Printing: Patterns from Leaves and Bottle Tops
Primary 1 · Creative Arts
Printing: Patterns from Leaves and Bottle Tops
Lesson 1 of 5
10 min
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Mugisha picks up a wide leaf by the path.
It is not a circle. It is not a square.
He drops it and hunts for something rounder.
Today you will learn why that leaf was the better choice.
A plate is a circle. A window pane is a square.
Those shapes have names. You learned them already.
Now pick up a stone from outside. What shape is it?
It has no name at all. It is just stone-shaped.
A shape with no name is called an irregular shape.
Hold a leaf up to the light.
Thin lines run all through it. Those lines are called veins.
Press that leaf on paper and the veins show up.
A plain circle can only ever give you a plain circle.
Careful! A shape with no name is not a mistake. It is interesting.
Stand up and go outside now.
Find a leaf. Find a small stone. Find a bottle top.
Find an old piece of sponge.
The fifth thing is already with you. It is your own hand.
Put your five things into two heaps.
Heap one is things that come from nature. A leaf grew on a tree. A stone came out of the ground.
Heap two is things that people made. A bottle top was made in a factory. So was the sponge.
Your hand goes in heap one. You came from nature too!
Tip
No name? Even better
Ask yourself one question: can I name this shape?
If you cannot, it is irregular. Keep it. It will make an interesting mark.
Do each one, then tap Show answer to check.
A plate. Does its shape have a name?
Answer: yes. A plate is a circle, so it is not irregular.
A leaf from the yard. Does its shape have a name?
Answer: no. No shape name fits a leaf, so it is irregular.
Which one prints thin lines like veins: a leaf or a plate?
Answer: the leaf. Its veins press their lines into the paper.
Sort these into nature and people: grass, a bottle top, a stone, a sponge.
Answer: nature has grass and a stone. People made the bottle top and the sponge.
Go and find five irregular things in your home now.
Answer: your own list. A torn leaf, a twig, a piece of bark, a stone and your palm all count.
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