3-D Animal Masks

5th grade students created these animal masks using newspaper, cardboard, plaster gauze, paint, fur and feathers.

Wire Sculptures a la Alex Calder

Students view some of Alex Calder's wire sculptures then create their own of a person doing everyday things. Students use wire scraps to add accessories such as clothing, hair, and sports equipment. This student created a girl walking her dog and watering flowers with a watering can.

Venetian Masks

5th grade students learned how people of Venice have been wearing masks for centuries and how mask wearing erased the division between social classes. 5th grade students then created their own using paint, glitter glue, gems feathers and cardboard attachments.