What Do You Love? Graphing With Art
Make magnificent magnets to use when you take a vote on Valentine's Day to find out your friend's favorites!
1. Imagine traditional and new symbols representing Valentine's Day. Research the holiday to find its traditions.
2. Cut a 3-inch (7 cm) square of poster board or thin recycled cardboard.
3. On this base, design a unique, colorful symbol for Valentine's Day with Crayola Markers.
4. Cut colorful strips of construction paper. Decorate strips with Crayola Construction Paper Crayons.
5. Loop, fold, and twist strips into expressive 3-dimensional arrangements on the square base. Glue on strips. Air-dry flat.
6. Attach magnet tape to the back of the base.
7. In small groups, design surveys to determine classmates' favorite things, such as music, colors, events, or foods. Work together to create pictures for the choices in each category.
8. Conduct your survey. Post pictures in a column on a magnetic board. Invite classmates to place their Valentine magnets in rows behind each category to record their votes.
9. Analyze the results and report the results and your interpretations to the group in an oral summary.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
Magnets—
WARNING: Only use common magnets that have a weak attractive force, for example, magnetic tape or flexible refrigerator magnets. Never use permanent, high-attractive-force magnets, for example, rare earth magnets or magnets used in motors. If the magnet is small, follow the small parts guidance. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
- Older students create their own pictographs of the survey information using markers or colored pencils. Each child's pictograph collection is an assessment tool.
- Children with limited writing skills might use Crayola MiniStampers to record survey results in miniature pictographs on graph paper.
- Conduct similar surveys for other widely celebrated holidays such as children's birthdays.
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