Students will be able to:
- create a relief sculpture using Model Magic;
- work independently and self-regulate;
- demonstrate an awareness of their own body parts;
- share their ideas with peers;
- demonstrate a sense of accomplishment.
MODEL MAGIC ME – Human Body, Shape, Colour
Steps
Step One
- Take a small piece of Model Magic and roll it into a ball.
Step Two
Press the ball onto the cardboard and pat it flat.
Step Three
- Roll the Model Magic into different shapes such as coils and small balls.
- Stick it to the cardboard to make different parts of your body.
- Use different colours of Model Magic to add details to your sculpture.
- Mix 2 colours together to make new colours.
Step Four
- Use the tip of a pencil to poke holes in the Model Magic.
Step Five
- Print you name somewhere on the cardboard.
- Put small pieces of Model Magic on the letters of your name to make them stand out.
Step Six
- Look at your finished relief sculpture from a distance.
- What part do you like the best?
Learning Goals
Extensions
Have children:
- participate in a physical activity such as throwing a ball, and then draw a picture of themselves throwing the ball;
- work at the art centre with a variety of themes related to their personal experiences, for example,
- I am going swimming
- My family
- I like to play with my friends; - view and discuss artworks that depict children, for example,
Prudence Heward - Indian Child
Jean-Paul Lemieux - The Grown Ups
Jori Smith - Little Girl in Blue
Prepare
- Spend time playing body awareness games, such as Simon Says, and singing songs such as Head and Shoulders Knees and Toes.
- Gather and make available, books about the self and the body such as, Marvelous Me, by Picture Window Books; I Love My Hair!, by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley; What I Like About Me!, by Allia Zobel Nolan, and Miki Sakamoto; Parts, by Tedd Arnold; and The Important Book, by Margaret Wise Brown
- Set up an art centre with Model Magic, pencils and pieces of corrugated cardboard.
Introduction
- Conduct a read-aloud with a book such as The Important Book, by Margaret Wise Brown.
- Focus on what is important about each other.
- Sing and act out the Head and Shoulders song reinforcing the parts of the body.
- Introduce the art centre.
- Introduce the challenge.
Activities
The Challenge
- Use the Model Magic to create a relief sculpture.
- Make yourself in your own creative and unique way.
- Explain how you made your artwork.
The Process
- Ensure that students understand the challenge.
- Establish success criteria with your students, for example,
I know I am successful when I:
- use my own ideas to make a relief sculpture of myself
- use lots of different shapes
- use lots of details
- explain how and why I made my art - Guide students through the steps outlined in the lesson plan.
- Observe students as they work.
- Provide individual assistance and encouragement.
Sharing
- Gather students to view and discuss their art. Ask students to share:
- what they learned about making a relief sculpture
- how they used different shapes to make their artworks
- what they like best about their artworks - Display all the artworks in the classroom.
- Encourage students to view the artworks and notice how they used the Model Magic in different ways.
Assessment
- Observe students as they work – thoughtful focus, discriminating, seeking more information, elaborating, experimenting.
- Observe students as they discuss their artworks – speaks with a clear voice, looks at audience while speaking, holds artwork to the side, provides accurate information, answers questions from the audience effectively.
- Observe students as they listen – looks at presenter, asks effective questions, supports ideas with evidence found in the artwork.
- Use a checklist to track progress. (Downloads - Me_tracking.pdf)
- Have grade one students use the self-assessment form to evaluate their work. (Downloads - Me_self-assessment)
