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"My Moment in Maine"

As part of my observation hours for my Practicum in Art Education course, I participated in an art workshop for 5th graders at Dyer Elementary School. The students had been working with The Telling Room, a nonprofit writing center, to create stories about a moment they experienced in Maine. 
We were asked to create a lesson plan for a two-session art workshop in order to add a visual element to their stories.

LESSON PLAN - SESSION 1


TEACHERS:  Laura Bubar, John Bigelow, Caitlin Alger

PROJECT TITLE: My Moment in Maine

GRADE LEVEL: 5th graders.


MATERIALS:
  • Thick paper/mat board 11"x14"
  • Pencils
  • Lots of magazines
  • Decorative paper
  • Kid-safe scissors
  • Plastic bags to hold their magazine clippings (To save for second class)
  • Sharpies for teachers to label kids' drawings & magazine clippings
  • Glue sticks
  • Black acrylic paint
  • Small paintbrushes

INTRODUCTION:
  • Have all students introduce themselves and give a brief synopsis of their story.
  • Explain the idea of adding a visual to their stories.
  • Give ideas of what parts of their stories might make good 2D images.
  • Introduce the project materials: paper and magazines for collage.
  • Emphasize that they are searching through the paper and magazines for color, not for pre-made images.

ACTIVITY:
  • Pass out newsprint for them to sketch ideas for their collage.
  • Once they settle on an idea, pass out thick mat board for the final project.
  • They draw the outline for their collage image on the mat board.
  • Start collection of color from magazines and decorative paper.
  • Encourage the students to collect more than enough paper to cover the entire mat board.
  • Explain that they will be cutting the paper to shape and gluing in the next session.
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