Lesson #2- Paper Sculpture

C.C. & State Standard(s):

VA:Cr1.1.Ka Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials.
VA:Cr2.1.Ka Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to artmaking.
VA:Cr2.3.Ka Create art that represents natural and constructed environments.
VA:Cr3:1.Ka Explain the process of making art while creating.
SL.K.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts
with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

Objective(s): SWBAT recognize what the characteristics of sculptures are. Sculptures are 3D, they have
shape and dimension, and they can be made out of many different materials.

SWBAT explain what their sculpture is and what it is representing.

Student Friendly Objective(s): I know what a sculpture is and its characteristics.

I can explain my sculpture and what it is.

Assessment: Students will be given paper and strips of paper to create a sculpture that has shape and
dimension and is not flat.

Key Vocabulary: Sculpture- the art of making three dimensional representative or abstract forms.
Sculpt- Create or represent (something) by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques.
Sculptor- an artist who makes sculptures.

Anticipatory Set: Play Sculpture Song for Preschool and Kindergarten

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-trlXv-kCA

Activate Prior Knowledge: After the song is played ask the children What were the children singing
about sculptures and What were they saying? Last week we introduced sculptures which are three
dimensional representations of something, it could be an object or not. We talked about how they are
three dimensional which means the have shape and dimension and like the song mentioned they are tall,
deep, and wide. A sculptor is an artist who makes sculptures. When you sculpt that is the process of
making and creating the sculpture.

Input/Modeling: Today we are going to build a sculpture out of paper and paper strips. You are going to
be given a black sheet of paper. There will be paper strips at each table. You are going to fold your paper
in way you want and then glue it to your paper like so. Show you glue one end and then you glue the
other end so it looks kind of like a rainbow. You will repeat until you are finished. If there is enough time
you can title your paper sculpture.

Check for Understanding/Guided Practice: Show a non-example of gluing a paper flat and then ask is
this what we are doing? Are sculptures flat and then re-emphasize that sculptures have shape and
dimension and then show the correct way of gluing the paper.

Closure: Last week we created sculptures out of dough. This week we are creating sculptures out of
paper. Sculptures can be made out of many different materials. Dismiss to small groups.

Independent Practice: Once students have mastered the content or skill, it is time to provide
reinforcement practice. It should be decontextualization: enough different contexts so that the
skill/concept may be applied to any relevant situation… not only the context which it was originally
learned.

Differentiated Instruction/Accommodations: Is the content/assessment(s) appropriate for all students?

What can I do to challenge advanced students? What can I do to scaffold or support my more emerging
students? Is everyone feeling successful?