Star Alien Craft -
Shapes, Scissor Skills, and Counting Practice

This craft can be used to teach a variety of skills.  You don't have to use all the thoughts for lessons... just choose the ones you're working on with your child.  There is a second template with a body that you can optionally use.

Materials:

• scissors,
• glue,
• printer,
• paper

Thoughts for Lessons:

SCISSOR SKILLS:

• This craft has lots of simple shapes to cut out -- good scissor practice!  
• You can precut the template into separate pieces (roughly) to make it a bit easier for beginning crafters to cut out the shapes.

SIZES:

• show the children two stars and ask -- is this one bigger, smaller or the same size as that one.

COUNTING:

• Count the circles and the stars.

Instructions:

• Print out the template.
• If using the B&W template, color the pieces.
• Cut out the template pieces.
• Glue the head (smaller star) onto the body (larger star).
• Glue the moon shaped mouth onto the head.
• Glue three eyes onto the head.
• Glue the tummy eyeball onto the center of the body star.