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COLLAGE
Theme: Dragons
LESSON PLAN FOR TEACHERS
Drawing for a Collage
Looking at: Line, pattern, shape, structure, colour.
Materials: Pencil, paper (A3) wax crayons, paint.
Dragons are enchanted creatures. Sometimes they live in caves, sometimes on volcanic mountains, sometimes in swamps or deep lakes. Dragons are usually fierce with long fangs and sharp claws. Some of them can fly, some breathe fire. Dragons are often richly patterned and brightly coloured. They have iridescent scales, plumes, wings and horns. Using a pencil to begin with, draw your idea of a Dragon. Start to build up pattern using wax crayons. Fill in the shapes with paint.
Outcome 1: Using materials, techniques, observation skills and media.
Strand 1: Investigating and recording. 2; Using media. 3; Visual elements.
Developing the Collage
Looking at: Shape, pattern, structure, texture, colour.
Materials: PVA glue, scissors, reflective and coloured papers, sequins, newspaper, card, kitchen foil.
Look at the patterns of scales on fish and reptiles (lizards, crocodiles, alligators etc.). Scales come in different shapes and sizes. They are round, oval, rectangular, triangular, tear shaped, kite shaped, pointed. Choose the shapes you like best and cut a template out of card. Use this to draw lots of shapes the same onto coloured card and metallic papers. Now glue your shapes onto your drawing of a dragon. Add further texture by gluing on sequins.
Outcome 2: Expressing feelings, ideas, thought and solutions.
Strand 1; Creating and designing. 2; Communicating and presenting.
Suggested materials list for Collage
| 115940 | Holographic pack 10 x A4 sheets 20 pre cut stars self adhesive | 4.10 |
| 302333 | Bulk pack of sequins 500 gm | 7.98 |
| 331341 | Gilsten Mesh, 6 assorted colours (8 m per roll) | 4.45 |
| 713554 | P.V.A. glue. 5 litre container | 5.50 |
| 756768 | Glue spreaders pack 10 @ | 0.60 |
| 112313 | Pack 200 assorted sheets vivid card (A4) @ | 2.85 |
| 117420 | Embossed assorted coloured foil pack @ | 4.25 |
| 111511 | Iridescent film (914 mm x 3.8 m) | 3.80 |
| 118729 | Coloured cellophane assorted colours (code for red given) | 0.99 |
TEACHERS NOTES
A more "industrial" dragon could be produced in collage from using nuts and bolts, old screw nails, coarse cardboard (such as the corrugated card boxes school paper towels come in) steel wool and plastic pan scourers. P.V.A. glue will stick all of the above down quite satisfactorily. A can of black spray paint, lightly coated with a metallic spray paint when dry will give a "castiron" look. Cellophane glued on to straws makes effective "Dragon's wings" and I have included the Y.P.O. catalogue numbers above.
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