Wire Sculpture Activity for Classroom and Home~Grades 4-12~Teachers Sharing Best Practices

Wire Flower for Wire Sculpture Activity

Activity/Lesson: Wire Sculpture Activity

Submitted by: Linda Irwin~ Middle School Social Studies Teacher

School:                St. Mary School, Royal Oak, Michigan

To get to know my students and to do a quick assessment of writing, I utilize this lesson on the first day of Religion class. (Note: This lesson could be utilized for any class.)

1. I give each student a piece of floral wire. (NOTE: Wire ends can be sharp, so be careful.)
2. I ask students to think about their lives.
3. Using wire, students create a design that represents them and their lives.  (e.g. a musical note~if your musical, a tornado~if you feel at times your life is spinning too fast, a flower~if you feel you are growing and changing etc.)
4. I remind students that there are no wrong designs, that we are all unique.
5. Once students have created designs, they write/type a five-seven sentence summary, describing why this given design represents them.

I have found this lesson and the student-created designs insightful and have learned a lot about each student through this process.  This is a great lesson that builds self-awareness and trust.

                                                                                     ~Linda Irwin

Flower with Stem...

Wire Cat

Wire Sun

Wire Lightening Bolt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wire Polar Bear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We want to thank Linda for sharing this great lesson that speaks to the multiple intelligences and allows students to be creative in writing their thoughts.

 

 

Have a wonderful week!

 

May we continue to seek knowledge in all things,

Denise