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Brief Description
Practice the ancient art of kirigami to create a stylized
tree silhouette.
Objectives
Students will
- learn about an ancient art.
- practice some basic paper folding and cutting techniques
to create a stylized illustration of a tree.
Keywords
Kirigami, origami, Asian, Japan, paper cutting, scissors,
art, silhouette, tree, Arbor Day, spring
Materials Needed
- paper of contrasting colors
- scissors
- wallpaper or gift-wrapping paper samples (optional)
Lesson Plan
You and your students have undoubtedly heard of origami,
the art of folding paper. But have you heard of kirigami?
Kirigami, like origami, is an ancient Japanese art. The Japanese
word kirigami, translates to "cutting paper." Kirigami,
therefore, is the art of folding and cutting paper.
Many students already may have practiced a form
of kirigami -- if they folded and cut paper to create snowflakes
to decorate their classrooms, for example.
You might show students some other kirigami
samples.
In this lesson, students complete a paper-cutting activity.
They
- start with an 8-1/2x 11-inch sheet of black construction
paper.
- fold the paper in half -- the long way.
- cut the folded paper (see Illustration
1) so they have a basic tree shape when the paper is
opened up.
- Cut roots from the tree trunk area. (Note: Students, especially
young students, might want to use a pencil or chalk to sketch
branches and roots on one side of the unfolded tree outline/silhouette.
Older students might be more daring; they might simply cut
swipes of "negative” image area our of the tree silhouette.)
- Cut swipes of branches out of the treetop and arrange
them to create a unique tree silhouette. (See a completed
sample.)
- Mount the silhouette on a contrasting background color
or on a sheet of wallpaper or gift-wrapping paper.
Illustrations
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| Illustration 1 |
Completed Sample |
Extension Activity
Additional Resources
Assessment
Students display their completed works of art on a bulletin
board.
Lesson Plan
Source Education World
Submitted By
Gary Hopkins
National Standards
FINE ARTS: Visual Arts
GRADES K - 4
NA-VA.K-4.1
Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
NA-VA.K-4.4
Understanding the Visual Arts In Relation to History and Cultures
NA-VA.K-4.6
Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines
GRADES 5 - 8
NA-VA.5-8.1
Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
NA-VA.5-8.4
Understanding the Visual Arts In Relation to History and Cultures
NA-VA.5-8.6
Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines
GRADES 9 - 12
NA-VA.9-12.1
Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
NA-VA.9-12.4
Understanding the Visual Arts In Relation to History and Cultures
NA-VA.9-12.6
Making Connections Between Visual Arts and Other Disciplines
SCIENCE
GRADES K - 4
NS.K-4.3
Life Science
NS.K-4.4
Earth and Space Science
GRADES 5 - 8
NS.5-8.3
Life Science
NS.5-8.4
Earth and Space Science
GRADES 9 - 12
NS.9-12.3
Life Science
NS.9-12.4
Earth and Space Science
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Originally published 04/18/2003
Last updated 02/21/2008
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