Today we began what normally proves to be one of the favorite projects of the year: ROBOTS.
This is a project that focuses the children on using materials in a constructive, sculptural, three dimensional way. It is also a project designed to remind the kids that any material may be an art material, in this case repurposed cardboard! Armed with a wide selection of pre cut cardboard shapes, black paper and glue, I gave the kids a quick demonstration of how one might approach building a robot. We talked about adding the largest shapes first (body and head), adding whatever parts they thought necessary next (arms? legs? wheels?), and following finally with any details.
I was available through out to cut or alter any shapes as the kids required. As you can see, these robots are off to a great start. Next class we will have the opportunity to paint them with silver metallic paint and add details to our background. Enjoy!
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