11.22.2011

3rd Grade: Thai Elephants


3rd Graders have been learning about the culture of Thailand, and so I decided we would create a project based on one of Thailand's most beloved animals, the elephant.  The first day we drew our elephants into foil (silver, copper, or gold) with a pencil, added a blanket with a simple pattern or design and cut them out.  Next day students colored their elephants with Sharpies and painted paper for their background.  Last day, we added the string and bead tail and taped our elephants onto the background with masking tape. Students had fun with this one!







6 comments:

  1. Very creative using foil to interpret the art of Thailand.
    I love the relief quality of the elephants,the colors and textures.

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  2. GREAT idea to use metal for the elephants!!! Very nice!

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  3. These are beautiful! Is the foil sharp on the edges?

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  4. Where did you get the gold foil?
    I am looking at doing something similar with my students for a self-portrait project.

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  5. What a nice lesson. I'm going to give it a try.

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