Vocabulary:

Fiber
Felt
Wet Felting
Horizontal
Vertical
Composition

Focused Skills:
Wet felting
Composition

Standards:

A.4.2 Learn basic vocabulary related to

their study of art


C.4.8 Explore the natural characteristics
of materials and their possibilities and

Limitations

I Can:



-create fiber arts

-use materials correctly

Procedure:

Day 1

Lay the
Step1: Apply two layers of wool by first separating the fibers.
first layer horizontally in an oval shape for the body of the f ish. Take
a small section of fiber and fold in half for the tale, overlap a little
I tell my
onto the oval. Then lay the second layer over the entire fish.

student to make it smaller than their hand.



Step 2: With bubble wrap under the wool and plastic canvas on top,

add drops of warm water and soap with sponge in a circular
motion,
covering the whole piece. Continue to agitate the wool by m
oving
sponge over the wool.

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Materials: Fish
Wool Roving 2-3 Packages
Bubble Wrap Classroom set of
6X6
Classroom set Hand soap
Classroom Set of Stitchery
Canvas (Cabinet Liners that have
holes in them also works) 6X6
Plastic Canvas 6X6
Any other fun stuff you might
want to add to your fish
Classroom set of sponges
Materials: Tank

Bakery Clear plastic containers
cut in half (I went to the grocery
bakery and asked for some) large
enough to fit fish and seaweed.
Sand Mixed with Elmers Glue
Seashells
Paper large enough to fit Clear
plastic containers
Tempera Cakes
White tempera paint
Paint brushes
Bubble wrap wrapped around
toilet paper tubes
Buttons
Hot glue gun and sticks
Elmers glue bottles
Fake plants cut up for seaweed

Step3: Lift up plastic canvas and reshape wool into more of a fish shape. Continue to agitate now only using

your hands.

Step 4: Roll the wool fish tightly in stitchery canvas. Roll f or one minute. Unroll, turn the piece 90 degrees
and repeat. My students did this on carpet samples to pull
out the water. Rinse out soap and lay flat to dry.


Day 2:

Step 1: Use tempera cakes to paint paper for the background
of their fish tank.

Step 2: Dip toilet paper role with bubble wrap into white tempera paint and press onto painted paper for the

bubbles.
glue mixture onto the bottom and spread it
Step 3: Take clear plastic container and scoop sand Elmers
across the bottom of the container. Press in seashells.

Step 4: Take felted fish and glue on button with Elmers glue for the eye.



Day 3

Step 1: Have students trace plastic container onto the background
paper and cut out.

Step 2: Lay out seaweed and glue down fish with Elmers glue.
Step 3: Hot blue seaweed onto background and background
onto container.

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