Printmaking- Adinkra Cloth

Two fifth grades learned about Adinkra Cloth from Ghana and the many symbols that are printed on cloth. The students picked one symbol that they identified with and learned about the process of printmaking. After drawing their symbols on a styrofoam plate the students practiced printing. They then had to make up a symbol that told me something about their personalities. They drew it on the styrofoam and printed. The final product was a copy of their first print and their personal symbol print with the meaning written below and glued to a piece of construction paper.

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Name Transformations

For the first mini drawing project, students were asked to write their first names in bubble or block letters and transform them into objects that reflect their unique personalities. Here are some amazing examples!!

3rd and 4th Grade Symmetrical Name Aliens

Third and Fourth Grade started the year off with a lesson on symmetry and pattern. After writing their names on a folded piece of paper, the names were cut out and details added. Patterns were introduced and added to their name aliens.

Pattern Names

The pattern name project was the initial piece for a larger unit of study. Student's were challenged with writing their names in block or bubble capital letters. All letters had to overlap the previous one. After sketching out their names, they had to fill each letter with a different pattern. The spaces where the letters overlapped also had to be different patterns. Students were challenged to create interesting and varied patterns. After creating their patterns, students erased the lettered outlines and colored their patterns with sharpie. Once they were finished, the patterns created the forms of their letters in unique and bold ways.

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