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Second Grade - Paper Weaving

First we explored textures - how something feels to touch, or looks like it would feel by making modeling clay stamps and printing many, many papers. Half of the papers were sliced into 1" by 18" strips and the rest were used by the students to make a simple paper loom [the frame that things are woven into] using a ruler, pencil and scissors.

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The process was done with a Tabby weave - the over,under,over,under pattern. [When finished, the ends on both sides were glued down to stay put...]

Second Grade - Asian Brush & Ink Painting - and Fans

Known as Sumi-E, it is the art of painting complicated things using a few simple brush strokes. It takes years to master, but I like to have my students try their hand at this - because the work is always fun to do and lovely to see.

[Of course, we listen to music from Japan while working!]

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After several practice sessions, we chose our favorite to turn into a fan by cutting and folding it, accordian-style. Cardboard pieces painted black were used to attach the painting. Our "chop", or simple signature, was planned first, then drawn with red marker. The last touch? Adding some sparkle with a gold paint pen:

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Third Grade - Pendants or T-Shirt Designs

This class has divided into two groups and are working on either:
- Clay Pendants
- T-Shirt Designs

We practiced with modeling clay after drawing-up some ideas [including a symbol, or image that has another meaning, then made the pieces in air-dry clay:

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• All lettering had to be backwards in the final design, so they would come-out correctly when ironed-onto a T.
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Third Grade - Sock Puppets

Another group chose to make puppets using socks! We brainstormed characters, got into groups to plan a short skit after choosing a character to make, then got started... [Unfortunately, school ended before we had a chance to see the skits they’d written.]

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• This story was about 2 scientists vs. 3 dinosaurs!

Cross-Categorical Class: Primary - Paper Masks

We reviewed how to make paper 3-D [not flat, but 3-dimensional: length, width, and depth] using ‘tricks’ like the zig-zag, curl, arch and fringe. These were used to decorate our masks with face parts and other pieces:

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• We first learned how to do this in the prior lesson: designing a park or playground.

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