Jessica T_Final Project

PROJECT SHEET

A. Activity

Age: 4th to 5th Graders

The students will pick an animal from a stack of animal picture cards. The teacher will provide information about the different aspects of texture. The students will have to do research and find out about the animals, which includes the texture of the animal’s skin. The students will then use Model Magic to construct the animal that they chose with the correct texture. The teacher will also present resources to help the students with their models. There will be a presentation of different animal sculptures by artists. The students will be able to construct the animal in any form, as long as it has the correct texture. This project will stem to other art projects such as painting a picture of the animal. The teacher will bring in examples of texture for the students to feel. Baby touch and feel books could really help with this.

B. Goals
1. Given knowledge of texture, the students will be able to give their sculpted animals the correct texture.
2. Given a chosen animal, the students will research the texture of the animal’s skin and apply it to their sculpture of the animal.
3. Given Model Magic, the students will sculpt an animal using the correct texture of the animal.
4. Given a chosen animal, the students will present the a list of facts about the animal to the rest of the class.

C. Materials List
 Model Magic
 Tempura paint
 Old newspapers
 Sponges
 Paint brushes
 Water
 Plastic cups
 Pencils
 Creativity
 Motivation

D. Resources
 Linda S. Raynolds is a contemporary artist that does animal sculpture: http://www.natureartists.com/artists/artist_biography.asp?ArtistID=614
 www.natureartists.com has lots of other artists that specialize in animal art.
 National Geographic Magazines
 http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/?source=NavAniHome
 Creating texture with textiles by Linda F. McGehee
 A host of baby touch and feel books


E. Quotes
 "Sculptures are drawings you fall over in the dark."
Al Hirschfeld
 "I express myself in sculpture since I am not a poet. "
Aristide Maillol
 Sculpture consists of concrete material bounded by forms, intentionally built up by mankind in three dimensional space."
Naum Gabo

F. Evaluation
For evaluation, the students will present all facts about the animal and the teacher will analyze the texture to make sure it is correct. The students will also have to tell what the successes were and the failures and what could have been changed to make the project better.