Let's travel to a French-speaking city! ~ Paper bag suitcase craftivity

Today we are making a suitcase craftivity and planning a trip to a French-speaking city! We are sneaking some writing practice and cultural information into this fun craft.

First, take a paper bag and fold it into thirds. Now tape or glue an index card into each section of the folded bag. You can have the index cards pre-printed with the start of each sentence (like mine below), or you can have the students copy the text onto the cards themselves. Next, have the students complete the sentences.

Now it is time to decorate!
I used a paper fastener to close my example suitcase. You can also use velcro circles. Students can create a handle to the suitcase by trimming the edge of the paper bag or using construction paper. Finally, they will decorate the suitcase using markers and stickers.

Enjoy!

I was inspired by Inner Child Fun's blog post.

Let's travel to a Spanish-speaking country! ~ Paper bag suitcase craftivity

Today we are making a suitcase craftivity & planning a trip to a Spanish-speaking country! We are sneaking some writing practice & cultural information into this fun craft.

First take a paper bag and fold it into thirds. Now tape or glue an index card into each section of the folded paper bag. You can have the index cards pre-printed with the start of each sentence (like mine below), or you can have the students copy the text onto the cards themselves. Next have students complete the sentences.

Now it is time to decorate!
I used a paper fastener to close my sample suitcase. You can also use a velcro circle.
Students can create a handle to the suitcase by trimming the edge of the paper bag, or using construction paper.  Finally, they will decorate the suitcase using markers and stickers.

Enjoy!

I was inspired by Inner Child Fun's blog post