Portable Clothesline

I had forgotten about this great make & take center activity until I ran across mine while looking for something in my school stuff. Potable Clotheslines!! They are so easy to make and can be used for multiple activities.

Directions 

• 2 Yogurt containers or empty cans (make sure there are no sharp edges)
• Dowel rods (12" - 18")
• String
• Plaster of Paris (a little goes a long way)
• Clothespins

Mix plaster as directed. Pour into containers (at least 3/4 full). Place dowel rods in plaster. Let dry. Cut string into desired length, depending on your activity. Tie the end pieces of the string to each of the rods a couple of inches from the top. Separate the containers so the string stretches across like a clothesline.

Activities

1. Names - Students spell their names (and their friends' names) by clipping letter cards to the clothesline

2. Making words - Students clip letter cards to make words. You can use this activity to practice sight words, spelling words, vocabulary words, content words, etc.

3. Alphabetical order - Students places letter cards or word cards in alphabetical order

4. Making sentences - Students clip words cards to make sentences. Make sure to add punctuation mark cards!

5. Matching Games - Students match upper and lower case letters and clip on the clothesline. You can have students match synonyms/antonyms, colors/color words, beginning sounds/pictures, rhyming words, etc.

6. Math Games - Addition/Subtraction problems, Ordinal poistions, Numerical order (1's, 2's, 5's, 10's), counting, etc.

The activities are ENDLESS!!!