Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known as the originator of the mobile. He also created numerous wire sculptures and an entire play circus out of wire and found objects. Our 5/6 class used Calder's fish mobiles and other wire sculptures as inspiration for their own original wire fish creatures. We used contour line drawings as a template to shape the wire and followed our own design sense to experiment with various line configurations and shapes to complete our mobiles.
Understanding symmetry presents a large learning curve for many young students. Valentine's Day offers a traditional lesson in drawing half of a heart on the folded side of paper to reveal a whole heart when opened. We explored the "power of the fold" as a means to creating 3-dimensional animals from a single piece of paper.
Students used patterns to start and were then encouraged to create their own designs once they understood the concept of drawing only half an animal from the folded side of the paper. We also found ways to attach horns and ears by cutting slits and slots to interlock. |
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April 2016
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