Sample STAR

 

STEP 1: Understand

  1. Change the pumpkin into something to disguise it’s appearance
  2.   ______ understands that we were supposed to change (disguise) the pumpkin to look like something else without cutting it up.
  3. ______ decided that since November is Thanksgiving, we could disguise the pumpkin into a turkey

 

STEP 2: Plan

  • Turn the Pumpkin into a Turkey without cutting the paper
  • Measure brown paper for body to ensure it covers entire pumpkin picture
  • Draw and cut wing, head and beak
  • Draw and cut different colored paper for feathers
  • Glue turkey body to pumpkin
  • Glue feathers, wing, head and beak to body
  • Draw eyes and feet and decorate
  • Materials
  • 1 Pumpkin picture
  • Construction paper
  • Crayons
  • Glue
  • Scissors

 

STEP 3: Solve

  1. Measure and cut paper for body; glue to pumpkin (______, Daddy)
  2. Draw and cut feathers, wing, head and beak (______, Mommy)
  3. Glue feathers, wing, head and beak to body (______, Daddy)
  4. Draw eyes and feet; decorate (______)

 

STEP 4: Evaluate

  1. Plan was followed and the pumpkin was disguised!
  2. The pumpkin looks like a turkey and you can’t tell it was a pumpkin
  3. The pieces are securely attached, so pieces will not fall off
  4. Overall, the whole family worked on it together; ________ did most of the creative thinking and work