My blog the
other day called “Abracadabra” reminded me of a magic wand I used to make. You’ll need a cardboard roller from a
pants hanger, aluminum foil, and glitter for this project. Tear off a piece of aluminum foil and
roll it around the pants hanger.
Tape in place. Dip one end
in glue and then roll in glitter.
Dry. Taa daa! (You can make one wand for yourself or
let all the children make their own wands.)
So, what’s
the point?
*Students
can use the wand to read the room.
One student points to a word (letter, color, shape) while a friend
reads.
*Students
can track print in big books and on charts with the wand.
*When
children can count to 100, they can demonstrate with a “Zero the Hero” magic
wand.
*You can do
invisible writing in the air with the wand.
*Use the
wand as a springboard for stories about what they would do if they had a magic
wand.
*When you
want the class to be quiet wave the wand in a circle and say, “Hocus
pocus.” Children all look at you
and make imaginary glasses around their eyes (thumbs and index fingers) as they
respond, “Everybody focus!”
Make mini
magic wands with a chopstick, glue, and glitter. Just dip the end of the chopstick in glue, roll in glitter,
and dry. These are great trackers
for reading, finding details in illustrations, etc.
Glue a fake
jewel to a craft stick to make a magic wand.
How about a
“magic e” wand to put at the end of CVC words to make the long vowel sound?
