MOLAS: OPTION 1

 

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MOLAS: OPTION 1

Lesson Objectives: Students will learn about shape while creating a mola.

Time Required:  1 session

Artist:  Guna (aka Kuna) Indians Molas (available online)

 Source: Dynamic Art Projects for Children, pgs 81-85


Materials:

White construction paper 9×12

Black construction paper 12×18 cut down to 12x 14

Markers

Scissors

Pencils

Glue sticks

Mola patterns 

Black sharpie

Presentation:   Review shapes. Discuss molas: brightly colored pieces of appliquéd cloth made by the Guna tribe in Panama.  See sample power point  for this lesson here.

Procedure:

  1. Draw a mola pattern on white construction paper. (See pg 85 for ideas). It’s a simple outline filled with geometric shapes. Use basic shapes of circle, oval, triangles to draw the toucan.
  2. Color 2-3 bands of color around the mola.
  3. Color in the mola.
  4. Cut out the mola and glue onto a piece of black construction paper.
  5. Add colored paper strips around the mola with the glue stick.