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GAME - Create a game on a topic with instructions,
game pieces and board. Test it on friends.
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STRUCTURE - Make a 5 foot tall structure using 7 or
more materials. Take a picture and bring it to
school.
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SCHOOL or TOWN VIDEO PROJECT - make a video on your
school or town's history or present.
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HOW-TO VIDEO PROJECT - create a how-to video to
teach how to do something you know how to do well
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ANIMAL PROJECT - Write a 5 page report on an animal,
a model and a poster
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INVENTION - Make and build
an invention that improves something. Bring it
to school and present it to the class.
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - Create a new musical instrument
and make up a song using it.
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ROBOT - Build a robot that helps around the house.
Bring it to school and present it to the class.
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BLUE PRINTS - Design blue prints and build a model
for a future house or other building.
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PUPPETS - Make puppets and do a show for the class
with them.
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TOY - Design a new toy. Test it and write up the
results. Share it with the class.
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SPORT - Design a new sport. Test it, write up the
results.
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COOKING - Make a new food recipe. Taste test it with
a group of people. Write up results in a graph.
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MAP - Draw a map of what you think the US will look
like in 2250. Draw a large scale map of the US in
present and also present and future maps of your
state.
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PLANET - Pretend you discovered a new planet and its
inhabitants. Do a one page news report about it, a
model of the planet, model of the aliens, and/or
schematics of the planet in space and topographical
map of the planet.
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ORIGAMI - Make 20 very well done different origami
figures and make a directions poster for one of the
more complex ones using photos or real life models
for each
step.
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COMPUTER - Create a computer game or program with
directions and a picture (It doesn't really have to
work, this is just a model).
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TV SHOW - Make your own TV show or short film.
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PET TRAINING - Train a pet to do a new,
interesting trick or set of tricks. Show a before,
during, and after video of the training process.
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MUSIC VIDEO - Create a music video using another
musician's music or your own.
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ORIGINAL SONGS - Write and record at least two of
your own original songs (each song has to be 2
minutes long)
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MUSICAL PARODIES - Write new lyrics to 3 well-known
songs.
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PLAY - Write a live play/skit and invite other
students to perform in it. You direct it and present
it.
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DRINK INVENTOR - Make up 8 or more of your own drink
creations. Present the
recipes in book form along with samples and a
create a graph of taste test results done with
several people.
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CHAPTER BOOK - Write a chapter book of 10 or more
chapters.
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MAGIC SHOW - Do a magic show using at least 5
tricks. (Costume required.) Present to the class.
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POETRY - Write a book of 20+ poems you have written
with pictures to go with each.
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY - Write an autobiography and include
pictures. This must have at least 10 major events.
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BIOGRAPHY - interview someone living and with their
cooperation create a biography of them with
pictures.
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TEACHER BIOGRAPHY BOOK - Do a mini biography book of
5 teachers at your school and type it up. Get every
teacher's permission to use anything they tell you.
Put together a copy of the book for each teacher in
it.
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VIDEO COMMERCIAL - Make 3 different videotaped
commercials for something you design or think up.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES MOVIE - Make a movie about
endangered species in general or one type of
endangered or extinct animal.
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TRANSPORTATION - Design a new form of transportation
and build a model of it.
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SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS - Do something specific to
improve the school. First get permission from the
principal or teacher if necessary. Examples: Plant a
flower garden, organize a group of students to do
regular weekly trash pick up from the grounds
outside.
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FIRE PROTECTION - Design 3 new types of fire
protection - including better fire resistant
clothing, a new fire alarm, etc.
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IMAGINARY ANIMAL REPORT - Create an imaginary animal
and write a 5 page report about it as if it was
real. Make a model and poster of it. Do a
classification chart of it and a food chain chart of
where it fits.
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VEHICLE - Create a new vehicle or device to help the
handicapped. Write a one page report on what it is.
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COMICS - Write a 10 page comic book or series of 10
or more cartoons from scratch.
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COMIC REWRITE - Draw or design a comic book to
retell a novel or famous short story.
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COMMUNICATION - Make a new kind of or method of
communication (e.g., telephone, sign language)and
write a short report on it.
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LANGUAGE - Create a new language and teach it to the
class. If it is just a written language, write a
mini translation dictionary for it. If only oral,
teach at least 30 words and the alphabet. Or do some
combination of both.
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VACATION SPOT - Design a new vacation spot - include
a brochure, map, and picture.
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POETRY MUSIC - Write a poem and put it to music.
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PEN PALS - Get a pen pal from a different country
and exchange 5 letters with them or get 5 pen pals
from different states or countries and exchange 1
letter with each of them.
