Link to Lesson Plans (for teachers)
Project 1: Embracing Challenges
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LEARNING: In this project, student artists learn about four different artists who faced mental or physical challenges and turned these challenges to their advantage. |
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CREATING: Student artists experiment with the idea of limitations. They are tasked with creating a sculpture from limited (recycled) materials. They finish by working with (a limited palette of) paint and mixing colors to complete their sculpture |
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CONNECTING: This project is thematically aligned with the topic ‘embracing challenges’. Specifically, it addresses the idea of overcoming challenges through initiative, creative problem solving, and perseverance. |
Project 2: Rainforest Creature Marionettes
| LEARNING: Students look at different defense mechanisms animals have developed to protect themselves, specifically focusing on rainforest creatures. | ||
| CREATING: Student artists brainstorm the ideal creature to live in the rainforest, then create marionette puppets of their creatures; using cardboard tubes as their base and coating the surface with layered tissue paper. | ||
| CONNECTING: This project is thematically aligned with the topic ‘Animal Defense Mechanisms’. Specifically, it builds on the learning students are doing around different animal defense mechanisms and asks them to demonstrate their knowledge through their design of a fictional animal. |
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