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Clay Story Tellers Level: Elementary and Middle School Duration: Two 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Indigenous Peoples in the Americas clay work Goals and Objectives: To introduce sculpting techniques Vocabulary: Positive and negative space, carving additive and subtractive methods, proportion, scale Materials: Clay, carving tools, wire and washer clay cutting …
Paper Making and Casting Level: Elementary and Middle School Duration: Three 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Japanese paper Goals and Objectives: To introduce the paper-making process and the importance of recycling paper Vocabulary: Deckle, pulp, cotton, recycling, molds, press, iridescent Materials: Paper-making screen, cover screen, drain rack, envelope pattern, botanicals, …
Level: K-8 ESL Duration: 1-1.5 hours Educational overview: Illuminated manuscripts, connecting writing and art, Goals and Objectives: To connect art and writing, practice writing and spelling, Vocabulary: “My name is…” “I like to eat…” “My favorite _____ is…” “I have __ sister(s)/brother(s)” Materials: Construction paper books (construction paper, lined paper, …
Exploring Card Making and Bookmaking (Projects can be Community Service, MLK or Valentine Holiday Related) Cards and Envelopes Vocabulary: Symmetry and asymmetry Materials: Glue, scissors, pencils/markers/colored pencils/crayons, card making and envelope making stencils or tracers Directions: The simplest method of making a card is folding a vertical format paper in …
Duration: 1 hour Level: K-3rd grade Materials: Pencils, erasers, and crayons Procedures: We started the books by folding and cutting them because we had limited time and wanted to offer most of it to encouraging our students’ creativity. We did the same for the bookmarks, cutting them so that our …
Level: K-8 ESL students Duration: 1-1.5 hour(s) Educational overview: Birds’ migration patterns, speaking techniques, and ESL practice. Goals and Objectives: To express creativity and diversity, learn about birds’ migration patterns, practice speaking techniques and ESL, and celebrate the diversity in our classroom. This project was tailored to a group of …
For many ESL students, writing in English can be stressful. Every writer experiences a fear of writing something bad, and that fear is made so much worse when the writer isn’t confident with the language. To make ESL students feel more comfortable expressing themselves through writing, build their confidence with …
The Downtrodden by Kathe Kollowitz Night Snow by Utagawa Hiroshige Relief Printmaking Level: Middle School Duration: Six 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Kathe Kollwitz, German Expressionism, and the history of Japanese wood block printing Goals and Objectives: To introduce printmaking techniques Vocabulary: Positive and negative space, relief printmaking, brayer, press, …
