5th Grade Musical Set Design

Well, I don't want to give it away...but I will give you a sneak peak behind the scenes of the 5th Grade Musical about African-American influence on music. Working with Mr. Ryan's class we are going to put on one heck of a show!

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Found Object Sculptures

Setting Up

3rd Grade students are continuing their form and sculpture unit by creating sculptures from recycled and found objects. Studying the ideas of how different objects can work together and be attached to one another. 

Students have a variety of objects to choose from and were encouraged to bring stuff from home. The room is set up for ease and acceptability (even though it's a mess!)

Planning

Students were able to draw their sculptures and plan different uses of materials and ways to connect each piece. They gathered their materials to save them later for construction. 

Creating

Once students had their ideas planned and perfected, the creation process began! They were required to use a variety of materials, a variety of adhesives or ways to attach their materials and have a concept for their sculpture design in order to write a fictional story introducing their sculpture once completed.

It's amazing how creative my students can be with just some simple recycled materials! Precious!