Wouldn't it be fun if you could make a self portrait using only found materials!?
Our Lessons For the Week! “Fun With Recycling”
What is our theme? Recycling self portrait and cardboard picture frame.
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To find things in your home to create with and repurpose.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL 1: The child will demonstrate initiative, self-direction, and independence.
Learning Outcomes:
To understand the characteristics that make up a face. Two eyes, a nose and a mouth. Can you make a face with all of these things using recycled materials?
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://youtu.be/-ueQ7ZCa7bg - I Like Me read aloud by Ms. Amanda
Materials
A piece of cardboard with a rectangle cut out of the middle for the frame.
Paper
Coloring utensils
Paint (if your child wants to paint the frame or they can color it.)
Small recycled materials to make a face in the center of the frame.
Activity (Procedure):
First decorate your frame.
Then you are going to use the found material to make a face in the middle of your frame.
You can glue these pieces down if you choose to keep it one face or save the found materials and the frame to do this project more than once! Then you can continue finding more “small parts” to add to your collection!
Activity Wrap Up:
Decide whether the project is something you want to make permanent and glue the pieces to a piece of paper
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child putting the eyes where eyes would typically go? Are they trying to match the correct color to their own eye color and hair color?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
You can set up a mirror for your child to look at themselves while creating their self portrait. You can ask them what they see.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
These projects are great to plan ahead and be collecting stuff beforehand. Let your child go on a scavenger hunt and find things but also have some items you have already found for them to use.
Our Lessons For the Week! “Fun With Recycling”
What is our theme? Recycling self portrait and cardboard picture frame.
What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To find things in your home to create with and repurpose.
MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL 1: The child will demonstrate initiative, self-direction, and independence.
Learning Outcomes:
To understand the characteristics that make up a face. Two eyes, a nose and a mouth. Can you make a face with all of these things using recycled materials?
Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
https://youtu.be/-ueQ7ZCa7bg - I Like Me read aloud by Ms. Amanda
Materials
A piece of cardboard with a rectangle cut out of the middle for the frame.
Paper
Coloring utensils
Paint (if your child wants to paint the frame or they can color it.)
Small recycled materials to make a face in the center of the frame.
Activity (Procedure):
First decorate your frame.
Then you are going to use the found material to make a face in the middle of your frame.
You can glue these pieces down if you choose to keep it one face or save the found materials and the frame to do this project more than once! Then you can continue finding more “small parts” to add to your collection!
Activity Wrap Up:
Decide whether the project is something you want to make permanent and glue the pieces to a piece of paper
How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child putting the eyes where eyes would typically go? Are they trying to match the correct color to their own eye color and hair color?
How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
You can set up a mirror for your child to look at themselves while creating their self portrait. You can ask them what they see.
Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
These projects are great to plan ahead and be collecting stuff beforehand. Let your child go on a scavenger hunt and find things but also have some items you have already found for them to use.
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