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- A closeup of some of the hand designs students and teachers contributed. Color in evenly and thickly for the best results!
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- The finished handprint mural! What a good rescued find – the globe appliqué was too cute to leave in the trash.
Creative Reuse Lesson Plan First Grade: Families
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
Hand Print Mural
Cost per student: $.10 (not including the use of an iron)
Materials: Iron, fabric (I found a giant appliquéd globe on a sheet in the trash), fabric crayons, paper, markers, newspaper or towel to iron on top of.
Students will create an individual design to contribute to the whole group mural
Elements of art: shape, space
Vocabulary: mural, family, humankind
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- Use various colored crayons for clothing and details, then fill the rest of the page with a watercolor wash using a wide brush.
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- Fill in the skin areas first; discuss how to match skin colors and pick realistic tones.
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- Students use pencils to begin drawing their family members.
Creative Reuse Lesson Plan First Grade: Families
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
Watercolor Family Portrait
Cost per student: $.05
Materials: Newsprint or other 12”x18” paper, crayons, water colors, newspaper, brushes, pencils, various skin tone crayons/markers/colored pencils
Students will create a mixed media family portrait
Elements of art: line, shape, color, space
Vocabulary: mixed media, skin tone
4/5: Potpourri Sachets
Posted on: March 9, 2010
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- Lavender for filling sachets… I also had the more typical “flower petal” potpourri.
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- Fleece scraps for plump sachets.
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- One of many cards full of prethreaded, preknotted needles and thread I spread out around the room.
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- An intrepid stitcher!
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- Some students with fresh smelling hand sewn sachets.
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Creative Reuse Lesson Plan Fourth/Fifth grade: Colonial America
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
Potpourri Sachets
Cost per student: $.15 (this includes the sewing needles and other non-consumables)
Materials: Lacing cards and lacing, fabric (I cut up a silk upholstery sample book), potpourri, embroidery thread, tiny beads (optional), yarn darners (large pointy sewing needles), stuffing (I used fleece scraps), a few pairs of scissors, all the patience you can muster
Students will use sewing techniques to create a 3-D fabric form
Elements of art: form
Vocabulary: sachet, potpourri, whipstitch, eye of the needle, thread
4/5: Block Print Stamps
Posted on: March 9, 2010
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- A student presses down on her inked stamp.
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- A kid uses a brayer to ink up their stamp.
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- Some examples of our block printed fabric!
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- A finished stamp with a nature motif
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- A student cuts up rubber to create the shapes for her stamp.
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- Peel the protective coating off of the acrylic before gluing the rubber pieces down!
Creative Reuse Lesson Plan Fourth/fifth grade: Colonial America
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
Block Printing Stamps
Cost per student: $.15
Materials: Rubber (foam works fine, I am using pieces of Nike promo sport court made from ground up recycled sneakers, it is 5”x5”x .25”), base to adhere it to (I am using 4”x 3” acrylic scraps from SCRAP), adhesive (depends on your other 2 materials, I am using double sided sticky glue dots), scissors, paper, pencil, trays, brayers, something to keep the workspace clean like plastic tablecloths, acrylic paint, paper or fabric to print onto (SCRAP has an overabundance of upholstery samples, I am going to offer those)
Students will create a block print stamp using Colonial American motifs, then use it to create a series of prints.
Elements of art: shape, space, form
Vocabulary: print, motif, series
Four examples of student's animal families collages.
Creative Reuse Lesson Plan First Grade: Families
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
Animal Family Paper Collage
Cost per student: $.02
Materials: Paper scraps, scissors, paper for the background (I found a stack of 6”x7” paper someone was going to throw out), glue (I am using the the glue system with the paintbrushes but glue sticks would work too), animal family pictures or book
Students will create a collage depicting an animal parent and baby.
Elements of art: shape, color
Vocabulary: family, parent, baby, collage
Fourth/Fifth Grade: Silhouettes
Posted on: February 9, 2010
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- This student has glued her silhouette to the backing paper and is working on her name plate.
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- After the student cuts out their profile, make sure they glue it line side down to hide any marks from the tracing.
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- I am demonstrating how to trace a silhouette to get a good result.
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- We had class in the cafeteria, and I precut many strips of tape so kids could stick up their papers and trace their classmates with little lag time.
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- I laid out a large selection of 12″ x 18″ paper so everyone could choose a color that suited their style.
Creative Reuse Lesson Plan 4/5 Grade: Colonial America
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
Silhouettes
Cost per student: $.03
Materials: Large paper in 2 contrasting colors (12”x18”), scissors, glue sticks, light source (I commandeered old overhead projectors from the storage closet), pencils, push pins or tape.
Optional: paper strips, colored writing utensils
Students will trace and cut silhouettes of themselves and classmates, preserving their image in a simple and timeless way.
Elements of art: shape, line, space
Vocabulary: silhouette, profile
First Grade: Pet Portraits
Posted on: February 2, 2010
Creative Reuse Lesson Plan First Grade: Families
Written by Keri Piehl for SCRAP /Whitman ES 2009-10
Family Pet Portraits
Cost per student: $.07 (the includes the oil pastels)
Materials: Oil pastels, thick paper, book about pets for reference, pencils
Optional: wire, bells, mat board samples
Students will create a portrait of a family pet they currently have, wish to have or used to own.
Elements of art: Color, shape, texture
Vocabulary: pet, portrait
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
New Seasons Gallery
Posted on: January 16, 2010
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