My students need balsa foam, pottery tools, Crayola clay, plastic palettes, tempera paint, a classroom caddie, and Sadako And The Thousand Paper Cranes.
Build creativity in the classroom! Do you remember creating special projects in school that you treasured and felt proud of making? Do you remember the feeling of accomplishment you felt when you made each choice in how your project would come to life? Help us build our creativity and confidence!
"Sadako And The Thousand Paper Cranes" details the struggles of a Japanese student's journey after she develops Leukemia due to the effects of the Atomic Bomb.
We will discuss the impact of her journey and share how it inspires us to make a difference in others' lives for the better.
My students come from a small town and many have had little exposure (outside of school) to the arts. They absolutely love being creative--drawing, writing, acting and singing, but they don't always have the opportunities to participate in these activities other than for special events and holidays. My students would love to have an entire unit devoted to showing their creative and community-driven hearts through this study. They will have the opportunity to create a 'new' memorial in honor of Sadako, show the feelings portrayed in the book through carving and speak out for peace through collage and painting. I believe their potential is extraordinary--they just need a means to show it!
My Project
My class will complete one creative project per week in this unit and discuss the artistic terms and forms. We will begin with reading our novel and discussing the literary and emotional elements found in the book. Projects: 1. The students' balsa foam carvings will be painted to portray an implied feeling from the book. 2. Creating a college using magazine and newspaper scraps and layer paintings will allow my students to speak out for peace in the world. Their challenge will be to move others toward peace by creating an inspiring collage. 3. Finally, students will be challenged to create a 'new' Sadako peace statue and write a newspaper article explaining how their statue promotes worldwide peace.
I am requesting the following creative materials: paintbrushes, paint palettes, tempera paint, heavy painting paper, Crayola molding clay, balsa foam project squares, plastic carving tools, and a teacher's guide to "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes."
This project will have a major impact on my 55 students by showing them that while they are each but one child, they can make a difference in the lives of others.
Children need to see how they can make a change in the world and this project can be the catalyst to show them!
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