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COOKBOOK - Write a cookbook including at least 10
recipes or more. Demonstrate 5 or more of the
recipes.
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SPACE TRAVEL - Design 5 ways to make space travel
more safe and more fun. Draw pictures and write
explanations for each one.
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FUN BOOK - Make a 30-50 page fun book with word
searches, scramble puzzles and crosswords.
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SIGN LANGUAGE - Learn 50 or more signs and teach to
a class or to several friends.
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SURVEYS - Survey your classmates (during free time)
on 5 different topics of your choice and graph of
all the results.
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DANCE SHOW - Make up some (at least 3) dances and
perform to the class.
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NEW SONG - Learn to play a new song on an
instrument. Perform for the class.
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KANJI - Learn to do Chinese or Japanese writing (if
you don't already know it) - make a collection of 10
samples.
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CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - Make a children's magazine and
have a class read it and evaluate it.
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INVENT A COUNTRY - Invent a a new country. Make it's
flag and write a five page report. Show where it
fits on the globe.
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MODEL FLAGS - Make cloth models of the flags of 10
or more countries. Create a flag to represent you or
your family.
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PERSUASION - Write 10 letters to companies that do
something you find very upsetting such as animal
testing to persuade them to stop doing this thing.
(You can write the same letter and send it to 10
different companies.)
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BABYSITTING - Write a 10+ page babysitting manual.
Take photos of you and your babysitter to include in
it.
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KNITTING - Knit something like a blanket or child's
sweater or doll clothing. Demonstrate how to knit to
the rest of the class.
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PIANO - Write some piano music and perform it for a
group.
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PIE MAKING - Learn to make the perfect pie crust.
Make a new kind of pie and bring it to class with
the recipe.
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CIRCUIT MODELS - Make a model of each type of
circuit (series and parallel) using batteries and
min light bulbs. Write a report describing each one.
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CRAYONS - Invent a new crayon color and contact
several (at least 5) companies to ask them to make
it. Bring in copies of the letter that you sent
these companies as proof of your project.
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READING GOAL - Set a high reading goal and keep a
record of how much you read. Reach the goal and then
do a poster summary report of each of your 5
favorite books or 5 book reviews (good or bad) of
those read during the goal.
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OCEAN STUDY - Learn about the ocean. Make an ocean
food chain poster, a 1 page report, and a model of
your favorite ocean animals.
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MARITIME ZOO - Pretend you can create a zoo of all
different ocean animals and decide which ones you
would like in it. Include at least 20 with several
that hardly anyone knows about.
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WEB SITE - Make your own website about anything you
like. Include several pictures. Include something
uplifting and a part that teaches something.
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VOLLEYBALL NET - Make a volleyball net out of 6 pack
rings from soda. Take a picture and bring it to
class.
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HOUSE MODEL - Design a futuristic house and make a
3D model of it.
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TRASH STRUCTURE - Design a 3-5 foot tall structure
made from trash or other discarded materials. It
should hold together. Paint it. Write a 1 page story
about the character.
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ENGINE - Make an engine that runs.
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EDUCATIONAL BOOK - Write an educational book that is
more than 10 pages and has fun activities to teach
about a topic you enjoy. (e.g., some fact pages and
some games - crosswords, etc. all about the same
topic.)
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HOT AIR BALLOONS - Make 5-8 mini hot air balloons
and a directions poster on how to make them. Write a
fact sheet about real hot air balloons. Try to come
up with more than one way to make mini models of
them.
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SIGN LANGUAGE STORY - Learn to read a children's
book in sign language and present it to the class.
Have an interpreter read as you sign.
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SIGN LANGUAGE SONG - Learn to sign a song and teach
it to a group or teach to a group of friends to
present to the class. Have an interpreter read as
you sign.
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ROBOT - Make a robot that does something such as a
motion sensor, a timekeeper or a type of robot.
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KEYBOARD DESIGN - Make 3 different patterns of how
to design a new keyboard that would be easier to
learn to type with.
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ELECTRICITY - Make an electric project, something
that requires electricity and has a circuit that
when complete does something interesting.
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GAME SHOW - Make a game show - try it with the
class.
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STORY WRITING - Write a 5 page TYPED (14" font)
creative story and share it with the class.
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TRIVIA - Create a trivia game with a set of at least
50 cards and answers.
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TOY - Invent a new toy. Draw up an advertising
slogan and poster and live commercial that explains
it. Present it.
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NEWSPAPER - Make a newspaper about our school and
run at least 5 issues.
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FUTURE SCHOOL MODEL - Make a 3D model of a school of
the future. Explain how it is different from today's
schools. Do an oral report and written summary.
