We hope you are having a wonderful week at home!
Today we will be continuing to look at the different seaside art work your child may have started from last weeks blog.
This week in school we would have been continuing to practice observational seaside drawings and starting to look at how we can use clay to create a 3D seaside model.
As we are aware, you are unlikely to have access to clay, however the same activity can be completed using play dough. If you do not have play dough, the link below shows you how you can make it with 3 simple ingredients.
Once you have made the play dough, your child can now investigate how it can be manipulated. Experiment with smoothing, rolling, pinching, joining techniques, tools and mark making in order to create different textures.
Once your child has used different techniques to manipulate the play dough you can start to discuss which sea creature they would like to create. They may choose a sea creature from one of the drawings last week. Discuss with your child that their seaside model will be 3D and see if they can recap what a 3D shape is.
Now it's time to start creating the 3D models. If your child is creating a sea creature they will need to think about what body parts the creature has and how they can manipulate the play dough to make their creature look realistic. They may need to use different tools to change the texture of the play dough.
Once your child has made their 3D seaside model, now is evaluation time. This is a great opportunity for your child to be reflective of their work and discuss what went well and what they could do differently next time. This may be through a discussion with your child or they like to write a few sentences evaluating their masterpiece.
Similarly to last week, listed below will be a range of creative activities you may wish to try with your child.
Seaside Pebble Paintings
Sea Creature Puppets
Toilet Roll Tube Sea Creatures
We hope you all enjoy getting creative!
The KS1 Team :)
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