Foam Punch K-6. Punched tin and metal is an old, traditional craft that involves creating holes in metal with sharp tools to form a design. Original designs were abstract patterns. This safe and colorful version is also abstract http: //cdn.dickblick.com/lessonplans/pdfs/foampunc...
Goofy Mask K-4. Lots of texture, color and dimension. The cultural diversity in the United States provides for many, many masks which represent traditional images. This fun mask requires children to create a mask just for themselves.. http: //cdn.dickblick.com/lessonplans/pdfs/goofy_ma...
Talking Rocks This lesson can be linked with Southwest culture studies and the students can imitate the symbols used by those tribes or students can be challenged to come up with their own word pictures that communicate information or reveal something about themselves. http: //cdn.dickblick.com/lessonplans/pdfs/talking_...
Origami Village 5-8. A single, simple origami pattern is used to make multiple buildings. Students study perspective and structure of a village http: //cdn.dickblick.com/lessonplans/pdfs/origami_...
Torn Paper Portraits: A Value Study In this lesson, students "paint" with torn paper using a limited number of values found in a grayscale image. Using torn paper instead of direct painting requires them to visually divide the gray areas into separate shapes and define each shape individually http: //cdn.dickblick.com/lessonplans/pdfs/tornpape...
Easy Fabric Batik with Glue 3-8. Explore the beauty of fabric batik without the danger of hot wax or dyes. Simply trace a design onto muslin with washable glue and add brilliant color http: //cdn.dickblick.com/lessonplans/pdfs/gluebati...
Egyptian Fan 3-12. Ancient Egyptians applied gold leaf onto carved wood panels to tell stories and create opulence and on everyday objects. Follow the process these artists used to carve and gild a fan fit for King Tutankhamen http: //cdn.dickblick.com/lessonplans/pdfs/egyptian...
