tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post3932804958398769683..comments2023-10-22T03:29:52.892-04:00Comments on There's a Dragon in my Art Room: Cardboard Sculptures!Phylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-23980720914880701782012-02-05T17:33:31.930-05:002012-02-05T17:33:31.930-05:00Phyl,
I forgot to say that they don't get thr...Phyl,<br /><br />I forgot to say that they don't get thrown into the plastic bag until the next day when they are completely dry:)<br /><br />:)PatPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481951771573117224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-35481070284909846052012-02-03T22:24:01.413-05:002012-02-03T22:24:01.413-05:00Ha ha Pat, I bet they do love you!
While mine a...Ha ha Pat, I bet they do love you! <br /><br />While mine are made of sturdy cardboard, sometimes the gluing is a little precarious - crazy balances etc - so I don't think these would fare so well in a bag.<br /><br />Honestly, this lesson is PERFECT for 1st grade - they are willing to count out loud. Sometimes when they are gluing something crazy they count to really high numbers, and it's so cute listening to them figure it out! We look at the edges of the cut cardboard and note that the edges with parallel lines don't stick as good as the edges with a zigzag, if that makes sense. The kids take this seriously, and look for the zigzag side to glue.Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-74096687167451072682012-02-03T22:10:31.801-05:002012-02-03T22:10:31.801-05:00The kids did a great job, Phyl. I am amazed that t...The kids did a great job, Phyl. I am amazed that they were done by first graders. I do that kind of sculpture with the 5th grades. On a side note to all of those folks who were asking how you store all of those sculptures,I have a tip. When the sculptures are dry, the next day, I throw them into gigantic clear trash bags I get from the custodian. I have the kids store the bag in their homeroom (the homeroom teachers just love me for this.....)and then they bring the bag with them the next week. While they are in the painting process, I have the kids carry them back to their class after art and put them on the windowsill to dry until the next week. I always make them out of very sturdy cardboard in case you were wondering how I am able to throw them all into a bag together before painting. It just free's up a LOT of space in the artroom.<br /><br />:)PatPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481951771573117224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-8954708716942734402012-02-03T20:04:30.501-05:002012-02-03T20:04:30.501-05:00As always love these. Storage is always an issue. ...As always love these. Storage is always an issue. . . but if I can get them out of the room quickly and don't let a pile up happen I think I could try something this scale. They are so much fun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782513928143522368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-28389089906408525882012-02-03T00:50:54.896-05:002012-02-03T00:50:54.896-05:00I, too, always marvel at the number of 3D works yo...I, too, always marvel at the number of 3D works you can accomplish at one time. Most of my grade levels are 120 - 135, so 3D stuff takes some MAJOR juggling!!! Great sculptures, Phyl.Christie - Fine Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418114130566362780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-83564498600898245302012-02-03T00:05:42.669-05:002012-02-03T00:05:42.669-05:00Katie, I'm lucky. Our school is small, with b...Katie, I'm lucky. Our school is small, with between 35 and 50 kids per grade level, and only 23 kindergartners! The first grade has I think 47 kids. <br /><br />I "choreograph" to plan how to fit the 3-D work. I moved the 1st grade sculptures to the library as the papier-mache cats are taking over the world. The cats are stacked EVERYWHERE - I believe there are 49 of them. I have two cabinets I call "cages" for sculpture drying, and I also put them on top of the cabinets. I have some other sculptural stuff planned too and so I need to really keep the kids moving on getting those cats complete. <br /><br />The cardboard sculptures are not be the storage problem of the papier-mache, as I load them onto trays that can be put on top of pretty much anything, and they are basically small. Gotta watch out for fire inspections though that they are all 2' from the ceiling.Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-25647726823332708482012-02-02T23:28:21.206-05:002012-02-02T23:28:21.206-05:00Phyl, how many students do you have per grade, and...Phyl, how many students do you have per grade, and how much storage space do you have for 3D projects? I'm just impressed that you are able to figure out the logistics of so many 3D projects!<br /><br />I'm working on making more storage space in my classroom. I bought some closet shelves designed for shoes with PTO money so I'll have room when we do clay projects later this year (or when the drying racks overflow) but the shelves aren't very tall. I'm going to keep trying because I think it's important to add more 3D but I just don't know where I can *safely* put things for now when I have over 100 students in each grade, closer to 125 in 1st!Katie Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056783451407075827noreply@blogger.com