Masks-lesson #4

For Hannah and Justin’s lesson, it was for 3^rd grade and titled masks. Each student received a paper plate with two hole punches on each side. Then, we picked a color out of about four different colors and painted the entire back of the paper plate with that color. We let them dry as we listened to a PowerPoint presented by the teachers. The rest of the time, we were allowed to decorate our masks after they dried. The teachers did a great job modeling how to make different things such as a nose and hair as well as multiple examples of what you could do and use to decorate your mask. I liked using the glitter on my mask because I love sparkly things such as glitter! The main color of my mask was orange. Finally, we used string and put it through the two punch holes, so if we wanted to wear the masks, they would stay on!

An extension activity would be that students could make these masks and talk about a certain tribe and write about what that tribe uses masks for or what they represent in their social studies class. Some tribes decorate them certain ways and have really interesting stories behind what these masks represent and stand for. It would be cool for the students to wear their masks as they present their information that they found!