Skip to main content

Paper Chain Snake

 


Summary: For this lesson, we listened to Ashyln and Emma speak about different types of 2D and 3D art examples and artists. Then, we talked about different types of snakes and how all of them look different. For the project, we used one piece of construction paper to first cut out the head and then the tail. After that, we used the rest of the construction paper to cut out our rings for the body of the snake. We used glue to connect the head, chains, and tail. Once we were done, we used paint and Q-tips to draw our eyes and designs on the snake. Finally, we went around and shared why we painted our snake that way and if we named it. 


Extension Activity: Paper chains could also be used for a math activity by connecting the chains and counting them. This is a good way to visually see which chain is larger and how a smaller chain will always be a smaller number. Students would be able to pick any number 1 through 10 and create that many paper chains. Then, I would pair up my students and have them compare their chains and count them. 





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

My Peer Taught Lesson: Picture Puzzle

 My Picture Puzzle: Summary: For this project, we drew four different symbols or objects that impact our lives. Students had to use colored pencils, crayons, and markers. In the background of each picture, they had to include lines to express how that object made them feel. For example, I drew active lines in the background of my soccer ball picture to express how I'm always moving in soccer. Then, we had our students write a sentence for each object they drew explaining why it's important to them. We cut out each picture and glued it on a bigger piece of construction paper.  Extension Activity: In higher-level elementary classes, students could extend this project by writing a short narrative essay about these symbols. Within this essay, they could tell stories about how these symbols or objects impacted their lives. Then, they could read their essay to the class and show their creations.  Whole Classes Projects:
Post a Comment
Read more

Dot Day Project

  Description: I enjoyed this art project and enjoyed working with multiple types of supplies. My favorite part was watching the water bleed into all the colors and seeing how they all blended together. I decided to make my dot into a heart for Valentine's Day and I gifted it to my boyfriend. We used a coffee filter for the dot and used markers, sharpies, crayons, and other materials.  Extension Activity: Another activity you could have elementary students do is creating multiple different dots with stamps. Each student would get a piece of construction paper and they could use different stamps to create their artwork. 
Post a Comment
Read more

Vincent Van Gough Project

  Description: For this project, I used acrylic paint to glue different colors of tissue paper onto my construction paper. I chose warm colors to create my sunset inspiration because it's taking place in a desert and I attached a couple cactus. Then, I used oil pastels to create lines in the ground to show the wind through the desert and I drew spikes on each cactus. Ultimately, I took a lot of time on this project and enjoyed it a lot.  Extension Activity: Students could paint and black construction paper to paint swirls on the paper to represent movement like Vincent Van Gough. They also could use glue and pastel crayons to draw the swirls. 
Post a Comment
Read more