Not a Box
TIP: Once you have read this book, share a variety of different sizes of cardboard boxes with your students and brainstorm different ideas of what these boxes could become. Check out below how cardboard boxes were used in the museum!
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V3H1CL3, Jason Rogenes, 2015
A cardboard box is one of the best tools for play. This story sparks the imagination of young children for what else a box could be.
Prompting Questions:
- What else could be made with this box?
- What would you want to make with this box?
- Why can a cardboard box become so many different things?
- Have you ever used your imagination to make something wonderful from a boring, cardboard box?
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Students will explore the symbols and colors on the Osage blanket and will experience how different types of clothing and materials influence movement of the human body. Students will also create a class blanket displaying symbols that are important to them.
What Does Mud Have to Do With It?
Students learn about using common materials from the earth to create art. After spending time examining the materials used by Roxanne Swentzell and learning about her process and intent for Mud Woman Rolls On, students experiment with dirt, sand, water, and straw to gain a real world experience using materials like those used by the artist.
