This would be a great project to use if a class was studying plants. It would give them an in depth look at the parts of plants and possibly a good assessment to see how well they have learned how plants operate.
Grade: 3-5
Time: 1-2 hours in class time.
Objective: Students will learn and understand the basic components of a plant and will demonstrate their understanding by creating a plant of themselves using textiles.
Materials: - paper -nature items: twigs, leaves, flowers, etc -yarn ,thread, fabric - glue -any other item students may want to bring to create their plant.
Exploratory question: If you were a plant, what kind of plant would you be? What kind of roots, leaves, petals, etc would you have? What would they be made out of?
Procedure:
1. Explore textiles, show students different artists that use textiles, show them different art that is made using textile techniques. Have students brainstorm different skills they may have with textiles.
2. Review the basic components of a plant (roots, stem, leaves, blossom, etc) Make sure the students understand the different roles that the different parts play.
3. Give students the exploratory question. Show them your example. Model a basic presentation for students.
4. You can set aside class time for students to explore different kinds of plants or to review plants you have already learned about, maybe go to the computer lab. OR you can make the research part of this lesson homework.
5. Let students know what supplies you will provide, have them bring in any other supplies they may want to use to compose their plant.
6. Give students time in class to put their plants together.
7. Have students briefly share and describe their plants with the rest of the class.
Alternative Assessment options:
1. Have students write a brief paper that describes their plant and how the different parts work for the different components of the plants.
Example: We made it a group plant. Natalee was the icicle pansy roots because they like cold weather. Karyn was pine needles because they withstand a lot of exposure to harsh weather and still survive. I was cherry tree leaves because they remind me of new beginnings and hope for things to come.
Reflection: This was a really interesting assignment. At first I really didn't think it would work out because it was just so.... different. But we were able to think of an idea that I think would be a fun project for students. I would use this in my classroom if we were talking about plants - and it would also be fun to involve the student's family. Maybe have them make a family tree using different items from their house to represent the different family members.
OTHER TEXTILE LESSON PLANS
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Thoughts on Textiles:
Why have I never thought of textiles as art? They are art! I knit, and that definitely takes a certain kind of skill and creativity. Dan Barney showed us some really neat artists that use textiles (thread, yarn, cloth, nature) as their medium.
Here are some textile artists:
Barbara Lugge
Amy Genser
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