This is a beautiful project I did recently with my Grade 1 students. The real hero of this lesson is the painted paper. Students have an absolute ball making the painted paper and those free hand designed papers are the basis for visually striking artworks.
Materials required:
- painted paper
- A3 white paper cut vertically
- newspapers
- white glue & brushes
- circle templates approx. 2-3inches diameter
- black card approx. 2inches x 3inches
- a handout of different flower petal designs
- scissors
- glue sponges or glue sticks
- thick black markers
Duration: 2 lessons of 80 minutes each
Prep work for first lesson: get loads of newspaper and pour white glue into cups. Cut the A3 papers vertically.
1. The objective of this lesson was to understand the meaning of collage and then to create a collage of a flower. I showed the students a finished example of the project and got them to figure out the meaning of collage through questioning. I then explained to them that it would take them two lessons to complete their collage; making the newspaper background first and then the flower itself.
2. For the newspaper background, I gathered all students around a table and showed them how to rip the newspaper into small pieces and especially asking them not to use any pictures they find on the newspaper. They must use only the words. Once they have a good stack of small, torn pieces of newspaper, apply the white glue with a brush on the A3 white, rectangular paper. Tell students to cover their whole sheet with newspaper and once that was done, to apply white glue one more time over the newspaper to make sure that every piece is stuck down properly. This was the end of the first lesson.
Prep work for second lesson: sort all painted papers into reds, yellows, blues, purples, pinks & greens. Cut green painted papers into long, vertical rectangles so that makes it easier for the kids to cut out a stem. Cut all other colours into smaller squares or rectangles roughly the size of your palm. Place into plastic bags for students to have easy access to them and to choose their colours easily.
Prepare the glue sponges by placing a sponge into a small box and pouring white glue on top. I love using sponges instead of glue sticks because it is easier to use and white glue is a lot stronger than a glue stick.
Prepare a handout of different flower petal designs. Cut pieces of black card roughly 2inches x 3inches.
Cut out circle templates approx. 2-3inches diameter. I laminated mine so that they can last longer. Draw the circles on each student's newspaper collage so that it's easier for them to understand where to place their stem. etc.
1. Briefly discuss with the students about the different parts of a flower. As we were naming and labeling them as a whole class, I told the students which parts we would be making first, second and so on by writing a number against it. We would make the stem first, the leaves second, third is the centre of the flower and lastly the petals. Have a look at my board:
Since there were too many components of the flower, I decided to do split my demonstration. This means that I gathered students together and demonstrated how to do the stem and leaves, then they would go off to their own places and follow that. When they completed the stem & leaves, I got them around the table again and showed them how to make the centre and the petals.
2. Get a long piece of green painted paper and draw two wobbly, parallel lines at the back of the paper for the stem. Tell students that all their drawing work will be done at the back of the painted papers so that no pencil lines will be seen on the front. Cut it out and stick onto the newspaper background made in the previous lesson.
3. Draw a few leaves, cut and stick. Have a look at this process:
4. Next, decide on a colour for the centre and use the circle template to trace the shape, cut and stick it on.
5. Using the handout and the small piece of black card, draw the shape of the petal. Make sure the petal is big enough and should ideally touch all four corners of the black card. Cut it out. This will be used as a template to draw all the petals. Trace onto their choice of painted papers approx 6 - 8 times. Cut it out and stick.
6. Finally, outline with black marker.
The finished pieces!
Materials required:
- painted paper
- A3 white paper cut vertically
- newspapers
- white glue & brushes
- circle templates approx. 2-3inches diameter
- black card approx. 2inches x 3inches
- a handout of different flower petal designs
- scissors
- glue sponges or glue sticks
- thick black markers
Duration: 2 lessons of 80 minutes each
Prep work for first lesson: get loads of newspaper and pour white glue into cups. Cut the A3 papers vertically.
1. The objective of this lesson was to understand the meaning of collage and then to create a collage of a flower. I showed the students a finished example of the project and got them to figure out the meaning of collage through questioning. I then explained to them that it would take them two lessons to complete their collage; making the newspaper background first and then the flower itself.
2. For the newspaper background, I gathered all students around a table and showed them how to rip the newspaper into small pieces and especially asking them not to use any pictures they find on the newspaper. They must use only the words. Once they have a good stack of small, torn pieces of newspaper, apply the white glue with a brush on the A3 white, rectangular paper. Tell students to cover their whole sheet with newspaper and once that was done, to apply white glue one more time over the newspaper to make sure that every piece is stuck down properly. This was the end of the first lesson.
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| The newspaper background |
Prepare the glue sponges by placing a sponge into a small box and pouring white glue on top. I love using sponges instead of glue sticks because it is easier to use and white glue is a lot stronger than a glue stick.
Prepare a handout of different flower petal designs. Cut pieces of black card roughly 2inches x 3inches.
Cut out circle templates approx. 2-3inches diameter. I laminated mine so that they can last longer. Draw the circles on each student's newspaper collage so that it's easier for them to understand where to place their stem. etc.
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| Prep work: sorting the painted papers |
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| Prep work: the petal handout and the black card |
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| Prep work: the glue sponges |
2. Get a long piece of green painted paper and draw two wobbly, parallel lines at the back of the paper for the stem. Tell students that all their drawing work will be done at the back of the painted papers so that no pencil lines will be seen on the front. Cut it out and stick onto the newspaper background made in the previous lesson.
3. Draw a few leaves, cut and stick. Have a look at this process:
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| A student making the stem and leaves |
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| A student making the centre of the flower |
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| A student making the petal shape |
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| Students selecting which colours they would like to use |
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| Work in progress |
The finished pieces!
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