Mini-Lesson PresentationThe Little Mermaid

Ariel’s Recycled GrottoBy: Caitlin Nelson

- 3rd Grade

The Little Mermaid“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”

Hans Christian Anderson- Literary element

WaltDisney

Main Ideas

* Pollution *Recycled materials

Marine biologyLiteracy

Underwater grotto

Water pollution

Element of Color

Objective Students will be able

to (SWBAT):Identify recycled materials in order to recreate the home (grotto) in which Ariel lives in. The children will imaginatively make where Ariel lives beautiful again by “cleaning up” and reusing the materials that once made the littered floor of the ocean polluted.

Vocabulary

Recycle

Renewable Resources

Upcycling

Pollution

Grotto

Collage

Resources & HookArtist Connection: Tom Deininger

http://tomdeiningerart.com/works.html

Deininger found a (sizeable) nearby studio space in Fall River, MA.to execute large found object works.

“…more than nature has to offer mentality.”

Procedure(see Lesson Plan for the rest…)

- Show photographs, implement a guided activity and ask essential questions!

* Not all trash in the sea is bad, some is put there for plants to grow on, but as stated, other trash pollutes.

- Review the directions with the students

before having them begin the project, making sure that a variety of materials are accessible to every student.

Guided Activity: Have the children sort between a bin of objects of recycled and non-recyclable items (i.e. used paper materials, all Styrofoam, aluminum, soiled cardboard, tempered/windowpane glass, etc.)

THEN…

…And here is the Final Product!

Essential/Key Questions/Discussion

In using recycled materials, what have you (as the children) learned about being resourceful and utilizing objects other than their natural use?

To review, what does it mean to recycle? What is pollution? A renewable resource?

How did the objects that Ariel found on the ocean floor get to be where they were?

Out of the materials that you and your classmates used, what were some of the original uses for these products?

What is the material that you notice was used the most in looking at everybody else’s grottos? Are there any materials that you could add to your project or that you wish you hadn’t used? (Personal critique of artwork)

Informal and Formal EvaluationInformal Evaluation: (Structured and Unstructured assessment techniques)

* Self appraisal, peer feedback critiques, or constructive criticism from the teacher

* Grading Rubric (although this could be Formal)

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