02 October - Hanging Sculptures

Materials: strips of tagboard

variety of papers cut in strips

scissors

hole punch

yarn

tape

glue

Discussion - Kids seated on the rug:

1. Explain that you will be talking about form. Ask what form is. Form is like shape but a shape is a 2-dimensional closed figure. Ask if anyone can think of what the definition of form could be: three-dimensional closed figure. What does a form have that a shape doesnʼt?: thickness and depth. Explain concept of dimensions: if I lay down on a piece of paper and someone traces me, they have drawn my shape, but if they make a sculpture of me, it will have my hight, width and depth. So a sculpture is a work of art that you can walk around, that is 3-dimensional and has height, weight and depth.

(If possible: show student a picture of a sculpture. It has a front, back, top, bottom and sides. Ask someone to describe what it would look like from all the sides. Discuss how that sculpture was made. )

Tell the kids that they will be using flat paper to create 3-dimensional sculptures.

2. Demonstrate different folding techniques. - folding the paper back and forth to make a “zig zag” - wrapping paper stripes around a pencil to make them curly - Point out that using a hole punch allows light to come through. - cut a “fringe”

Process - Have teacher dismiss kids to tables

1. Have students fold, bend, hole punch, cut a variety of papers. Encourage them to be creative and try out andmake up different techniques.

2. Using tape, have students create a ring with the tag board and then attach (glue or tape) paper to tag board to create their sculptures (see pictures).

3. Punch two holes at the top and thread yard to hang.