Students use problem solving and experimentation to find ways of attaching different pieces of paper or cardboard together without the use of tape or glue. They are then challenged to use these strategies to imagine and create a unique and expressive sculpture, before creating reflective artist statements about their work, and giving and receiving feedback on the strengths and limitations of their output and working process. 

• Create a representational sculpture

• Use of unconventional materials and craft techniques

This unit has a creativity and critical thinking focus:

• Play with unusual and radical visual arts ideas

• Create visual art that shows expressive qualities

• Consider several perspectives and reflect on expressive choices 

Resources

Other Resources

• Variety of paper for attachment challenge

• Variety of supplies (staplers, yarn, hold punches, scissors, ribbon) for attachment challenge

• Box of junk for each student or small group

• Artist statement worksheets

Opportunities to adapt, extend, and enrich

• This could be linked to a unit on recycling. “The garbage” is an activity from the same OECD CERI project on fostering creativity and critical thinking skills that continues along a similar theme.

English Version

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kznLMnHY71R9kMxIbfL18u22UtSU2D9L4EvhV_4FFjo/edit?usp=sharing 

Hindi Version

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O3YVIQVUKlpErc777CZMbWt4J0UBgL5NrlqHC_OQemg/edit?usp=sharing

Gujarati Version

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sDWNbABmF57MDE4k6Vwhq1DSUWCuqVP_TLCsLQB3PVE/edit?usp=sharing

Kannada Version

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/10jMRkGxp3zHoyzRcFVXG8IBKVgN6CUoPCtuxNUD4ANc/edit?usp=drive_link