Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v5 - Grade 2

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Performance objectives

• Describe different textures like 'rough' and 'smooth'.
• Collect materials like leaves, fabric, and bottle tops.
• Use scissors and glue safely.
• Create a collage with at least three textures.
• Explain your own collage artwork.

Lesson summary

This week, we dive into the exciting world of collage and texture! A collage is a special kind of artwork where we create a picture by gluing different materials onto a surface. We will explore the concept of texture – how things feel when we touch them. This is important because art is not just about what we see, but also about what we can feel and imagine. In South Africa, we are surrounded by amazing textures, from the rough bark of a Baobab tree and the smooth stones in a river, to the colourful, bumpy beadwork of Zulu artists and the woven patterns on a Venda basket.

Lesson notes

What is Visual Art? Visual art is a way we use our creativity to make things that are beautiful, tell a story, or show an idea. We can do this by drawing, painting, sculpting, or, as we will learn today, making a collage! What is a Collage? A collage is a work of art made by sticking various different materials such as paper, fabric, and other found objects onto a backing. The word comes from a French word, coller, which means "to glue." Instead of just using crayons or paint, you are building a picture with different pieces.

Example: Imagine you want to make a picture of a tree. You could use a brown piece of fabric for the trunk, real green leaves for the tree's leaves, and maybe some small scrunched-up red paper for apples. You are creating a collage!

The Most Important Idea: Texture Texture is the way something feels when you touch it. Our world is full of different textures. Closing your eyes and feeling an object is a great way to understand its texture.

Smooth: A surface that has no bumps or rough parts. It feels sleek. SA

Examples: A pebble from the beach in Durban, the skin of a ripe mango, a protea petal.

Rough: A surface that is uneven and not smooth. SA

Examples: The bark of an acacia tree, a gravel road in the countryside, sandpaper.

Bumpy: A surface that has lumps or raised parts on it. SA

Examples: The skin of a pineapple, traditional beadwork, a mielie cob.

Soft: Something that is easy to press and feels gentle. SA

Examples: The fleece of a sheep from the Karoo, cotton wool, a fluffy mohair blanket.

Hard: Something that is solid and firm. SA

Examples: A piece of rock, a wooden desk, a shiny bottle top. Materials for Our Collage We can use almost anything to make a collage! It’s a great way to recycle.

We can group materials into two types: Natural Materials: Things we find in nature. Leaves (different shapes, colours, and textures) Small twigs Sand or small pebbles Seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, beans)

Feathers Dry grass Human-made Materials: Things that people have made. Fabric scraps (like colourful shweshwe or denim) Wool or string Newspaper and old magazines Bottle tops and yogurt container lids Buttons Cotton wool Sweet wrappers or foil Using Tools Safely Scissors: Always point the sharp end away from your body and away from your friends. Keep your fingers that are holding the paper away from the blades. Pass scissors to someone else with the handle first.

Glue: A little dot, not a lot! Too much glue makes the paper soggy and messy. Use a glue stick or put a small dot of liquid glue and spread it with a small piece of cardboard. Guided Practice (With Solutions)

Question 1: The Texture Mystery Box Task: The teacher has a box with several items inside. Without looking, a learner puts their hand in, feels one object, and describes it to the class using texture words. The class then guesses what the object might be.

Items in box: a smooth stone, a piece of rough sandpaper, a soft piece of shweshwe fabric, a bumpy pinecone. Solution and

Commentary: Learner feels the stone: "It feels hard and very, very smooth." Teacher's commentary: "Excellent words! 'Hard' and 'smooth' are perfect for describing this river stone. Can you feel how there are no bumps on it at all? That's what makes it smooth." Learner feels the fabric: "This is soft, and I can bend it." Teacher's commentary: "Yes, 'soft' is the perfect word. This is a piece of fabric. When we use this in our collage, it will give our picture a soft part that people will want to touch." This activity directly links the physical sensation to the vocabulary, reinforcing the key concepts.

Question 2: A Simple Textured Shape Task: Give each learner a small piece of black paper, some glue, some sand, and some cotton wool. Ask them to draw a simple picture of the moon and clouds, and then use the materials to give it texture. Solution and

Commentary: Solution: Learners should spread glue on the moon shape and sprinkle sand over it. Then, they should glue pieces of cotton wool on for the clouds. The result is a rough, bumpy moon and soft, fluffy clouds on a dark background.

Commentary: "Look how wonderful this is! We didn't use crayons, but we can still see the picture. Why did we use sand for the moon? Because the moon's surface is rocky and rough. Why did we use cotton wool for clouds? Because clouds look soft and puffy. You have used texture to tell a story!" Question 3: Planning Our Big Collage Task: Before starting a big artwork of 'My Home', let's plan. Draw a simple outline of your house. Next to each part (roof, walls, windows, door, garden), write or draw the material you will use to show its texture. Solution and

Commentary: Example Plan: Roof: Corrugated cardboard (for a tin roof) or dry grass (for a thatch roof).

Walls: Sand mixed with glue (for a rough brick or plaster wall).

Windows: A small piece of shiny foil or blue sweet wrapper (for smooth glass).