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Car Rap Instructions

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Title Page MATERIALS For each book you will need : copy of Car Rap page templates of large and small circles 6” x 3” black construction paper 2” x 4” gray or silver construction paper 2 paper fasteners You will also need : Scissors, pencils Glue Markers or crayons Hole puncher (small hole punch is nice to have) <ul><li>PROCEDURE </li></ul><ul><li>Write your name on line above car. Add ‘s after your name to make it your car rap! </li></ul><ul><li>2. Use markers or crayons to color the car. Draw a driver in the front seat and you in the back seat. </li></ul><ul><li>3. Trace 2 large circles on black construction paper and cut out. Trace 2 small circles on gray construction paper and cut out. </li></ul><ul><li>4. Glue the gray circles in the middle of the black circles to make wheels. With a hole puncher, punch a hole in the center of the wheels and attach to the car using a paper fastener. </li></ul>

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Page 1: Wipers say swish, swish. <ul><li>MATERIALS </li></ul><ul><li>For each book you will need: </li></ul><ul><li>copy of wiper page </li></ul><ul><li>templates for tracing windshield </li></ul><ul><li>4 x 8 ½ paper with raindrop design </li></ul><ul><li>2 paper fasteners </li></ul><ul><li>2 pieces black construction paper 3 1/4” x ½” </li></ul><ul><li>You will also need: </li></ul><ul><li>pencils, scissors </li></ul><ul><li>hole punch (small hole punch is nice) </li></ul><ul><li>glue </li></ul><ul><li>PROCEDURE </li></ul><ul><li>Trace template for windshield on raindrop paper. Be sure to mark the small dots on your paper. Cut out </li></ul><ul><li>Use a hole punch to punch holes on the small dots. Punch holes in one end of each of the black strips. Attach the wipers (black strips) to the raindrop windshield. </li></ul><ul><li>Glue the windshield to the wiper page. Be careful not to glue the paper fasteners to the paper. </li></ul>

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Page 3: Door locks say lock, lock. <ul><li>MATERIALS </li></ul><ul><li>For each book you will need: </li></ul><ul><li>copy of door lock page </li></ul><ul><li>template of lock </li></ul><ul><li>3” x 8 ½” piece of colored construction paper </li></ul><ul><li>with slit cut for door lock </li></ul><ul><li>4” x 1 ½” piece of black construction paper </li></ul><ul><li>You will also need: </li></ul><ul><li>Pencils, scissors, </li></ul><ul><li>exacto knife to cut slit to insert door lock (teacher prepare ahead of time) </li></ul><ul><li>glue </li></ul>PROCEDURE 1. Trace around template of lock on black paper. Cut out. 2. Gently slide the small end of the lock into the slit in the 3” x 8 1/2 “ construction paper. 3. Put a dot of glue on each of the corners of the construction paper and glue to the door lock page. Be careful not to glue down the lock. 4. The door may be locked and unlocked by pushing and pulling on the end of the black paper lock.

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Page 4: Seatbelts say lock, lock. <ul><li>MATERIALS </li></ul><ul><li>For each book you will need: </li></ul><ul><li>copy of seatbelt page </li></ul><ul><li>9” piece of 7/8” grosgrain ribbon </li></ul><ul><li>8” piece of 7/8” grosgrain ribbon </li></ul><ul><li>1 ½” piece of 7/8” grosgrain ribbon </li></ul><ul><li>1 ¾” x 1” piece of gray cardstock </li></ul><ul><li>1 ½” x 1” piece of gray cardstock </li></ul><ul><li>2 small magnets </li></ul><ul><li>You will also need: </li></ul><ul><li>Scissors, roll of double sided scotch tape </li></ul>A B C D <ul><li>PROCEDURE </li></ul><ul><li>Using double sided tape attach one end of the 8” ribbon to the seatbelt page at point A.(see above). Attach the 9” ribbon to the seatbelt page at point B. Use the horizontal and diagonal lines as a guide. Use double sided tape to secure the other ends of A and B together at point C. </li></ul><ul><li>Attach the gray buckle to the overlapped ends of the ribbon at point C. Attach one magnet to the underside of the buckle. </li></ul><ul><li>Use double sided tape to firmly stick the 1 ½” piece of ribbon to the page. Attach the 1 ½” by 1” gray buckle to the top of the ribbon. Attach a magnet to the top of the buckle so that it will connect to the magnet on the other buckle. </li></ul>

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Page 4: Lights go blink, blink. <ul><li>MATERIALS </li></ul><ul><li>For each book you will need: </li></ul><ul><li>copy of lights page </li></ul><ul><li>circle template for lights </li></ul><ul><li>2 2” x 2” pieces of yellow construction paper </li></ul><ul><li>You will also need: </li></ul><ul><li>Pencil, scissors, glue </li></ul><ul><li>Markers or crayons </li></ul><ul><li>PROCEDURE </li></ul><ul><li>Color car with markers or crayons. You may add a driver to the car if you like. Don’t forget to add the seatbelt. </li></ul><ul><li>Use a pencil to trace around the circle template on each of the yellow pieces of paper. Cut out. </li></ul><ul><li>3. Glue a yellow circle to each X on the car. </li></ul>x x

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Page 5: Radio plays low, low. <ul><li>MATERIALS </li></ul><ul><li>For each book you will need: </li></ul><ul><li>copy of radio page </li></ul><ul><li>markers or crayons </li></ul><ul><li>PROCEDURE </li></ul><ul><li>Use markers or crayons to color the radio. </li></ul><ul><li>Add details such as the radio station call numbers and the preset numbers on the buttons. You could even draw some music notes on the paper around the radio. </li></ul>

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Page 6: Brakes go slow down. <ul><li>Materials </li></ul><ul><li>For each book you will need: </li></ul><ul><li>copy of brakes page </li></ul><ul><li>2 2 ¼” x 1” pieces of red shiny paper </li></ul><ul><li>Small SC license plate </li></ul><ul><li>You will also need: </li></ul><ul><li>Markers or crayons </li></ul><ul><li>Scissors, glue </li></ul><ul><li>PROCEDURE </li></ul><ul><li>Use markers or crayons to color the car. </li></ul><ul><li>Glue the red shiny paper on the right and left rectangles to make the brake lights. </li></ul><ul><li>Glue the South Carolina license plate in the middle rectangle. </li></ul>Glue red paper here Glue license plate here

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Page 7: Horn goes watch out. <ul><li>MATERIALS </li></ul><ul><li>For each book you will need: </li></ul><ul><li>copy of horn page </li></ul><ul><li>You will also need: </li></ul><ul><li>markers or crayons </li></ul><ul><li>PROCEDURE </li></ul><ul><li>Use markers or crayons to color in the horn symbol on the steering wheel. </li></ul><ul><li>You might want to write the words “beep beep” in the space around the steering wheel. </li></ul>

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Page 9: Cruisers Car Rap <ul><li>MATERIALS </li></ul><ul><li>For each book you will need: </li></ul><ul><li>Copy of Cruisers Car Rap page </li></ul>

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This book was created for Clemson University Automotive Safety Research Institute by Jamie H. Corrigan 2009

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Car Rap Patterns These patterns will assist you as you prepare the materials needed to complete “Car Rap” booklets with your students.