LESSON 12

THREE-DIMENSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
REFERS TO ANY ART FROM THAT HAS AT
LEAST THREE SIDES
 DEVELOPMENTAL LEVELS &
THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA
• Work “in the round” - which means that one can look at it from many sides
• Sequence similar to two-dimensional
– Random manipulation - is comparable to the early scribble stage
– Patting and rolling - develops as children’s muscle control develops
– Circles and rectangles – (older preschool child)
• 1. circles then 2. rectangles (not the same as two-dimensional)
– Forming clay figures – (4 or 5 yrs.) - equivalent to the pictorial stage
– Development of schema—naming objects
• making objects special to the child, add materials to the clay
• may make things that are important to the child
 THE VALUE OF CLAY
• Pliability allows for easy changes
• Creative experiences
– some children may like clay more than they like to draw
– clay appeals to all multiple intelligences
• Process versus product
• Tactile stimulation
– It is pliable and kids can manipulate it into desired forms
• Small motor development
• Development of hand-eye coordination
• Language development
• patting and rolling clay begins when children’s muscle control develops
STRATEGIES FOR WORKING W/ CLAY

• Place of tables
• Number of children at one table
• Size of clay ball for each child
• Cleanup
• Storing clay
 MODELING
• refers to manipulating and shaping flexible material
• Benefits
– Tactile perception - understanding and appreciation of the sense of touch
– Develops adaptability to change
– Develops concepts of form and proportion
– Develops ideas of form, space, and materials
• qualities that are seen in hundreds of everyday contexts
– Develop an appreciation for sculpture and potter as they appear in our environment
 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA
• enhances a child’s self-confidence/self-concept
• enhances hand-eye coordination
• enhances language development
• enhances development of dimensionality
• Activities
– Mobiles
– Stabiles
– Assemblage
– Cardboard construction
– Woodworking
 ADAPTATIONS FOR CHILDREN W/
SPECIAL NEEDS
• Developmental delays
– Offer one or two materials at a time
– Separate containers for each material
– Provide for large collage/assemblage base
– Use glue stick, not paste
 ADAPTATIONS FOR CHILDREN W/
SPECIAL NEEDS
• Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
– Sit with and guide child
– Set out material step by step
– Separate container for each material
 ADAPTATIONS FOR CHILDREN W/
SPECIAL NEEDS
• Visual impairments
– Add color to glue to increase visibility
– Use small squeeze bottle of glue or glue stick
– Aluminum pie tin for dipping the glue utensil
– Mark edges of collage paper
– Guide child’s arm—location of materials