Introduction and Process

This Fortuneteller is in response to  how we use our hands to make, connect, or predict. The fortune teller can be both a tool for reflection and a visual framework for artmaking process.

To make this fun interactive artwork, we worked as a class each making our visual and written gratitude design for our hands. I then made the fortuneteller folds as instructed by our teacher. The folds revealed empty sides of the paper that could be used to further the gratitude experience, maybe a potential game! I undid the folds to do some drawings. I felt as though the initial drawing spoke to me a lot so I did drawings of activities  I do with my hand based on my written gratitude text on the other side of the paper. I then folded the triangles in and wrote game prompts that can be done with each drawing set when opened to reveal. Finally I added some numbers on the outer parts in order to help with determining which game prompt each person would do by having them choose numbers between one to four.

Guiding Questions:

What three questions would enhance the understanding of the big idea?

1. What are some things you do with our hands everyday?

2. what are some things you create with your hands?

3. what things would you be unable to do if you just had legs?

What three skills need to be taught to students for this to happen?

1. The ability to follow and remember directions and work as partners

2. Hand eye co-ordination for folding and playing the game

3. Basic drawing and writing skills

What other considerations would be necessary?

It is important to warn the importance of folding precisely so that the fortuneteller comes together nicely. The interior drawings need to be readable to everyone while it might not need to be for the writings. The students are free to create their own games/ drawing designs if they follow the order of folds properly.  Also, note that the final size of the fortuneteller depends on the initial size of the square paper.