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PAPERMAKING
(DEVELOPMENT LESSON ON LETTERING) LEADER'S NOTES
PRESENTATION
At the workshop area, ask lots of questions about trees and what they are used to make. When some bright spark says "paper", inform the class of the workshop activity.
Strand 5 - 14
- Investigating verbally
- Using visual skills
- Observing.
Outcome 1: Listening, considering, expressing ideas.
APPLICATION
The group would be shown how paper is made, and then each given an opportunity to make their own piece of paper. The finished paper would be dried on a piece of newspaper, onto which they can write their name. This makes it easily identifiable for home-time. The paper can be safely stacked in a box and taken by their teacher, to be handed out when dry.
Strand 5 - 14
- Creating
- Observing
Outcome 2: Learning skills, using media
AIM
If the paper was made near the start of the visit, it could be revisited at the end (with favourable weather it should be dry by now. Each piece of paper could be stuck down onto a sheet of coloured card, to have additions such as real or metallic leaves glued on. Poetry could be written over the top of this for adding to the class book. [Further development lesson].
Strand 5 - 14
- Creating and designing
- Communicating
- Presenting
Outcome 3: Expressing ideas, thought and solutions.
OUTCOME
Each individual could contribute a sheet either for display on the exhibition's Large Book, or to create a class book back at school. There is a further lesson plan for a lesson designing a book cover using "doorways" as the theme. This could be a potential class entry for the competition to win the sword.
NOTES FOR LEADERS
- It would be advisable to split the group into two. It may be worth while having one half go round the exhibition at this stage. It is flexible.
- Paper pulp should be prepared in advance as it is noisy and a bit time consuming.
MATERIALS LIST
- Food mixer - beg, borrow or steal one (Y.P.O. do one for approximately £20)
- Plastic pail - to soak paper. Rolling pin
- Plastic basin - to float pulp in water
- Metal mesh - available in packs of 6 from Halfords Car Outlet for about £2.15 per pack. This would cut easily into 24 useful pieces
- Sieve and coffee jars to store pulp in fridge (it goes off and smells of babies' sick otherwise)
- J Cloths, cut into appropriate sizes
- Newspapers - for drying handmade paper
- Paper for pulping. Office shredders are an excellent source. Newspaper makes an unattractive grey paper if used