Masks Part2

 These are the final products of the mask project done over this term. I really love them and hope you enjoy them too.

Masked : part 1

 We are making masks. 

We began by looking at the history of masks and what they are used for.

The first part of this project and of the chess board project - planning. The children don't always like this bit nor are they particularly thorough , but I really push them to put all their ideas down on paper. This is not so that they HAVE to do what they planned but rather so that they have something to hang their ideas on. A kind of frame.

 The first problem the children had was to build a shape onto which they could begin to make the mask. That proved tricky and at last we settled on a balloon. I love it when the kids encounter a problem in art because  art, taught well, creates opportunities for children to solve problems . Learning happens.

This was painful for some children and frustrating. We had to work through the moans and groans and disappointments together. Balloons popped and deflated.

 These are some of the masks taking shape. Paper mache was the thing we were using to make our masks.

 The undercoat of white paint was added.

 I quite like these just like this.

 Here the work is progressing as paint and other items are added to the final works.

the Colour Wheel

 This is a fun lesson. We talk colour and the kids make a colour wheel which always takes longer than expected.

 This lesson overlaps with a little on Pop art and so we learn about Andy Warhol and what Pop Art is. 

 The children choose everyday South African items to draw and them paint in primary colours. The background is painted in secondary colours.