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Foil Insects Art Lesson

Mikeala Patterson

Art Lesson 2 Tin Foil Insects

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Mikeala Patterson

Art Lesson 2 Tin Foil Insects

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Lesson Title: Art Tin foil insects Duration: 1 hour Date: 14.5.2013 Intended Year Level: Prep to 7

Students use their creativity, imagination and senses to express their ideas, experiences and feelings through Dance, Drama, Music, Media and Visual Art. They begin to develop their aesthetic understandings of arts elements and languages. They create their own arts works, and present and respond to their own and others arts works, considering particular audiences and particular purposes. They see the place of the arts in peoples work and community lives. (Essential Learnings)
Content strand:

Corresponding Sub-Strand: Visual

Art involves using visual arts elements, concepts, processes and forms (both 2D and 3D) to express ideas, considering particular audiences and particular purposes, through images and objects.

Applicable Elaboration(s): Specific Aim /Objective of the Lesson: Students

create a foil insect and display. Students use language as a way of assisting to form a collegial

classroom environment

Students Prerequisite knowledge / understanding / concepts / skills: Cutting,

gluing, manipulating materials, literacy, relationship building/ social skills

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Time Req. Teaching / Learning Strategies Organisation Resources

Orientating Phase / Introduction

Select ideas for arts works, considering particular audiences and particular purposes, using arts elements and languages

10 mins

Greet class Explain behaviour expectations Use positive praise Explain activity. Students are creating an insect from tinfoil and decorating it. They are to think of a kind word to write on their insect that represents friendship, kindness, caring and being a good classroom member. Check for understanding. Transition to desks using word of the day

Whole class on mat

Art book

Enhancing Phase / Body

Create shape arts works by combining arts elements to express personal ideas, feelings and experiences

30 mins

Ensure behaviour is being meet 1.2.3 eyes on me Clap counting Fish Bowl Positive praise

Whole class at desks

Glue Tin foil Paper Markers Pencils

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1. Get students to squeeze tinfoil into a bugs body 2. Cover it with available paper materials and glue to decorate 3. Wrap thread around body and secure with tape 4. Cut out wings from materials on hand 5. Glue them on and wrap more thread as required 6. Cut out paper eyes and glue on (Use premade eyes if available) 7. Add antenna from rolled up paper or foil or pipe cleaners 8. Students write their name and kind word and attach to insect Move and scan, assisting where required Use behaviour strategies as required Advise students it is time to finish Invite students to clean up desk area and classroom Transition class to the mat with designs, using word of the day

Coloured Paper String A tree branch and pot. (I have sprayed branches gold)

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Synthesising Phase / Conclusion

Respond to arts works and 20 describe initial Mins impressions and personal interpretations, using arts elements and languages

Check for appropriate behaviour Use behaviour strategies Ask each student to share their design and word Respond to any questions Students attach designs to tree Discuss the importance of kind words Lesson concludes

Whole class in circle on the mat

String Scissors

Assessment Strategies (link to Learning Outcomes):

Reflect on learning to identify new understandings. Observation of student designs and language used.
Self-evaluation (after lesson has been given): Whats next? Where to from this lesson?

Was task understood and achieved? Behaviour management strategies implemented and understood? Was task achievable/ enjoyable for students? Duration of lesson appropriate?

Further creative activities to build upon creativity and collegial classroom environment

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Art Lesson 2 Tin Foil Insects

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7 References: 1000 things to make. Art activity Book. Usbourne Publications Essential Learnings- Queensland Curriculum Essential Learnings Assessment and Reporting Framework. The Arts by the end of Year 3. Sourced 14.5.2013

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8 Note: More time may be required to complete activity. Cater for this as required If activity is completed quickly, ask students to describe more about their design process and get them to write a reflection Cater for special needs students by assisting as required. A Teacher Aide may be available to assist.

Mikeala Patterson

Art Lesson 2 Tin Foil Insects

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