Second graders learn about collage — art made by cutting or tearing materials and gluing them onto a surface — and discover the many materials they can use to make textured, colorful artwork.
Students will be able to…
What if you could make art by gluing bits of paper, fabric, and other materials together? That’s a collage! What can you use to make one?
Project this and sort each thing into materials you CAN glue in a collage or things you cannot.
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You can make art by gluing bits together — that’s a collage! What can you use?
Students explore.
Students create.
Students share.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Experiment with collage materials and techniques.
Make art using a variety of materials.
Repurpose materials to make art.
Generate collage ideas.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students collect small flat materials at home (paper scraps, leaves) to use in a collage. A printable collage sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.