Each student was given a 4 inch by 4 inch piece of the banner and had to control their paper sculpture to follow the lines shown so that it would line up with the others to make the word "WILDCATS". 

Students created paper dice by drawing a flattened cube, adding designs, cutting, and gluing the form together. This introduced the concept of planning out 3D forms on a 2D surface. 

Students explored another way to make cubes. This time, they used paper strips to build the edges of the cube rather than making a net map of the faces. After completing their individual cube they used materials to modify their cubes and many students chose to work collaboratively to build larger structures. 

Students applied their knowledge of paper forms to create a representation of a real world object: tables. 

They used colored pencils to create wood grain as an implied texture.

This display case outside our classroom showcases student work from the first three weeks of school: independent paper sculptures, connected paper sculptures, and paper tables. 

Students created miniature rooms using paper, cardboard, popsicle sticks, felt, fabrics, paint, drawing media, and found objects. After choosing what kind of room they wanted to make, students began to design the floors and walls. Once the details of those pieces were finalized, they formed the furniture using techniques they had learned from the earlier paper sculpture projects. They finished off their rooms by adding details and participated in a group critique (discussion) of their artwork.

Students were asked to make 3-8 different origami folds to familiarize themselves with the craft and narrow in on what they'd like to make for their project.

This display case outside our classroom showcases the room project as well as paper sculptures.   

Students chose colors to use for their Origami Painting Project within a chosen color scheme. They put down the pure hues, and then mixed tints and shades as well. 

This display case outside our classroom showcases the room project as well as a few extra snowflakes and snowflake trees.  

  Students chose one of their origami forms to unold and reveal the pattern left from the folds. They then filled each space with a color in their chosen color scheme and refolded their origami once more in origami paper.

This display case outside our classroom showcases the room project as well as a few extra snowflakes and snowflake trees.  

Students were asked to create a vessel that included a pinch pot vase and coils. These images are the pots before being glazed to show the details more clearly. 

Students chose between two worksheets with a light outline of either a "Barbie" or a "Ken". They customized them with markers and colored pencils and then used prior knowledge from our "Miniature Rooms" project to cut and glue the edges, making a three dimensional box to resemble a real toy. 

Students who finished their blue practice felt with the four embroidery techniques they learned (running stitch, back stitch, blanket stitch, french knot) could apply those techniques to decorating a felt gingerbread man and turn him into a Christmas ornament!

Students experimented with glaze and experienced the magical transformation of colors after a glaze firing.

For this two day project, students made these watercolor hands by exploring the wet on wet and wet on dry techniques, and then used mark making to add a layer of texture on top with marker.

Students used felt and embroidery techniques to create two finger puppet characters! 

The Coil Pinch Pots and Finger Puppets on display!

The Finger Puppets are accompanied by the stories/ scripts students wrote for them.

Students drew lines to break up this 4"x6" paper and filled the resulting spaces with a range of values gradually blended together with the press release method. 

This quick assignment was a check for understanding of linear perspective, it was not meant to be a fully realized, highly finished project. 

Students used round reed caning and multiple weaving techniques to form animals!

Students learned to make a variety of shapes through folding paper and developed origami skills.