thanksgiving.art.9-10

Title: Thanksgiving Art Activities Objective(s): o Students will create a handprint turkey o Students will create a Thanksgiving card for a friend or family member Materials o Brown, red, orange, yellow, green construction paper **(cut into ½ sheets) for Monday** o Brown, red, orange, yellow, green construction paper **(whole sheets for Tuesday)** o White paper o Scissors o Glue o Pencils o Crayons/markers o Whiteboard/chart paper o http://www.dltk-holidays.com Bridge Technology Standards  o 1.1.1 o 1.1.3 o 2.2.2 o 3.1 <span style="font-family: Jokerman; mso-bidi-font-family: Jokerman; mso-fareast-font-family: Jokerman; msobidifontfamily: Jokerman; msofareastfontfamily: Jokerman; msolist: Ignore;">o 3.2 <span style="font-family: Jokerman; mso-bidi-font-family: Jokerman; mso-fareast-font-family: Jokerman; msobidifontfamily: Jokerman; msofareastfontfamily: Jokerman; msolist: Ignore;">o 4.1 <span style="font-family: Jokerman; mso-bidi-font-family: Jokerman; mso-fareast-font-family: Jokerman; msobidifontfamily: Jokerman; msofareastfontfamily: Jokerman; msolist: Ignore;">o 4.2 <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> MONDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING REVIEW INDEPENDENT WORK **if students have extra time, they may play Thanksgiving games on http://www.dltk-holidays.com ** TUESDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING **make sure the students color the feathers side **WITHOUT** lines** You may have the students give you suggestions for this (ex. Color the turkey brown and the feathers many colors) REVIEW
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) tell the students that this Thursday is Thanksgiving, so they are going to make two art projects this week
 * 2) show them an example of the handprint turkey
 * 3) explain that they are going to create a handprint turkey to take home
 * 4:20/5:20 model how to make the turkey
 * 1) choose a **half sheet of brown** construction paper for the body
 * 2) ** trace ** your hand onto the construction paper (the students can use a friend to help them do this!!)
 * 3) carefully **cut out** the handprint
 * 4) write **your name** on the back of the handprint
 * 5) draw eyes and a beak on the **thumb**
 * 6) choose 2-3 colors of construction paper for feathers
 * 7) model how to draw 5-6 feather shapes (fairly large) on the colored construction paper
 * 8) carefully cut out the feather shapes
 * 9) glue the feathers to the **back** of the handprint
 * 1) have the **students** review the steps for making a handprint turkey
 * 4:30/5:30 pass out a **half sheet of brown** construction paper and a pencil to each student
 * 1) assist/monitor while the students cut out their handprints
 * 2) **remind the students to write their name on the back of the handprint turkey**
 * 3) once the students have their handprint cut out, have them draw eyes and a beak on the thumb
 * 4) when student’s turkey bodies are finished, allow them to choose 2-3 colors to make the feathers
 * 5) remind the students to cut out 5-6 feathers **(they can make up to 9 feathers if they want)**
 * 6) pass out a glue stick to each student
 * 7) when students have finished their turkey handprints, they may take them home or hang them up in the lab
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) remind the students that Thursday is Thanksgiving and they are going to do another art project today
 * 2) show them an example of the Thanksgiving card and explain they are going to make one for a friend or family member
 * 3) on the whit board/chart paper brainstorm a list of words or phrases the students want to write on their Thanksgiving card
 * 4) ex. “Happy Thanksgiving”, “Happy Turkey Day”, “I hope you have a nice Thanksgiving” etc.
 * 5) show them the supplies they will need
 * 6) turkey pattern
 * 7) feather pattern
 * 8) card pattern
 * 9) whole sheet of construction paper
 * 4:25/5:25 model how to create the card
 * 1) first, tell the students they need to **color the pieces before** they cut them out
 * 2) model how color a few parts of the turkey and a couple feathers
 * 1) show the students how to cut **on the solid lines**
 * 2) model how to cut the slit on the turkey’s neck
 * 3) model how to slide the feathers onto the turkey ( __ keep in mind that all the lines are on the back of the paper and the plain side should be colored and showing __ )
 * 4) glue where it says “glue here”
 * 5) model how to glue the turkey to the card pattern where it says “glue here”
 * 6) finally, model how to glue the whole turkey and card onto a colored piece of construction paper and write a message on the front
 * 7) the students can also decorate the front and inside
 * 4:35/5:35 have the **students** tell you how to complete the card step by step!
 * 1) ask for questions

INDEPENDENT WORK **make sure they are coloring the feathers sides WITHOUT lines** **if students have extra time, they may play Thanksgiving games on http://www.dltk-holidays.com ** **if you have trouble cutting and folding the turkey, go to http://www.robertsabuda.com/popmake/popmake_turkey-step3.asp for step by step instructions** <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">J
 * 4:40/5:40 pass out a turkey and feathers to each student
 * 1) pass out scissors and crayons
 * 2) once the students have colored their turkey and feathers, they may cut
 * 1) pass out construction paper and glue
 * 2) assist/monitor while the students make their cards