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Lesson 3: Arranging Faces

Overview: Students will sort their found objects into categories for each part of the face. They will assemble their pieces to make faces, exploring different…

Lesson 2: Expressing Emotions

Overview: Students will prepare for upcoming art-making lessons using close-looking, speaking, writing, and/or sketchbook prompts. Note: The following activities are written…

Lesson 1: Found Objects

Overview: Students will look for found objects in the home to be used in their sculptures.Students will sort and organize these materials in different ways.…

Lesson 6: Exploring and Changing Cardboard Reflection

Overview: Students will prepare for upcoming art-making lessons using close-looking, speaking, writing, and/or sketchbook prompts. Note: The following activities are written…

Lesson 7: Imaginary Play Space

Overview: Students will use the shapes that they created in Lesson 5 (or make new shapes, if needed) to explore different building techniques and create…

Lesson 8: Imaginary Play Space Reflection

Overview: Students will reflect on their art making using close-looking, speaking, writing, and/or sketchbook prompts. Note: The following activities are written…

Lesson 9: Positive and Negative Space

Overview: Students will use cardboard shapes from Lesson 5 (or create new shapes, if needed) to create an imaginary structure with positive space, negative space,…

Lesson 10: Positive and Negative Space Reflection

Overview: Students will reflect on their art making using close-looking, speaking, writing, and/or sketchbook prompts. Note: The following activities are written…

Lesson 5: Exploring and Changing Cardboard

Artists can turn two-dimensional materials into three-dimensional sculptures by using their imagination to explore different building techniques and arrangements. Students will use their hands as tools to change paper in different ways.