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Back to School Melty Bead Shapes

  • Math
  • Grades 6-8

Use Melty Beads and the pegboard shapes shown to create a School bus, Schoolhouse, Apple and Chalkboard and get excited to head back to school!

Materials

  • Melty Beads Ultimate Kit
  • Melty Beads Variety Pack
  • Iron **may require adult assistance

Instructions

To create these designs, lay Melty Beads onto the pegboard shapes shown. We have indicated which kits are needed to make each shape, but you can easily switch out the bead colors for colors of your choice!

To melt, follow the instructions included in your package, or read about the Basics of Melty Beads here!

 

Melty Bead School Bus

 

School Bus
Square PegboardBead colors found in: Melty Beads Variety Pack and Ultimate Kit

 

Melty Bead apple

 

Apple

 

Octagon Pegboard

 

Bead colors found in: Melty Beads Variety Pack, Animal Pack and Ultimate Kit

 

Melty Bead Chalkboard

 

Chalkboard

 

Square Pegboard

Tip: Remember, what you see on the pegboard is actually the back of your Melty Bead craft. When spelling words, do them backwards as shown!

 

Bead colors found in: Melty Beads Variety Pack, Animal Pack and Ultimate Kit

 

Melty Bead School House

 

Schoolhouse
Square PegboardBead colors found in: Melty Beads Variety Pack and Ultimate Kit

 

 

 


Teacher's Corner

Melt away back-to-school jitters! Use melty beads to create fun school designs for locker accessories and more.

Lesson Objectives

Warm-up those brains: Use small math exercises to add or multiply to determine the number of beads is needed in each row.

 

Shape it up: Introduce geometry and angles with each unique design layout.

Follow-up Discussion

Encourage the class to find math in their everyday activities. Ask students: In a typical day, what different geometrical shapes can you find? When can you use math in everyday situations?