How to Make a Paper Spinner for Math with an Arrow
- 1). Insert the permanent marker into the compass and spread the compass to the spinner size that you want to create.
- 2). Center the point of the compass on the poster board. Rotate the marker in the compass around the point to draw a complete circle. Position the compass on another section of the poster board and draw an identical circle. Make sure that the circles do not intersect. Remove the marker from the compass and set the compass aside. This is the base of your spinner and the spinner components template.
- 3). Draw vertical lines that pass through the center of each circle. Draw horizontal lines that pass through the centers of each circle. Draw two diagonal lines that pass through the centers of each circle. Each circle should be divided in eight equally sized sections. Cut out each circle with a pair of scissors.
- 4). Measure, mark and cut eight pieces of Velcro that are half an inch square. Separate the top and bottom Velcro layers. Set the top layer to the side.
- 5). Remove the adhesive on the back of each of the bottom Velcro layer pieces. Center one piece over each section on the spinner base. Press the Velcro down to adhere it to the surface.
- 6). Remove the adhesive on the back of each of the top Velcro layer pieces. Center one piece over each section on the spinner components template. Press the Velcro down to adhere it to the surface.
- 7). Punch a hole in the center of the spinner components template. Cut the spinner components template along each of the section lines to create eight pieces. Match the cut sections up with the sections on the spinner base and push them into place to adhere the Velcro pieces together.
- 8). Punch a hole in the end of a straw. Punch a hole in the center of the spinner base. Thread a paper fastener through the holes in the straw and the spinner base. Flip the spinner over and fold the edges of the fastener apart and against the bottom surface of the spinner base. Trim any excess straw length that extends past the outer edge of the spinner.
- 9). Draw numbers, letters or shapes on each of the spinner component pieces.
