Centers for 5th Grade Art

 

Stain Glass Diaries

Materials:

            Colored Paper

            Markers

            Glitter Glue

            Paper Fasteners

The students will be pretending that they are lords and knights in medieval times.  They will write in their diaries about being a lord or knight.  They will also make stainless covers for their diaries.

 

1.              The students will write two entries in their diaries and make up a date for each entry.  The two entries can focus on one topic or a variety of topics such as daily lives, activities, romantic relationships, and attack on the castle by other lords and knights.

2.              Give students sheets of colored paper to decorate as front and back covers for the diaries.  On the fronts, they should write the names they chose as lords, ladies and knights.  Using markers and glitter glue, students can decorate the rest of the front and the back cover with signs and symbols they make up to represent their families.  Use paper fasteners to hold each diary together.

Navajo Sand Paintings

Materials:

            Colored Sand

            Cardboard with natural colored sand

            Pencils

            Glue

            Paint Brushed

            Paper Plate/blank paper

The students should have learned about sand paintings and some other aspects of Navajo culture.  They could talk about the history of sand paintings and about where the reservation is.

Steps to Sand Paintings

1.              Draw a picture first on a piece of paper then on the sand covered cardboard

2.              With a paintbrush, gently dab glue onto one color’s surface area

3.              Sprinkle colored sand on wet glue

4.              Tap cardboard lightly to knock off excess sand; replace sand into bowl

5.              Do this for each color separately