Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Initial lesson plans

Tomorrow these may change but these are my initial lesson plans. Its been a little tricky to work out how long things are going to take since I wont be able to prototype the giant slug but worked out a preliminary plan.




Date:

30-04-2012

Procession section: (e.g. Punch and Judy, jellyfish)

Deep Sea Slugs

Lesson no:

1

School:

Wyke Regis

Resources/

Materials:

Plasterzote, Paint, Paintbrushes, scissors, Papier Mache (newspaper and PVA glue) Elastic, Balloons

(Need to bring photocopies LARGE of the designs and close-ups of the masks to put round the room so the kids can check them)

Objective:





Mask and headdress making

COLLECTING THE T-SHIRTS TO BE DYED FOR NEXT SESSION!!!



Introduction:





Finding out what the kids have done for the carnival so far



Finding out what the kids know about Deep Sea Slugs and deep sea creatures and telling them a few cool facts about them.



Introducing the designs



Main:





23 students –

Before Lunch –

Measuring round the back of each other’s heads for the elastic in pairs

Painting the masks



After lunch –

Finishing painting

Cutting out strips of paper for the frills and painting with glue and fluorescent yellow paint mix(6 strips each)

painting the spots on the mask if time

(Names written in pen on the inside of the masks)



7 students in the giant slug –

Measuring each other’s heads for elastic and attaching elastic to masks

Blowing up balloons to the right circumference in pairs.

Papier Mache around the top of the balloon to make a hat piece making sure it’s really thick.



Plenary:



Trying on masks – if  dry



Outcome:





Masks cut out and painted but not finished

Black masks cut out and finished.

head caps drying ready to be painted in following session.

T-shirts collected for dying ready for next session.



Additional notes, inc suggestions for next lesson and follow up:

COLECTING THE T-SHIRTS TO BE DYED FOR THE NEXT SESSION Taking the masks back to glue the horns into place!









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Date:

7-04-2013

Procession section: (e.g. Punch and Judy, jellyfish)

Deep Sea Slug

Lesson no:

2

School:

Wyke Regis

Resources/

Materials:

High viz fabric, masks, capes & T-Shirts, Velcro, elastic, paint scissors and glue



Objective:



Finishing masks

Finishing hat pieces – painting and attaching elastic

Getting the high Viz spots cut out

Introduction:



Introducing the days activities – reveal of the capes and giant slug for the first time in person.



Main:

For the 23 –

Stick T-shirts to capes with Velcro and stick on the ties –

Measuring heads and attaching the elastic to masks if not completed in previous session

Folding the paper painted in the last session to concertina’s for the frills on the masks horns*

?gluing the frills into place?



For the 7 –

painting their hat pieces, to be hung up to dry (before lunch)

Starting to draw out the spots to be cut out!



For Everyone -

Cutting out the spots for the giant slug from section of fabric and templates provided.

Plenary:



Finish with everyone trying on their costumes being careful of any not yet dried bits



Outcome:



Masks completed



Spots cut out for next session

Additional notes, inc suggestions for next lesson and follow up:









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Date:

14-05-2012

Procession section: (e.g. Punch and Judy, jellyfish)

Deep Sea Slugs

Lesson no:

3

School:

Wyke Regis

Resources/

Materials:

Giant Slug, Slug Capes, high viz spots from last session (Fabric glue) elastic, scissors, hand sewing materials and cable ties



Objective:



Cutting out and sticking on high viz spots, finishing hat pieces.



Introduction:











Main:





23 -
Cutting out the high viz spots

kids to design spots patterns on capes – then check with teacher or me before attaching to the capes

Attaching cable ties



Other 7  -
finish their hat pieces by:

-         removing from balloon

-         trimming the edges

-         Attaching elastic.



Followed by helping the others cut out and stick on the spots and attach cable ties.



EVERYONE:

if gluing with the leftover time cut out the spots for giant slug, lay out the Giant slug and begin placing spots for that sticking down with masking tape at end of session to hold in place for next session.

Plenary:









Outcome:





spots attached (to be finished outside of session by me?) hat pieces finished for 7 giant slug people.

Starting to hand sew on cable ties



Additional notes, inc suggestions for next lesson and follow up:












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Date:

21-05-2012

Procession section: (e.g. Punch and Judy, jellyfish)

Deep Sea Slug

Lesson no:

4

School:

Wyke Regis

Resources/

Materials:

Slug capes and giant slug, Cable ties, hand sewing materials





Objective:





Finishing the costumes –

Sewing on the remaining spots

Sewing on the cable ties.



Introduction:





Take in blown up sea slug pictures of sea slugs (the spotty ones) and the blown up design of giant slug





Main:





ALL:

Laying spots over giant slug – all stand back and make any changes the kids and design warrant

Attaching the spots to the giant slug

Attaching the cable ties to the top of the slug capes and to the giant slug.





Plenary:





Trying on of all the costumes together, having a walk about in costume





Outcome:





Finishing the costumes





Additional notes, inc suggestions for next lesson and follow up:







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