Quilled Creation


Minnesota K-3 Visual Art Standards Used in This Lesson:

  • 1. Identify the elements of visual art including Color, line, shape, Form, Value, texture and space.

  • 2. Identify the tools, materials and techniques from a variety of two- and three-dimensional media such as drawing, printmaking, ceramics or sculpture.

  • 3. Identify the characteristics of visual artworks from a variety of cultures including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

  • 4. Create original two- and three- dimensional artworks to express ideas, experiences or stories.

  • 5. Share and describe a personal artwork and reflect on a presentation based on the feedback of others.

  • 6. Compare and contrast the characteristics of a variety of works of visual art.

    • Additional Tie-ins

  • Planning
  • Simplification/Logo design
  • Animal anatomy

    • Quilling: A type of ornamental craftwork involving the shaping of paper, fabric, or glass into delicate pleats or folds.

    Quilling is reviewed in class (See previous lessons in 2nd grade.) while students are shown examples.

    Then the teacher demonstrates how to curl paper by pulling it across a scissors and by rolling it on a pencil or toothpick. The project is explained and demonstrated.

    Students can pick up paper strips curl them and glue them onto their cardboard piece to make any number of creatures/animals.


    Sample image from Rosanne Hansen