Date: May 15, 1997

Grade Level(s): Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Subject(s):

• Interdisciplinary
• Arts

Students will grasp a better understanding for texture.

Student will show evidence of creativity using different textures. Students will show evidence of lines and shapes.

Paper, crayons, scissors, glue, felt tip pen

First, the instructor should speak with the biology teacher to try and tie this project in with a lesson on insects. The instructor should begin the lesson by showing the students different insects out of books, magazines, pictures, or perhaps dead dried insects or live insects in captivity. Next, the teacher should explain what a texture is and how it is important. Following, the teacher will demonstrate to the students how to collect a texture by taking a crayon and a sheet of paper, placing the paper on the wall, using a crayon to color on the paper, leaving a textured look. The teacher will show samples of other textures collected at an earlier time. He or she will explain different ways to collect textures:

1) form the bottom of your shoe

2) making two textures on one piece of paper by turning your paper and putting the texture over the first one, and

3) using different crayon colors to add variation.

Guidelines:

1) 10-12 textures must be collected,

2) a minimum of 6 of those must be used to construct the insect,

3) must use creativity! When the students understand what a texture is and how to follow the guidelines, the instructor can continue to explain how to construct an insect using the textures obtained. The teacher shows the students how to cut certain body parts of an insect and glue them together. He or she does not need to make an entire insect in front of the class, however, several samples of completed insects should be available for the class to view. These samples should be taken out of view after the students have started working so they can use their own creativity. If the students do not have any questions, they can begin on collecting their textures.

1) Each student, using paper and crayons, will collect 10-12 samples of textures from around the classroom.

2) When all samples have been collected they may select a minimum of 6 textures to use to make their insect.

3) After the textures are chosen, the student may be in to construct their insect. It can be any size, have as many legs as they want, and be 3-D.

4) The teacher should be walking around the room, available to the students to answer questions.

5) Using a scissors, the student will cut out pieces of their insect.

6) Using glue the student will glue the pieces together.

7) Once the insect is completed to the student's liking, while the glue is drying the student can begin to clean up any scraps, glue, etc.

Each student should stand up and give a brief description for the class. He or she will also explain where 2 of the textures used were taken from. If the instructor is running short on time, he/she may ask each student to write down their answers and hand them in.

1) Using a felt tip pen, the students who finish early can draw lines and shapes onto their insects.

2) Using the remaining scraps or textures the student can construct a sea creature.