Third grade was the first class that Mrs. Borchert took over during student teaching. With much enthusiasm, she presented the artwork of Dale Chihuly. This was a group effort where students became a team and focused on the end look of the installation, rather than on their individual pieces. Using over 150 used water bottles, this became a lesson on re-using and re-purposing materials. **BTW, did you know that you could wash water bottles on the top rack of a dishwasher? This simple tip saved us a lot of prep time!** Students first painted their base coat. To make prep easier, some classes chose from only warm color paints and the other classes were given cool colors only to choose from. On the following week, students were given a painted water bottle and told to add details with a contrasting color from the same cool or warm family. On the last day, students spiral-cut their bottles with scissors and attached them to a chain with zip-ties. All along, team work and collaboration was praised. The end results look awesome!
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AuthorI am a K - 5th grade art teacher at Wilson Creek Elementary and Anna McDonald School in Manhattan, IL. I am also a mother of two little girls (who share my love of art)! Archives
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