Thinking and Working as Artists--Making a Collage

Creating a Collage





Today, we are going to make a collage. 
A collage is a picture made by gluing items to a surface. 
To make a collage, we need to be able to use glue with control.

Using glue with control

Meet Gus, the Glue bottle

1. To openthe glue bottle, twist the orange cap until the white dot disappears

       

2.Turn him upside down and softly squeeze his tummy.  

3.One small squeeze will make one little dot.

4.To close the bottle, twist the orange cap until you see the white dot.

5.Wipe any extra glue off the top with a paper towel.

Practice making baby dots...
on practice sheets

Making a Collage

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Finished!

Share/Reflect:

Where should the tip of the glue bottle be when you squeeze it to glue?

How do you clean up extra glue?

Describe your collage...