PAPER MOLAS: OPTION 2

October 2, 2012 by

 

LESSON PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS

SHAPE

PAPER MOLAS: OPTION 2 

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

Time Required:  1 session

Artist:  Kuna Indians (available online)
 

Source: www.dickblick.com/multicultural/mola/

Materials:

Colored construction paper 9×12

Scissors

Glue sticks

Presentation:    Discuss molas: brightly colored pieces of appliquéd cloth made by the Kuma Indians. Review shapes.

Procedure:

  1. Select a traditional Mola design or a shape of their choice from the natural world around them.
  2. Choose 4 colors of construction paper.
  3. Draw the shape on 1 color of paper. Cut it out. Use it as a template to trace another shape on a different color, only this time make it lsightly larger, so that it appears as if there’s a border around the 1st shape.
  4. Repeat the process with a 3rd color. Glue the pieces togther and glue onto the center of 9×12 black construction paper.
  5. From the scraps of paper left, students may cut and glue details on the shape they’ve chosen, as well as ornamental designs around the shape.
  6. Create a border as well.
Filed Under: 5th Grade Shape