Fadeless® Inspired by Schoolgirl Style™ Cotton Candy Cloud, Blast Off Reading Corner

5-6 hours

Moderate

If you are looking for an engaging way to get your students excited about reading, here is a fun, space-themed reading corner to consider. Add a bookshelf, age-appropriate books, and fun furniture to create a place for your students to escape to for reading and learning!

Materials

• Cotton Candy Cloud Fadeless® Inspired by Schoolgirl Style™ Paper, 48" x 12', #P0040048 or 48" x 50', #P0040045

• White Fadeless® Paper, 48" x 12', #P0057018

• Pewter Fadeless® Paper, 48" x 12', #P0057858

• Tru-Ray® Construction Paper, 12" x 18", Classic Assorted, #P103063

• Tru-Ray® Construction Paper, 12" x 18", Gray, #P103059

• Prang® Shades of Me Construction Paper, 12" x 18", #P103059

• Prang® Clear Glue Stick, #X15083

• Double-sided Tape

• Removable Hook and Loop Adhesive Strips

• Scissors

• Cricut machine (optional)

Step 1

Cover one side of the corner from ceiling to floor with Cotton Candy Cloud Fadeless® Inspired By Schoolgirl Style™ Paper. To do this, first cut enough paper to cover the wall. Roll up the paper. Start securing the removable hook and loop adhesive strips close to the ceiling and remove the protective paper covering the adhesive. Press the paper onto the adhesive strips and unroll the paper down to the floor. Using additional removable hook and loop adhesive strips, secure both sides of the paper to the wall leaving the bottom of the paper by the floor unsecured. Trim away the excess paper. Repeat on the other side of the corner.

Step 2

Prepare bulletin board components. Freehand draw the gray smoke on the Pewter Fadeless® Paper so it is approximately 28" tall. Next, freehand draw the white smoke on the White Fadeless® Paper so the smoke clouds are shorter than the gray smoke clouds, but the middle of the smoke comes up to 4' and is no wider than the width of your rocket. Cut both pieces out and tape to the corner with double-sided tape.

Step 3

Next, cut a 4' circle from the White Fadeless® Paper. Then, print the moon spots at 200% on the Tru-Ray® Gray Construction Paper. Cut the spots out and glue the spots to the white circle. Fold the moon in half, put the moon in the corner, and tape the moon to the corner using double-sided tape.

Step 4

Print out the planet pieces on the Prang® Shades of Me Construction Paper at 200%. Cut the pieces out and assemble the planets using glue. Tape the planets to the corner using double-sided tape.

Step 5

Print out the clouds at 200% using the White Paper in the Tru-Ray® Classic Assorted Construction Paper. Cut the clouds out and tape the clouds to the corner using double-sided tape.

Step 6

Assemble the rocket. Print all items at 200% on the following:
- Rocket Tip: Black Paper of Tru-Ray® Classic Assorted Construction Paper
- Rocket Wood: Brown Paper of Tru-Ray® Classic Assorted Construction Paper
- Rocket Pencil: Yellow Paper of Tru-Ray® Classic Assorted Construction Paper
- Rocket Fins: Green Paper of Tru-Ray® Classic Assorted Construction Paper
- Rocket Eraser: Pink Paper of Tru-Ray® Classic Assorted Construction Paper
- Rocket Flames: Red and Orange Paper of Tru-Ray® Classic Assorted Construction Paper
- Rocket Windows: White Paper of Tru-Ray® Classic Assorted Construction Paper
Tape to the corner using double-sided tape.

Step 7

Print the letters at 200% on the Red Paper of the Tru-Ray® Classic Assorted Construction Paper and cut away the excess paper, or use the Cricut link to use a Cricut to cut the letters: bit.ly/42jMqeC. Tape the letters to the corner using double-sided tape.

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