LESSON PLAN: Instructor: Ginny Dixon
Title: Unity/Symmetrical Design: "Stained Glass"
Grades: K-5
MATERIALS:
9"x 12" black construction paper
9"x 12" colored tissue paper
pencils
white crayons
scissors
hole punch
glue
OBJECTIVES: Students will...
learn how stained glass designs are made.
create a symmetrical design.
use black line to create unity.
develop cutting and gluing skills.
PROCEDURE:
Discuss where stained glass is used. Originally used in churches
to tell Bible stories to those who could not read. Still used in
churches, also, public buildings, stores, restaurants, and homes.
Discuss and illustrate the difference between transparent and translucent.
Stained glass is translucent. Design is drawn on full size "cartoon"
or template. Each section is traced onto colored glass and cut with
a glass cutter. The pieces are fitted together with lead came, a
strip of lead with channels in both sides into which the glass fits.
The lead pieces are soldered, or melted, together. The whole window
is framed for strength.
Fold black paper in half. With fold on left hand side, begin at fold and draw a frame 1/2" to 3/4" from edge of paper to right, down, and left, back to fold. Draw half of the desired design, extending to top. side, and bottom of frame. With white crayon, outline all spaces to be cut out for "glass" areas. Use a hole punch to make a starter hole in all areas not lying on the fold. Cut out "glass" areas with scissors. Be careful to leave "lead" lines uncut. Open cut design and flatten. With crayon side up apply glue in thin lines or dots. Place tissue paper, beginning at one end and smoothing toward the other end.
VOCABULARY: stained glass, transparent, translucent
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