Mini-Lessons 18, 19: Showing Thanks & Aluminum Foil Sculptures

How To Draw A Thanksgiving Turkey /  Fun Thanksgiving Coloring Activity For Kids

  

SHOWING THANKS

Lesson by Brennan Prusak 

       LESSON PLAN


Objective: Educate students on the importance of reflecting on what they have and how to show thanks for these concepts


Age Group: 2nd grade


Materials: White Paper, Crayons, and the students’ hands


Activity: Students will place one hand on the sheet of paper and trace the outline of their hand. After tracing their hand, they will be instructed to label the outline of their index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky finger with something that they are thankful for in their life. After the students label each finger, they will be free to give the turkey a face on the thumb and decorate the rest of the sheet and turkey as much as they would like to add to the festive drawing.


Assessment: I will assess the students by collecting their drawings and checking that they labeled each finger with something that they are thankful for and decorated the rest of the turkey and the background of the paper, if they choose to do so. I would like to take the collection of drawings and hang them up in the class for the month of November so the students can admire their work, and then return the art to the students on the last class before they leave for Thanksgiving. Since this activity focuses on a more personal subject in thankfulness, I feel like it is fair to assess students on completion rather than the content of their work, as there is no “right answer” when it comes to showing thanks.




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  Self-Awareness: Aluminum Foil Sculptures

 Lesson by Caroline Kapp 

      LESSON PLAN
Brainstorming: When you think of a bear what comes to your mind? *Strong, scary, tall*
Objective: Students will learn self-awareness through , describing, comparing and contrasting themselves to an animal that they feel represents them along with the qualities they hold as a human being.
 Age Group: 5th

ALUMINUM FOIL: 

Sculpting an Animal

Materials: Tinfoil
Activity: Create an animal out of one piece of tinfoil (or more) that represents who you are and what qualities make you, you.
Assessment: Everyone will find a partner on the other side of the room and discuss why you chosen the animal that you did and express what quality or qualities the animal has that reflects you. After, one person from the pair will discuss their animal out loud to the class and their description.

 

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