Paper chains can be made two different ways. The easy way
is to join strips of paper made into circles like rings. Another
way is to fold strips of paper, then draw a picture. You must
make sure your picture touches the sides of the folded paper.
Then you cut around the picture without cutting the part that
touches the folds. When you open it up, the sides are joined
into a chain.
another around face kind near piece second together
Key Words
Use Teacher Talk to stimulate discussion of topic.
Refer to Contents list to locate specic information.
Use Glossary to check and clarify basic concepts.
Develop research skills based on this topic.
Identify hard and soft c sounds: circle scissors piece
Review use of apostrophe for contractions: dont thats
Use visual discrimination: snowman/snowmen make/made
Identify digraph ch: chain touch
Understand use of apostrophe for possession: caterpillars
Follow directions in a practical activity.
Promote drama, writing or art as follow-up activities.
First published in 2008 by Red Rocket Readers, an imprint of Flying Start Books Ltd. Reprinted 2013, 2016.
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story Pam Holden
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Word Count = 364
ISBN 978-1-776850-49-5
Paper Chains
written by Pam Holden
Contents Page
Tools
Chain of circles 3
Cutting and sticking 4-5
Caterpillar chain 6-7
Folded paper chain 8
Flower chain 9
Chain of snowmen 10-11
Chain of hearts 12-13
Chain of trees 14-15
Chain of stars 16
It is fun to make paper chains at
home or at school. You will need
paper, scissors, pens, and glue.
There are two kinds of paper
chains. Do you know how to make
one with circles or rings?
First, cut some strips of paper.
Make one strip into a circle and
stick the ends together. Next, put
another strip through the circle
and stick its ends together.
Put another strip through the second
circle. Then stick more and more of
these rings together until you have
made a long chain.
Would you like to make a caterpillar?
You can cut ten strips of green
paper and make them into a chain.
Thats the caterpillars body.
Then cut a round shape and draw a
face on it. Stick the caterpillars face
onto one end of the chain.
Do you know how to make another kind
of paper chain? First, cut a long strip
of paper. Fold the strip in half, and
then fold it in half again.
Next, draw a big flower on the top
piece of paper. Make the flower touch
the sides of the paper. Cut around the
picture, but dont cut it near the folds.
Open up your paper chain.
You can fold white paper to make a
chain of snowmen. First, draw a fat
snowman on the top piece of paper.
Make his tummy touch the folded
sides of the paper.
Cut around the picture, but dont
cut near the snowmans tummy!
Open up your chain and draw
faces on all the snowmen.
Would you like to make a chain of
hearts? Fold a strip of red paper.
Draw a big heart on the top piece.
Make the heart touch the folded
sides of the paper.
Cut around the shape of the
heart. Dont cut near the folds
at the sides of the heart.
You could use green paper to make a
chain of trees. Draw one big tree that
touches the sides of the paper.
When you cut around the tree, dont
cut the sides near the fold.
You could use yellow paper to make a
chain of stars. Can you make a chain
of cats or butterflies? What else?
chain a line of rings joined together
edge side where something ends
fold to put one part over another part