Danielle Michalizysen, Transportation on the Move!

Name:  Danielle Michalizysen
Date:  April 22, 2013
Lesson Name: Let’s Go! Transportation on the Move

Materials used:

1.      Shoe Box

 

2.      Paint and Paint Brushes

 

3.      Construction Paper

 

4.      Markers

 

5.      Glue

 

6.      Cups of water

 

Any resources that helped inspire this project:

Book - Crayola Dream Makers, Early Childhood

List the subjects that your lesson ties in with:
Children demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between structure and function by creating 3D vehicle models. They also learn math by having to cut and piece together the shapes of the vehicle.

Step-by-step with text and photos:

1.      Start by reading books about working vehicles to the children. Good book recommendations are Machines at Work, Airport, and Freight Train. Make sure you give the students background information on what these vehicles do. Such as a fire truck helps put out fires and a school bus takes us to school. Also be sure to show the students pictures of these vehicles. Then explain that we will be creating models of these vehicles as our art project of the day!

2.      Next we will start the project! Tell your students to pick a vehicle they would like to create. Once all your students have a vehicle in mind, cover the painting area with a table cloth, newspaper or scratch paper.

 

3.      Once the area is covered, each student will prepare their box to be painted.

 

4.      Next, paint your box the color of your vehicle!

 

5.      While your box is drying, start cutting circles from your black construction paper. These will be the wheels of the vehicle. Once the vehicle is dry, glue the wheels onto the box.

 

6.      Next, cut two squares and one rectangle from your white construction paper. The squares will be the side windows and the rectangle will be the front window. Glue these onto your box once you cut them out.

 

7.      Now it’s time to get creative with your markers! Add faces in the windows. Or, if you made a fire truck (like the example) you can add the fire station name on the sides of the truck!

 

Extra tips for problem-solving: (if there are issues that arose during construction)

The box I used for my vehicle had a glossy finish so the paint wasn’t showing up at first. To fix this, I wrapped the box in white printer paper like a Christmas present and painted over the paper. When my students participate in this activity, I’ll be sure not to have glossy boxes, or, I’ll cover glossy boxes in printer paper ahead of time.

Art Vocabulary:
Elements – Shape and Texture are the elements of design used in my lesson. Students will have to cut out many shapes to make the windows and wheels for their vehicles. Texture is shown through the paint used to paint our shoe boxes the color of our vehicle. When touched, paint is usually rough in texture.

Principles – Repetition is a principle of design used in my transportation lesson. Students learn repetition by cutting out numerous wheels for their vehicles. For example, a fire truck has six wheels. Students will also learn repetition through cutting out windows. For example, students making school bus models will have to cut out many squares.

New Art Vocabulary –

Model: a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.