Visual/Spatial Intelligence
Students will get the opportunity to sculpt their own Olmec head out of clay. Although the Ancient Civilizations would carve them out of stone, students will be able to see just how difficult it is to create such a piece of artwork. After the clay dries, students will also be able to use watercolor paints just as the Ancient Civilizations used to.
Essential Questions:
Why do you think the people of the Ancient Civilizations had to live the way they did?
Would you rather live in the times of Ancient Civilizations or today? Why?
Common Core:
Create and present a poem, dramatization, art work, or personal response to a particular author or theme studied in class, with support as needed (W.1.11)