Sprouting Seeds
Activity 4 - Art for Plants!
Objective:
To visually communicate about native plants, natural habitats and their function, features or issues.
Resources and Materials:
- Glue
- Markers
- Scissors
- Tissue Paper
- Paint
- Chart Paper
- Construction Paper
- Magazines to Cut Up
- Internet
- Clay
- Chalk
Instructions:
- Examine samples of visual art that impart a message or information about a particular subject (these can be found on the internet using a Google search).
- Discuss the role of art pieces in communicating a message or telling a story, and review what artists have done/included in the examples to share a story.
- Have children decide what story/message they want to communicate about their habitat and what visuals should be included to do so. Ideas: taking action to help nature or all the plants and wildlife that depend on nature for their habitat.
- Have fun and create your art piece! It could be a mural, poster, painting, sculpture or any visually creative work of art!
