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Mosaic Clock

Students will polish their analog clock-reading skills while creating a clock mosaic out of scrap paper.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Brass Paper Fastener(s)
  • Scrap Paper

Steps

  • Step 1

    With the ubiquity of digital clocks everywhere, it can be a challenge for young students to read an analog timepiece. This activity will help them practice the skill while creating a colorful mosaic image. Explain that mosaic art is a pattern or image made of small tiles of colored stone, glass, paper, or ceramic affixed (usually with plaster or mortar) onto a surface.

  • Step 2

    Have students cut a large circle out of construction paper, as well as an hour hand and a minute hand. Now have them cut out small "tiles" in various shapes and arrange them in whatever pattern they would like on the clock's face. Then have them cut out numerals from one to 12 that will fit on the clock's face. Have them glue the numerals in the correct location. Encourage them to place the 12, 3, 6, and 9 first and then add the others in between.

  • Step 3

    Have students attach the hour and minute hands in the center of the clock's face using a paper fastener (also called a brad). Ask them to move the hands around the clock to depict a specific time that members of the class request and discuss activities they typically perform at this time.

Standards

ARTS: Speculate about processes an artist uses to create a work of art.

MATH: Elicit evidence of thinking about time as a measurement.

Adaptations

Have students look at images of some famous mosaic pieces or installations. Suggestions include Philadelphia's Magic Gardens in Pennsylvania, Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural in Vietnam, Park Güell in Barcelona, Spain, and Dar Bacha in Marrakech, Morocco.

Challenge students to think of other creative ways to use scrap paper. For example, they might make gift tags for presents, create handmade wrapping paper, use it as photo matting, decoupage a small tray, etc.