Project Title: Insect Sculpture Part 2 

Medium: Recycled cardboard, masking tape, acrylic paint, embellishments

Grade Theme: Animals

Overview: Students will embellish their insect sculptures that were made in the previous lesson. Embellishments may include: eyes, fur, scales, feathers, wings, claws and/or anything the students can think of that is possible with materials handy. 

Art Skills: texture creation, design, cutting, gluing 

Process: Students will cut, fold and arrange all embellishments on their sculptures.  Teachers will hot glue all heavy parts, like google eyes, students will glue light  weight embellishments. 

Materials: buttons, tissue paper, construction paper, pipe cleaners, mylar, etc.

Tools Provided by Classroom: scissors, white glue 

Vocabulary:, adaptation, environment, animal anatomy

Multiple Subject Integration: Environmental Science, anatomy, engineering 

*Please note that samples were made by teaching artists. Students will be encouraged  to make their own versions of this project. Please DO NOT show students these  samples in advance of the art lesson. 

Description Summary: Today students had the second of a two-part special art lesson making insect sculptures. They cut and folded and glued all the surface details of their animals with colors, shapes and textures.