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Lesson
Plan
Sally
Lightfoot
Crabs
Suitable for:
Ages 4 to 10 years
Materials:
125mm polystyrene balls
7mm round moving eyes
red / orange chenille stems
PVA glue / glue brushes /
glue pots
Hot red, sun yellow,
electric blue paint
Paint brushes
Scissors
Aim: Classroom Discussion
The aim of this activity is to construct a 3D crab
from mixed media.
Points:
Sally Lightfoot crabs forage for algae and
Activity: scavenge for meat.
1. Cut polystyrene balls in half. They live on black lava rocks.
2. Attach 6 chenille stem legs at the sides of They are eaten by herons and eels.
the crab. They move very quickly.
3. Cut chenille stems in half for the pincers to How do you think that they got their names?
be placed at the front.
4. Paint Sally Lightfoot crab orange and yellow
on the body, but with blue tinges on the legs.
5. Paint some parts of the legs, as needed.
6. Glue on moving eyes.
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