Across time people have been

interested in the idea

of... DREAMS
Grade Level: 1

Group 3
Gabrielle Austin, Julia Duncan, Jennilee Fisher, and Hannah Pierce
21st Century Art
Education Approach:
Meaning Making and Modified
Play
 What we will be accomplishing through
the 21st Century Art Education
Approaches Meaning Making and
Modified Play:
Meaning Making: The process of making meaningful artwork.

Modified Play: Experimenting with the various materials

provided, enabling students to express themselves creatively
and finding the confidence within themselves to, “think outside
the box”.
Key Concepts
1. Diversity can be beneficial for the community
2. Goal setting can influence motivation.
3. Teamwork and cooperation can help individuals
achieve their specific goals.
4. Aspirations are goals or dreams that individuals
wish to achieve.
 Essential Questions
1. How can diversity be beneficial for the community?
2. What can setting goals help you achieve?
3. What can cooperation and teamwork help
individuals accomplish?
4. Why are aspirations important to have?
 With Bowman’s reading, “How can students be motivated: A misplaced
question?” in mind…

Discuss in your groups why setting goals are important for people to
progress, and what can you do as an individual to become motivated?

Also think about...

What more can we do as a community to help and support one another

succeed in our goals and inspire each other to maintain one’s self
motivation?

… Be prepared to share with the class.

Vocab Words
Aspirations: A dream to achieve a certain goal

Ambition: Having determination through hard work

Confidence: Belief in one’s self and abilities to achieve

Dedication: Ability to continue working towards a goal or completing a task

Perseverance: Never giving up even when things get tough

In small groups...
❖ Draw in doodles, sketches, visual symbols, or
quotes on the poster paper provided at your
tables what the vocab words, ASPIRATIONS,
AMBITION, DEDICATION,
PERSEVERANCE, and CONFIDENCE looks
like to you.
❖ Then share your vocabulary doodles with your
neighbors by passing each poster down and
observe the new poster. Continue this process
until your group receives your original vocab
doodle.
Artist of Inspiration
Dan Keplinger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DIwQTFbn1g#action=share
 Remember our vocab words?
How do these words relate to Dan Keplinger or
with anyone who has overcome obstacles to
accomplish their goals?
Aspirations: A dream to achieve a certain goal

Ambition: Having determination through hard work

Confidence: Belief in one’s self and abilities to achieve

Dedication: Ability to continue working towards a goal or completing a task

Perseverance: Never giving up even when things get tough

 What makes Dan Keplinger a unique individual?

In the article by Christian Nordqvist from Medical News Today, “What’s to know
about cerebral palsy?”, it is presented that more than 700,000 people reported
having Cerebral palsy, which is a common childhood disability. Particular damages
caused to the brain make both voluntary or involuntary movements difficult. The
condition may not affect one’s intelligence, nor can Cerebral palsy be passed onto
other people through physical contact; such as, a cold is spread from one person to
another. People who have Cerebral palsy can live normal and happy lives, thus with
dedication can make their dreams come true. (Christian, 2017).
Being mindful of others and appreciating diversity
around the world...

Remember our essential question:

1. How can diversity be beneficial for the

community?
The Aspiration Wheel is a modified activity
inspired by Ojibwa Dream Catchers...
The Ojibwa, (O-geeb-way) people are Native Americans who originally inhabited
regions located near Lake Superior.
Birchwood trees are found in
Subpolar climates: LONG COLD
winters and SHORT COOL
summers. The bark can be easily
stripped from the tree. Major
characteristics of Birchwood bark is
that is is lightweight and flexible.
These trees grew in great quantities
in the location of where the Ojibwa
tribe settled in.
The Ojibwa people used
Birchwood bark to build their
homes and lightweight canoes.
The flexibility of the wood was
also helpful for developing arts
and crafts.
 Ojibwa people are considered one of the
first to create dream catchers. Grandparents
crafted them for newborn children to help
babies sleep peacefully. They believed that
bad dreams would be trapped in the webbing
because they could not find a way out. Once
the morning sun rose, the bad dreams would
be destroyed.

Unlike the bad dreams, good dreams

knew their way around the webbing and
would travel down through the feathers and
into one’s mind providing a good night’s rest.
Many Native American tribes were
teaching lessons through nature because
it influenced their everyday lives and
chances of survival. Like other tribes, the
Ojibwa stories; involves elements from
the biosphere.
Studio Investigation:
Aspiration Wheel
What will your Aspiration Wheels Represent?

By painting your dream or goal that you wish to accomplish in your life on your
Aspiration Wheel, you will be reminded by a visual motivation to pursue that
specific achievement. Just like the feathers in an Ojibwa dream catcher, the feathers
in our Aspiration Wheels will filter in the motivation we need to believe in ourselves
and achieve! Be creative, have confidence in yourself, experiment with the different
materials provided, and help one another if you need assistance.
Materials needed: Other Materials
● Paper plates
available to use
● Yarn ● Beads
● Whole punchers ● Tissue paper
● Paint brushes ● Construction paper
● Water buckets ● Pencils
● Paint palette ● Markers
● Acrylic paint ● Glue sticks
● Feathers ● Tape
● Hemp cords
● Ruler
● Scissors
 Procedures:
1. Send one buddy to retrieve 1 paper plate, 6 strings (cut up to only 10 inches per
string), and up to only 6 feathers per person. Send other buddy to gather paint
brushes, and paint pallets.
2. Paint your aspirations onto the face of the paper plates.
3. Whole punch the plate of the sides to tie on the strings, feathers, beads, tissue
paper, etc.

4. Materials are set on the side tables, so collect them if you choose to use different
items or medius.

5. Clean up. Both buddies are responsible for their materials, placing the tools back
from where they were taken from, or throwing away any non reusable items.

REMINDER: Peer assistance!! Sit next to your buddy, and help one another when
needed. If you see another pair who needs help, don’t be shy. We are a class, we are a
team, and we are here to support one another.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch

https://exemplore.com/misc/History-and-Tradition-of-the-Dream-Catcher

http://www.bigorrin.org/chippewa_kids.htm

http://www.dream-cathers.org/what-is-a-dream-catcher/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/152712.php

http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/northeast/ojibwa/food.html

https://bluefeatherspirit.wordpress.com/tag/spider-woman/

https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/indian-tribes/chippewa-tribe.htm

http://native-american-indian-facts.com/Northeast-American-Indian-Facts/Chippewa-Indians-Facts.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_fires_prophecy

*Images were retrieved from the Google search engine.

*Video was retrieved from YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DIwQTFbn1g#action=share