The Junior Kindergarteners had lots of practice putting smaller shapes together to make a larger picture in their Keith Haring dog pictures. They took this knowledge one step further in this owl Mosaic project. The students saw an example of an ancient Roman Mosaic of an owl and how it was made up of small glass square shapes. Rather than using glass, they would be using small paper squares instead.
Starting with a black piece of paper with an outline of an owl, the Junior Kindergarteners took pre-cut squares of brown paper and glued them down into the spaces of the owl. Once the feathers of the owl were done, they glued down small gray squares for the branches. Once the squares were glued down, they moved onto other shapes to give the owl additional details. They glued orange triangles and rectangles down for the beak and talons as well as gluing down white circles for eyes. Each Junior Kindergarteners was given a black marker to draw pupils inside the eyes.
Starting with a black piece of paper with an outline of an owl, the Junior Kindergarteners took pre-cut squares of brown paper and glued them down into the spaces of the owl. Once the feathers of the owl were done, they glued down small gray squares for the branches. Once the squares were glued down, they moved onto other shapes to give the owl additional details. They glued orange triangles and rectangles down for the beak and talons as well as gluing down white circles for eyes. Each Junior Kindergarteners was given a black marker to draw pupils inside the eyes.