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FAMOUS BUILDING MODEL - Make a 3D model of any
famous building - e.g., Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower
of Pisa, World Trade Center, White House)
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PHOTO EXPOSE' - Make a collection of photos all
about one topic and a summary about what you
studied.
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TRAVELOGUE (REAL) - Make a journal of a trip you
went on. Tell what you did each day. Make sure you
have a visual picture/postcard/newspaper to
accompany every day and especially every event.
Write a recommendation of the neatest thing you did
on vacation.
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TRAVELOGUE (FANTASY) - Same as above, but with a
trip you would LIKE To Take to a real or imaginary
place. You may find magazine pictures for your
visuals or draw them.
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MERRY-GO-ROUND - Make a carousel model that works.
To be more interesting, use different types of
animals than horses.
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WATER WHEEL - Make a mini working water wheel.
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SCIENCE - Find a really interesting science
experiment. Practice it at home. Bring in materials
and demonstrate to your class. Discuss with your
teacher ahead of time and IF possible bring enough
materials so the whole class can do the experiment.
Direct or assist the whole class lesson.
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COLLECTION DATABASE - Get a collection or bring in
one you already have of something like rocks or
stamps, etc. You must have at least 30 items in your
collection. Write a report or give a clear oral
report using samples from it as examples, then make
a computer database (list) of every item in the
collection and a short description of each.
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WOODWORK - Build something out of wood. Explain how
it is made.
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WOODEN TOY - Make a wooden toy with a working moving
part.
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DINOSAURS - Choose a type of dinosaur and create
model of its bones and another of the body. Write a
1 page report on it. Do a food chain poster using
other dinosaurs.
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CERAMICS - Make 3 or more fired clay or ceramic
figures.
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SPARKLE JARS - Make a sparkle jar (the kind where
you shake them and it looks like snow) and a 1 page
story to go with it.
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TERRARIUM - Make a terrarium with live plants and
fake animals.
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CANDLES - Make candles (wax, beeswax, oil, sand,
ice) and teach how to make them.
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FLOWER PRESSING - Do at least 5 different flower
pressings and make pictures from them.
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QUILT - Make a quilt. You can get friends to make
patches and then put it together. Be able to teach
how to make a quilt.
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WRITING UTENSIL - Make up a new type of writing
utensil. It has to work.
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SOAP SCULPTURES - Make 5 or more soap sculptures.
Take pictures of them. Write a story about these
characters you've made.
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SOURCES OF LIGHT - Invent a new light source. It has
to work.
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PET FUN BOX - Make a fun box for a pet like a guinea
pig. Write a 1 page report about your pet and it's
fun box.
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MARIONETTE - Make a marionette (stick) puppet and do
a puppet show with it.
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SHADOW PUPPET SHOW - Create a shadow box and several
shadow puppets and a little show to go along with
it. Present to a class.
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WEAVING - Make a small weaving loom and weave a
scarf or picture on it.
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PHOTO STORY - Take pictures to create a story. Write
the story using the pictures.
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DRESS UP BIOGRAPHY - Study someone famous or
historical. Write a short biography of them. Dress
up as this character and tell his/her story as if
you were them. Share with the class.
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STRING ART - Make a string art picture from a kit
and then another from your own design. Be able to
show us how you make string art.
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SLIDE SHOW - Take slide pictures, write commentary
and do a slide show about conserving/saving the
Earth. (This could be done with digital pictures
presented on a website, too.)
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CREATE A CONTEST - Create a contest for your class.
Figure out rules, where to collect entries, who will
judge and how, and prizes. Get permission from your
teacher.
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YOUR CHOICE - If none of these appeal to you, make
up your own project idea or combine several idea and
write it up as a proposal to your teacher.
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STUFFED ANIMAL - Make a stuffed animal.
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DRAWINGS - Do 15 good drawings. Show to the group.
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SCAVENGER HUNT - Make up a scavenger hunt for the
class to do.
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JEWELRY - Make some jewelry like a necklace, a
bracelet and pair of earrings or pin. Wear them to
school.
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HAIR - Make a new hair holder thingie - painted
barrettes or new invention - wear it or get a friend
to wear it.
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SHIRT - Paint a shirt artfully and wear it to school
(make sure it's appropriate.)
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POSTER - Make a 5 foot tall or long poster/mural
that teaches something
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FRUIT JUICE - Mix up new fruit juice mixes and taste
test them with 10+ people. Make a graph showing the
results.
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WORDS - Invent new meanings for 20 words and make
sentences to go with them for examples.
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PAPER MACHE' - Make a paper mache' model of
something.
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FLIP BOOK - Make a flip book.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE - Do a chart of foreign language
translations (at least 20).
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PAINTINGS - Do 3 nice paintings.
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LIFE COLLAGE - Make a collage about your life