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Close reading article about thaumatropes, multiple choice questions, short answer questions, and answer key. easy way to incorporate some reading comprehension into art topics. I like to have students trade-and-grade after completing the close reading activity to review the answers and lighten my workload grading

I asked students to make a clay slab box with a fitted lid... that showed a theme or big idea on each face of the box and in the lid's handle. Building a box out of clay has all of it's own technical challenges. I created this worksheet to support students who were having a hard time getting the ideas from their heads onto paper and start sculpting.

Slides I use as talking points to introduce the Thaumatrope activity during the Kinetic Sculpture topic we covered. Their pretty basic #WIP, I usually add to them later in a topic if some good vocab comes up or I want to use it to transition into another topic. Add them to slides and please add to them to make them fit your needs

Short extension to the kinetic art topic, could work well as an intro duction to the topic too. Would transition well into flip books, animation, CAM driven automata or a creative break. You could stick them on pencils to spin instead of string but its a good way to tie in discussions about fiber art and lashing. I like upcycling old matte windows for the core/armature of these victorian era toys. other materials you'll need: scissors, matte board, string, glue, & mark making implements of c