Up, Up and Away!

In the past, a hot air balloon was a common sight to see at local state and county fairs.  We ended our fair unit with 5th graders creating the patterned balloons with analogous liquid watercolor backgrounds. Our inspiration was from Ginger over at paintbrush rocket who's talented students created a beautiful mural containing balloons.






Week 1
We looked at various hot air balloons, then

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