In this lesson, students practice their scissor-cutting skills, measuring skills, fine motor skills including folding paper, and learning how a binder clip is used (great to teach pinching for students with OT goals). Students will also learn sewing skills and how to tie a knot, as well as patience, mindfulness, perseverance, and how using recycled materials saves in terms of materials and cost. The best part, of course, is that they can use their finished sketchbooks to draw.
Art teachers use a process-based approach to engage students in art-making. Young students apply color-mixing to create vibrant watercolor paintings, elementary students are introduced to the unique process of paper quilling, middle-school students use critical thinking and ideation skills while drawing meaningful self-portraits, high-school students use fused glass techniques to create functional works of art, and more.
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