Create clay whistles with your elementary or middle school students. The project is outlined in great detail here, complete with step-by-step photographs, finished examples, a materials list, student handouts, and a rubric. Students create marine animals here, but you could do this activity with any type of animal. 

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visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Incorporate into a unit on arctic, desert, or rainforest animals instead of marine animals

Classroom Considerations

• Do this yourself before launching into this four-week project, as there are many opportunities for pitfalls that would be best ironed out with experience

Pros

• Finished sample photographs
• Step-by-step handout for kids to reference

Cons

• None