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Earn FREE lamination film just for sharing how your school uses lamination, binding, mounting and other USI Education products for classroom activities, projects, lesson plans and time saving tips! If we use your idea either in our catalogs or here on the website, we´ll send you two rolls or boxes of lamination film for FREE! Just send us a "how-to" description and a photo of the finished project along with your contact information to:
Via Mail:
USI Education Classroom Projects
98 Fort Path RD. Suite B
Madison, CT 06443 |
Email:
projects@usieducation.com
Subject: Classroom Project Submission
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We can´t wait to see what innovative uses of our products you have come up with!
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Personalized Student Photo Cubbies and Coat Lockers
Need:
1 Digital Camera
1 Package Construction Paper or sentence writing paper (with lines)
1-2 Packages Photo Paper
Crayons, Markers or Other Writing Instruments
1 Pouch Laminator, Roll Laminator, or Cold/Tape Laminator
1 box Laminating Pouches or 2 rolls thermal Laminating Film or Cold Film Cartridge/Rolls
Scissors and Paper Edgers
1-2 Rolls Double-Sided Tape
Instructions:
Cut construction paper or sentence paper into strips long enough for students to write their names on. Have students select their favorite color from the strips and have them write their name on the strip. Take individual digital photographs of each student and print on photo paper. Laminate both sentence strip and photo together for each student. Trim laminate as appropriate. Use double-sided tape to hang above cubbie or coat locker.
Add some pizzazz by cutting strips and photos with fun paper edgers to give each child a special border to their name.
Thanks to Emily Paige-Ealey, Judy Hoyer Family Learning Center, Adelphi, MD |
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Interactive Math and Vocabulary Games
MAKES 1 GAME
Need:
1 USI Big Mouth Laminator
1 box of 4-1/2" x 6-1/2" Pro Mount Pouch Board
1 Die Cutting System with alphabet or number dies (optional)
1 package of USI Construction Paper
Instructions:
Take your USI Construction Paper and run it through your die cutting system using your alphabetical or numerical dies. Take the cut shapes and place them in your Pro Mount Pouch Board and place in carrier. Making sure that your shape is facing downward, place into the Big Mouth Personal Laminator while pinching the end of the carrier. Now have your students put together word and math puzzles and problems of your own creation. Super Interactive Teaching Tool that is sure to keep the attention of your students. Repeat for more fun and creative games. |
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Brochure Issues and Hot Topic Placement
MAKES 10 DISPLAY BOARDS
Need:
1 USI Big Mouth Laminator
1 box of 9" x 11-1/2" Pro Mount Pouch Board
1 package of Brochure Pockets 10/pk
1 package of 9" Easel Back 25/pk
Instructions:
Printout your topic, issue or material heading using any word software and place into 9" x 11-1/2" Pro Mount Pouch Board. Place in Carrier and insert into Big Mouth with text facing down. Stick on Easel to the back of the Pro Mount Pouch Board and stick on Brochure Pocket to the front of the Pro Mount Pouch Board. Insert your Brochures into the Pocket and put on display. This is a great way to make sure that your important materials are available to your students and staff. Also gives you the luxury of placing as many as you like in the hot areas of your facility. Great Awareness Tool.
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Art Tote Bag
SERVES 1 STUDENT
Need:
1 Paper Grocery Bag
1 Roll Laminator and Film
1 Hole Punch
1 Yarn or String
1 package of Crayola Crayons, Paint and Markers (optional)
Instructions:
Just take a regular paper grocery bag and design the outside to taste. Keeping the paper bag flat (unopened) run it through your USI Roll Laminator. Looking at the now laminated paper bag cut off the top of the laminated bag 1/2" deep. Trim the other sides so as to leave 1/4" of laminate surrounding bag. The bag should not open to hold art projects, papers or anything else you would like to tote around. Now add four hole punches to the top of the bag and tie in circular strip of yarn for handles. Easy, Fun and Cool Art Tote Bag in just minutes. Repeat for multiple bags.
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Farm Animal Project
Need:
1.USI Construction Paper
2.Crayola Crayons
3.Roll Laminator
Instructions:
Just cut and paste together a cow, sheep, pig or any other farm animal and then laminate to protect and preserve. Great way to teach your kids about all the different farm animals, have each student create a different animal to include the whole class in the project.
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Fundraising Recipe
FUNDS NEW EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS OR ANYTHING
ELSE YOU MAY NEED!
Instructions:
1. Take Digital Photo
2. Open Photo in Microsoft® Word
3. Go to File, Page Set-Up, Paper Size and Select Landscape
4. Expand Photo Margins of Paper by Clicking and Dragging Corner of Photo
5. Mount on 9" x 11-1/2" ProMount Pouch Board.
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Here are a few ideas other customers have shared with us.
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SUN CATCHERS
With remnant pieces of lamination from other projects, cut out seasonal shapes (ex. Shamrock for St. Patrick´s Day, Hearts for Valentine´s Day). Paint these shapes with glass paint or window markers. Once dry, punch a small hole with single hole punch and string with your favorite color yarn or ribbon.
Thanks to Lois Hill, PCG Servant Center Preschool, Defiance, OH
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DECORATIVE CHAIN
A great way to recycle those strips of lamination! When cutting around projects, take the remaining strips and cut into same length pieces. Loop ends together to make a circle and tape the ends together with clear packing tape. Take next strip and loop through first loop and tape ends. Continue until you have a chain. Strong enough for children to play with or use over and over again for decorating! Thanks to Lois Hill, PCG Servant Center Preschool, Defiance, OH
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DOOR CURTAINS
Decorate your doors with colorful "curtains".
Header: Measure the width of your door. Cut a piece of art paper (your choice of color) the width of the door by approximately 6 inches. Laminate this piece, trim off excess lamination. Set aside. (Variation: Colored posterboard can be used as well.)
Curtain Streamers: Take a roll of art paper (your choice of color) and cut to the height of the door. If the paper rolls are wider than your laminator, cut the width of the paper in half before laminating. Run through your laminator. Slit the paper in approximately 2" strips and tape to header with clear tape. Repeat process until full length of header is covered. Hang curtain over door frame, header side out, and let the fun begin. (Variation: For multi-color streamers, laminate several differenct color papers and alternate the color strips as you tape to the header.)
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NONSKID ACTIVITY MATS (PLACEMATS & MOUSEPADS)
Create nonskid activity mats for desks or wheelchair trays. The mat is waterproof and reusable. Simply create your special design on your choice of colored paper. Place in a Mousepad or placemat pouch. Place inside your pouch film carrier and run through your pouch machines. |
Shape Recognition: Draw a square, rectangle, octagon, circle, oval, triangle and/or wavy line. Children can now practice shape recognition: (a) trace the outline of the shape or (b) fill in the shape with salt or sand.
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| Game Boards: Use to create a reusable game board such as tic-tac-toe or multiplication bingo. |
| Workspace Mats: Have the children decorate their special spot, draw each shape of a place setting, or simply turn your students artwork into a placemat or mousepad to take home. The activities are endless. |
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