Beautiful Stuff - Studio in a School

Overview

In these lessons, children will use 3-dimensional objects to arrange, explore, and discover ways to connect and combine them.

Grade Levels

PreK – 2

Media

Sculpture

Lessons In Unit

Lessons

Beautiful Stuff: Collect, Sort, and Arrange

Beautiful Stuff: Stack, Lean, and Balance

Beautiful Stuff: Arrange, Build, and Connect

Beautiful Stuff: Build and Connect Towers

Materials and Tools

3D objects found in your home
A piece of cardboard for a base – this can be cut from any box
A basket, bag or box to store your collection
Optional: camera or paper and pencil to photograph or draw your arrangements

3-Dimensional Object Suggestions

Shells, buttons, screws and bolts, old keys, paper clips, rubber bands, popsicle sticks, stirring sticks, straws, spools, wood scraps, corks, bottle caps, lids, wire, string, yarn, ribbons, feathers, cotton balls, Q-Tips, tin foil, hair curlers, small cloth remnants, toilet cardboard rolls, egg cartons, empty aluminum cans or anything else you can find

Credits

Written By:
Andrea Burgay, Director of Digital Learning

Lesson Development:
Julie Applebaum, Senior Director
Sassy Kohlmeyer, Director of Early Childhood Programs