This week we created our own silhouettes. Each student
had their profile traced onto white paper last week. We used this as our
template, by cutting it out and tracing it onto black paper. It was then
cut out and glued onto another contrasting color paper. It was a fun
activity. Most students wanted me to hang on to the finished
work until the end of the year celebration. Please let me know if
you want them to come home, that is fine too.
Optional Activity
Try making a silhouette of a family member or friend. Here are the directions.
Materials Needed
Flashlight
(and a dark(ish) room)
Construction
paper (white & black)
Pencils
Poster
board
Masking
tape
A friend to
trace your silhouette
What to do:
Tape a
piece of white construction paper to the wall in a dark room.
Place
the flashlight on a table. Shine the light at the white construction paper.
Sit
between the light and the paper so that your profile appears on the paper.
Have
a partner trace around your silhouette onto the paper.
Remove
the paper from the wall and make sure your lines are smooth.
Next,
cut the silhouette out of the paper, place onto black construction paper, trace
around it and cut it out.
Glue
the black silhouette onto white poster board. Add your name and date to the
work.
Optional: You
may wish to add more than one silhouette to the poster board (as shown in
example above).
