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Mrs.
Swinnerton's Class
St. Alphonsus
ECS
 Another activity that
we completed was building our own 3-dimensional castles. We
collected an assortment of cardboard boxes, paper towel rolls, milk
containers, etc... and used these in unique ways, designing complex
castles according to each child's individual vision.
To begin, each
child took on the role of the architect, and was responsible for
designing on paper the "blueprint" for their castle. Each student
also colored in their castle to give us better idea of what colors
etc... we would need to provide to help them complete their model.
The
next two days were spent building the castles. After using endless
amounts of tape and glue, the castles were primarily completed. The
final day
enabled the students to put on the finishing touches- tissue paper,
construction paper, paint, markers, etc... to try to help the castle
look more like their blueprint.
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Fiona used tissue paper to create a ballroom
dancing
floor for her castle. |
Mai-Thy decorated her towers using an
assortment of different paint colors. |
After creating a tissue paper moat, Myles started to paint the
walls. |
Some of the students learned very quickly that their initial design
was
causing great distress for the carpenters doing the actual building,
and modified their plans accordingly. Others remained true to their
original plan, and could see their vision in the end result (even if
the rest of us could not!)
The Finished
Products
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As you can
see, each castle used different materials and incorporated
elements that were important to each child. |
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3-D
Castle Project
