Title - April Showers - Bring Me Flowers!
By - Tia Bosua Grünenfelder
Primary Subject - Art
Secondary Subject - Science
Grade Level - 1
Unit: My community
Natural objects: Flowers
This lesson was presented after a science lesson where the learners had to collect flowers outside and dissect them. We discussed the different parts of a flower and made a diagram to indicate the various parts.
Learning outcomes:
Use various materials to create flowers.
Working together as a group to decorate our "April Showers - Bring Me Flowers" wall.
Assessment standards:
Did students manage to use different material?
Did they copy the examples or did they use their own creativity?
Materials:
Examples of flowers.
Information on flowers and pictures of flower parts.
Step 1:
Talk about the community and ask why we need or want to have flowers and trees in a community.
Step 2:
Show examples of flowers and talk about the different parts of flowers for example: petals, leaves, stem.
Presentation:
Step 3:
Show the learners the "April Showers - Bring Me Flowers" wall and discuss what type of flowers they are going to make.
Step 4:
Put all the material on the tables (paper plates, scissors, glue, glitter, paint, water markers, cork, coins, buttons, material, pipe cleaners)
Step 5:
Learners create their own flowers.
Conclusion:
Step 6:
Stick the flowers to the "April Showers - Bring Me Flowers" wall.
Step 7:
Tidy up time.
Pre-knowledge that the learners had for this lesson:
Had discussions about the community before.
Formulate of a problem (concept to be taught):
Creating two and three-dimensional flowers by using a range of material.
Questions and instruction, which you will pose to the learners:
Step 1:
Sit on the carpet
Talk about the community and ask why we need or want to have flowers and trees in a community.
Why do we need flowers?
Who has a garden?
Who likes flowers?
What type of flower do you like the best?
Step 2:
Show examples of flowers and talk about the different parts of flowers, for example: petals, leaves, stem.
Which parts of the flower do you know the name of?
What is this part called?
What is its function?
Step 3:
Show the learners the "April Showers - Bring Me Flowers" wall and discuss what types of flowers they are going to make.
Why have we created this board?
Where do you want to place your flower?
Step 4:
Go and sit down at your desk please.
Take any type of material that you like and start creating your flower.
Put all the material on the tables.
Step 5:
Students create their own flowers.
Step 6:
If you are finished with your flower, you may bring it to me and we can put it up on the wall together.
Stick the flowers to the "April Showers - Bring Me Flowers" wall.
Step 7:
Tidy up time.
Put the material away please.
Conclusion:
The learners were very creative and produced spectacular flowers.
Only three learners out of the group of 15 modeled the examples, the others made up their own creative design.
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