Archive for January 2010
Third grade Shoe Autographs
Posted on: January 28, 2010
I got the idea off another art teacher’s website to have the kids fill out a “shoe autograph” sheet after they did their string rubbings. I just xeroxed the words “_______’s Shoe Autograph Page” onto 1 sided clean paper, and showed them how to use a friend’s shoe to make a texture rubbing. The rules were:
1) You had to ask permission to touch someone’s foot.
2) No taking shoes off.
3) You couldn’t get mad if someone didn’t want to let you have their shoe autograph.
The kids did a fabulous job and ended up with some awesome rubbings!
Woodstock Library: Color!
Posted on: January 25, 2010
Fourth/Fifth Grade: Quilt Blocks
Posted on: January 19, 2010
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- You could tie the finished products together into one large quilt!
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- Add the finishing touches and let it dry over night.
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- Glue the pieces on, liftng up layers as you go.
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- Plan out where you want the pieces.
Creative Reuse Lesson Plan Fourth/Fifth Grade: Colonial America
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
Quilt Blocks
Cost per student: $.05
Materials: 12”x12” paper for backing, fabric (you will need to cut it up into fairly uniform squares and triangles ahead of time, but any scraps will work [old clothing, leftovers from a pattern etc]. I am using fabric from sample books donated from an upholstery store), white glue (I am using my glue system with the paintbrushes), examples
Students will create a geometric quilt block reminiscent of colonial American quilts.
Elements of art: shape, space
Vocabulary: symmetry, pattern
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- Make a rubbing of your textured design.
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- Let it dry over night.
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- Repeat until you use all your string and yarn.
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- Place onto your cardstock backing. Make a cool design!
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- Pinching the end, dip into the gluey starchy mixture and submerge.
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- Measure out the textured fibers.
Creative Reuse Lesson Plan Third Grade: Measurement
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
String Texture Rubbing Plates (Linear measurement)
Cost per student: $.05 (that includes items that you would only use a small portion of for this lesson)
Materials: cardstock ( I have cards from someone’s art gallery opening, you know, that look like a postcard and have the gallery info on the back…), string and yarn with various textures (mine came from a free pile I was directed to on Craigslist), white glue, water, liquid starch, plastic containers from the recycle bin (like clamshells from the bakery), newspapers to protect the tables, rulers, scissors, sharpies, clean wet rags
Prep: mix up the glue/starch/water liquid. It’s not an exact science; I find 2 parts white glue to 1 part liquid starch, 1 part water makes a good stiffener.
Students will create texture rubbing plates using stiffened string laid out in a design.
Elements of art: line, texture
Vocabulary: rubbing plate, real, illusion
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- Get ready to mail it away!
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- Add lots of details and bright color.
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- Think of what someone might like to receive in the mail.
Creative Reuse Lesson Plan Second Grade: Letter Writing
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
Art through the Mail!
Cost per student: depends on final postage, but I am guessing $.03 per kid.
Materials: white paper (when the office lady cleaned supply shelves she found a stack of 4”x8.5” strips, which will work nicely), things to draw with (colored pencils, crayons, gel pens, markers, twist up crayons, etc.), a mailing envelope, postage, a world map or globe
Students will create art to be sent through the mail!
Elements of art: various
Vocabulary: pen pals, postage, postal regulations
Kindergarten: Rainbow Crayons
Posted on: January 18, 2010
Creative Reuse Lesson Plan Kindergarten: Plants
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
Rainbow Crayons
Cost per student: $.05 (this includes garage sale muffin tins)
Materials: old broken crayons (the equivalent of 8 unbroken crayons per kid), muffin tins not used for baking (one muffin cup per kid), plastic cups or bowls to hold in-process crayons, bowls for paper peelings, scrap paper to test out colors, finished example
Students will create a colorful recycled crayon for making texture rubbings.
Elements of art: color, form
Vocabulary: wax, melting, peeling
Creative Reuse Lesson Plan Kindergarten: Plants
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
Leaf Rubbing Plates
Cost per student: $.02
Materials: cardstock (It can be printed on one side leftovers), pencils, real or faux examples of leaves, white glue in bottles, 1 unpeeled crayon & sheet of paper for demo, reused plastic tablecloths to protect the table
Students will create a realistic picture of a leaf for use as a rubbing plate.
Elements of art: line, texture
Vocabulary: vein, blade, apex (tip), petiole (stem)
New Seasons Gallery
Posted on: January 16, 2010
Second Grade: Custom Letterhead
Posted on: January 12, 2010
Creative Reuse Lesson Plan Second grade: Letter Writing
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
Custom Letterhead
Cost per student: $.05, assuming you have access to free copies at your workplace.
Materials: 1 sheet of clean white copy paper for each student, black writing utensils, copies of different font alphabets, 5 sheets of one-side-used copy paper for each student.
Optional: alphabet rubber stamps and black ink pads
Students will design their own letterhead master, incorporating their name and using basic principles of design.
Elements of art: line, shape, space, value
Vocabulary: design, letterhead, master, copy
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