Bag of Tricks: Paper Plates

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Paper plates are a versatile resource for preschool teachers.  I’ll show you one activity I know: paper plate fish.

Materials
2 paper plates
scissors
stapler
crayons/markers

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Get two plates.

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Put the two faces together.

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Cut out a triangle piece, then put the pieces to the side.  The gap is the mouth.

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Staple the two plates together, but leave a space at the other side.

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Put the triangle pieces inside, then staple, making a fish tale.

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Color in the fish.

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Enjoy, and don’t forget to do the other side.

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Okay, it’s not the same.  In fact, this was my first coloring attempt.  I call it my Aztec Warrior Guppy!

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