Children love gluing with all types of junk materials. I often set up a large table with some strong glue and collage materials for children to glue onto boxes, cylinders and so on. It gives children a chance to experiment with design and technology and to develop their creativity and thinking skills. For portfolios, take photos of the student's most interesting creations and when the photos are developed ask, your students to describe what was built and how. This can be scribed by an adult and placed next to the photo. |
Here's some ideas of useful junk and collage materials: |
Foam packing materials and shapes Felt pieces Cake pans (paper and foil) Shells Buttons, beads, pom poms Boxes Cylinders (not toilet roll ones) Plastic containers eg yoghurt, butter Plastic lids Corks Pictures cut from cards, magazines and Wrapping paper, tissue paper, envelopes Foil pieces Bubble Wrap and foam sheets Streamers and crepe Ribbon and wool (yarn) Material scraps Wood pieces and off-cuts (sandpapered) Sandpaper pieces Corrugated card Noodle and macaroni shapes Cotton wool Straws, pipe cleaners Cellophane pieces, stickers Popsticks and matchsticks Egg cartons Plastic bottles |
Miss G's Aussie Kindergarten |
Recycling Junk Material Lesson Ideas |
You'd be surprised what students can think of creating with junk materials. My kindergarten students adored gluing on wood block scraps that one of our carpenter dads used to bring us. Sometimes we would provide leaves, nuts, seeds, twigs etc and they would make the most beautiful natural sculptures from them. With my grade 1-3 students all they had one day was strips of paper left over from a paper weaving activity. Armed with a stapler and tape, they made the most wonderful creations such as hula skirts, necklaces, funny headbands etc. They had a blast! Older students also enjoy using the following tools to assist in creations: Small staplers Hole punches Shape scissors Tape Rulers Stencils The more interesting variety of materials you can provide, the more interesting creations the children will be free to create. |
This page was last updated on: April 18, 2009
