Click for a printable words list to help students brainstorm. Print on colored paper if you want students to cut the words out directly!

Abstract colorful painting with splashes of yellow, pink, blue, green, and red, with black lines across the canvas.

Learning objectives:

I am learning to…make a mixed-media collage

So that I can…acquire new vocabulary to understand myself and create an artwork that represents aspects of my identity

NCAS:

Anchor Standard #10-

Relate personal experiences to make art.

How do people contribute to awareness and understanding of their lives through art-making?

SEL competencies:

  • Self Awareness

  • Integrating personal and social identities

Colorful craft project with painted paper strips labeled with words like 'sensitive,' 'creative,' and 'dog mom,' arranged in a wheel around a central circle stating 'I am...'. There's a small box of colorful oil pastels and markers nearby.

“I am… COllage

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