Discussion:
Discuss symmetry: Symmetry is what occurs when one side of something balances out or mirrors the other. If you were to draw a midline from the top of your forehead, down the middle of your nose, over your lips and to the bottom of your chin, you could see that your eyes, ears, nostrils, and teeth all mirror each other on either side of the line. That's symmetry.
In a piece of art, symmetry is present in much the same way when the elements within balance each other.
Explain and demonstrate entire process before the kids start on their own. Explain how the children will only draw half a body.
Process
Creating the Alien.
1. Take a sheet of construction paper and fold it in half lengthwise. It doesn’t have to be lengthwise, but it’ll make the alien taller.
2. Give them a crayon (not a pencil…it evokes to much perfectionism) and have them draw a line from the top of the paper down to the bottom. Not just any old line, but something that resembles a half of a head, half of a body, arms, legs, etc. Once the line is drawn, cut it out.
When they open up the paper, they will have a big blob. Now it’s time to turn that blob into an alien.
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