Lesson Idea | Wire Sculpture Art Supply Store

Description

This lesson combines art and math by having students create a sculpture while managing a budget. Students practice adding and subtracting money as they “buy” materials from a classroom store. They plan their ideas, choose supplies, and build a sculpture on a foam base using items like wire and pastels. Through this activity, students explore creativity, learn how artists select materials, and use math skills to make decisions while creating their artwork.

Standards

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
Numbers & Operations in Base Ten: Understand Place Value
2. Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s.
Measurement & Data: Work with Time & Money
8. Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢
symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you
have?

Visual Art Content Standards
Artistic Perception 1.4: Compare and contrast two works of art made by the use of different art
tools and media (e.g., watercolor, tempera, computer).
Creative Expression2.2: Create an imaginative clay sculpture based on an organic form.
Historical and Cultural Context 3.3: Distinguish and describe representational, abstract, and
nonrepresentational works of art.
Aesthetic Valuing 4.1: Compare and contrast selected works of art and describe them, using
appropriate vocabulary of art.