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Special Someone Monument

Personal Sculptures

Students will create a meaningful personalized sculpture for an important person in their life.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Paper

Steps

  • Step 1

    Giving someone a personalized and handcrafted gift is a great way to show appreciation and express gratitude. Making something that is thoughtfully tailored to the recipient can deepen the bonds between the creator and the recipient. It serves to validate the appreciation the giver feels, and it can evoke a deep emotional response from the recipient.

  • Step 2

    Have students identify someone special and important in their lives. Then ask them to create a personalized piece of art for them out of Model Magic. They could also create a handwritten note to accompany the sculpture.

  • Step 3

    Have students present their personalized sculptures to the class and discuss the person it's intended for and why that person is special to them. Then have them bring the artwork home and give it to the person it was created for.

Standards

SEL: Social Awareness: Understand the perspectives of and strengths of others.

SEL: Relationship Skills: Establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups. 

Adaptations

Read a book such as "Thank You, Mr. Falker" by Patricia Polacco or "White Bird" by R. J. Palacio. Discuss how acts of kindness have the power to transform someone's life.

Ask students to keep a "Gratitude Journal." Each day they can enter thoughts about things they're grateful for. You could suggest various prompts, such as "Who made you smile this week and why?," "What's something important you learned and why are you grateful you learned it?," or "What special place makes you feel happy and safe and why are you thankful for this place?"