drove there in a car, stayed in a warm, cozy cabin, and got to drive 4-wheeler through the hills.

Extension activities: For language arts, instead of having the students just write a short paragraph, they could write a short story about their vacation to go along with their craft. For math, the students could map out the distance and how long it would take for them to travel by car to get to their vacation spot.