NOT A BOX and cardboard sculptures

For the first day of this project I started by reading I SPY SHAPES IN ART, by Lucy Micklethwait.  This gives a good introduction to some 3D forms along with a review of 2D shapes in works of art. Each student then chose a large piece of cardboard or mat board as their base, and 2 or 3 geometric shapes I had pre-cut to start their sculpture. They used glue and glue brushes to attach the shapes- I reminded them to count to at least 20 to make sure they stuck. If their pieces wouldn't stick I hot glued them.

For the second day of the project we read NOT A BOX, by Antoinette Portis. My Kindergarten students LOVED this book and the follow up, NOT A STICK, which we read earlier this year. They also had time to add more shapes to their sculpture and paint their sculptures with tempera cakes. Some students added details with markers, string or construction paper too.

 

They were so creative- here are some of their masterpieces on display: