Art - Grade 5 - Stenciling
Lesson Layout
Introduce stencils - why use them. (to make multiple copies of a pattern)
- show examples of using the positive and negative
- demonstrate how to cut out a stencil with scissors (that is, without an exacto knife)
- show examples of patterns
- encourage sharing of stencils
Materials
Pencil crayons, pastels, scrap paper for rough layout/experiments, heavy card stock (index cards, scrap bristol board (bring up 3 Rs to model environmentalism), good paper for final copy (in varying sizes), scissors. A selection of pre-made stencils would also be helpful.