  Find Lesson Plans on! GettyGames  Re: Wire Supplies   Date:
Mon Nov 29 2004 - 19:49:30 PST     I think we all have to deal
with issues of how much of a material each child gets to work
with. If you tell them that they can have 10 pieces, or 5
pieces, it is their job to do something creative with what they
have. If certain kids don't use all of it, they can give theirs
to someone else who needs it. I usually buy 3 class packs of
twisteez for 60 third graders. With that, they make a variety of
wire drawings like Calder's wire and drawings. Faces, people,
sailboats, seahorses, fish, bicycles, houses, etc. I don't
remember how many are in each pack, I think 200 pieces. That
works out to 10 pieces per kid. That should be enough for a
third grader to make something fun. If you can afford more,
great. There are other kinds of wire that people in the group
use. Twisteez is so easy, though. That's usually my determining
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