The steps for making a simple lantern for third grade students are as follows:
Material preparation: 1 piece of red and yellow drawing paper, 1 pair of safety scissors, 1 stapler, white latex or 1 glue stick and 1 red hair root each.
1. Fold the red paper in half horizontally, and use safety scissors to cut the red paper at equal distances from the fold.
2. Fold a small portion of the yellow drawing paper horizontally and tear it off. Roll up the remaining drawing paper along the long side and fix the opening with a stapler. Note: You can also replace the stapler in this step with white latex or glue stick.
3. Coat the two long sides of the cut red drawing paper with white latex, and roll it around the yellow straight tube as shown in the picture below.
4. Paste the slender red paper strips to make the lantern handle, and the colored paper lantern is completed.
Benefits of doing manual work for third-grade students
1. Improve hands-on ability
Doing handwork requires the use of both hands and brain, which helps to improve students' hands-on ability. They can learn how to use various tools and materials, such as scissors, glue, paper, etc., thereby exercising their hand muscles and improving hand-eye coordination.
2. Cultivate creativity
Handmade is a creative activity that can stimulate students' imagination and creativity. By making various handmade works, students can use their creativity and imagination to develop their unique creativity and artistic sense.
3. Enhance self-confidence
Through hand-making, students can complete some challenging tasks, thereby enhancing self-confidence. They feel proud and satisfied when they see their work displayed or appreciated by others, which helps to improve their self-esteem and self-confidence.
4. Promote cognitive development
Doing handicrafts can also promote students' cognitive development. When making handicrafts, they need to think, plan, execute and reflect, which helps improve their thinking skills and problem-solving abilities. In addition, by using a variety of materials and tools, they learn about the properties, size, shape, and function of objects.
5. Enhance the spirit of cooperation
Some handicrafts require the cooperation of multiple people, which can help students learn teamwork and communication. They need to negotiate, divide work, and cooperate with their peers to complete tasks together, thereby enhancing the spirit of cooperation and teamwork capabilities.