Paper Mosaic Projects for Art Teachers
A mosaic is a large image created by piecing together small bits of colored stone, marble, glass or other materials. A mosaic can also be made using colored paper and glue. Constructing mosaics can be a suitable accompaniment to lessons about Roman artwork, stained glass, recycling or paper crafts.
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Magazine Mosaic
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Ask your students to bring old magazines from home to recycle them into something new. Hand out white paper plates and have the children draw a picture on the paper plate. Tell them to tear out pages of the magazine that have images of interesting textures and colors relevant to their drawn image. Instruct the children to cut the images into small squares and to glue them onto the paper plate to complete their mosaic.
Mosaic Paper Cups
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Give the children white sheets of paper, crayons and markers. Have them color and make small designs on the white paper, then ask them to cut or tear the paper into little squares. Hand out plain paper cups and tell the children to glue the scraps of paper onto the paper cups. Children can personalize their cups by writing their names on them with markers. Use the cups to hold art supplies or to grow small plants.
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Roman Mosaic
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Instruct the students to research Roman mosaics. Ask them to select one of the mosaics to reproduce on their own. Hand out black sheets of construction paper and have them sketch out the rough outline of the mosaic with a pencil. Distribute colored sheets of construction paper, scissors and glue and have them cut out small squares to paste onto the black paper to complete the image. Laminate the finished mosaics and display them while teaching a Roman art unit.
"Stained Glass" Mosaic
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Have your students tear pieces of colored tissue paper into squares. Give each student a sheet of wax paper, glue, a paintbrush and a small cup of white glue mixed with water. Instruct the children to glue squares of tissue paper onto the wax paper in a colorful mosaic pattern or image. When they finish gluing the tissue paper, have them brush an even coat of diluted glue over the mosaics. Let the mosaics dry completely before displaying them on windows.
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