Collage Puppets - Studio in a School

Overview

Students will explore lines, marks, and shapes with oil pastels. They will draw an imaginary animal with oil pastels, focusing on special features. Students will then create a collage animal puppet. Students will design their imaginary characters and think about their animal’s emotions. Students will build on their social and emotional learning by thinking about what their puppets like and why their puppets feel specific emotions.

Grade Level

K-2

Media

Drawing, Collage, Puppetry

Teaching Guide
Teaching Tools

Lessons

Lesson 1: Drawing Lines and Shapes (Collage Puppets)

Lesson 2: Drawing Animals

Lesson 3: Drawing Animals With Oil Pastels

Lesson 4: Imaginary Animal Collage

Lesson 5: Assembling Collage Puppets

Lesson 6: Adding Puppet Details

Exhibition: Collage Puppetry Celebration

Materials and Tools

Ebony pencils
White drawing paper
White pencils
Black paper
Oil pastels
Construction paper
Shiny paper
Glue
Scissors
Paint stirrers
Fasteners

Resources

Photos of animals

Collage animals by Eric Carle

Credits

Collage Puppets

Written by Cynthia Chen, Artist Instructor

Studio in a School NYC Team
Belinda Blum, Artist Instructor
Andrea Burgay, Associate Director
Julie Applebaum, Senior Director
Hasna Muhammad, Ed.D., Chair, Board of Directors, Studio in a School Association
Alison Scott-Williams, President, Studio in a School NYC