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Beautiful Stuff

Texture

Collage

Pre-K - Kindergarten

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Texture Collage

In this activity, you will explore different textured papers and use them to make a collage.

You will need:

Corrugated paper, velour paper, sandpaper, or other textured paper

Background paper

Glue in a cup

A craft stick to spread the glue

OR a glue stick

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What is Texture?

What is texture?

Texture is the way something feels when you touch it with your hand.

Try feeling different things around you. A table might feel smooth. Your clothes might feel soft.

Everything that we can touch and feel has texture.

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Exploring with the Five Senses

Let’s explore the different papers that you have. Pick up one at a time.

First, look with your eyes. What do you see?

Feel it with your hand. Does it feel smooth, soft, rough, or bumpy?

Does it make a sound? Try running your finger over it quickly, but gently. What kind of sound does it make?

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Arranging Textures

How will you arrange these different textures on your background paper?

Will you put them close together?

Or far apart?

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Overlapping Textures

Will you overlap and put one piece on top of another?

How does it feel where the pieces are overlapped?

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Gluing Textures

When you have your shapes arranged, then you can use the glue to attach them. Make sure you put the glue on the side you don’t want to see in your collage.

Dip, dip, dip the stick into the glue.

Wipe, wipe, wipe the drip on the edge of the cup.

Spread, spread, spread the glue onto each shape.

Then, press each shape down where it was.

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Reflection

How did you arrange your shapes?

Run your hand over your collage. How do the different textures feel?

Does your collage make a sound? What kind of sounds does it make?

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Try cutting or tearing your own shapes from textured paper!�

How can you use scissors to cut the different textures? Are some harder to cut than others? ��Remember to be careful with scissors. You can also use your hands to tear the paper.�

After you’re done making shapes, you can arrange and glue them to make a collage.

Extension

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Texture Collage

Written by Andrea Burgay, Associate Director

Lesson Development

Julie Applebaum, Senior Director

Sassy Kohlmeyer, Director of Early Childhood Programs�Daniel Mantilla, Artist Instructor