Ndebele Houses

It was so much fun creating this 3D works of art with 1st Grade! After talking about and showing them some pictures of the Ndebele people of Africa and their beautifully colorful, patterned houses, we started to create out own. First we started with black paint to create patterns with lines or shapes. Then in our next meeting we added color with crayons or markers, still keeping patterns in mind. After all that we took those 2D flat piece of paper and transformed it into a 3D artwork! This is a great lesson to do with the students so they can learn about Form, especially  if you don't have clay and a kiln at your school. Check them out!