Lesson plan 3 – Group Picture

This activity is best suited to a group of 12 children. Each child will create an enlarged portion of the original image – these will then be assembled to form a picture three times larger than the original!

Difficulty Level – sizing up and enlarging the picture can be tricky for the group leader.

The group leader will need:

• A large sheet of sugar paper for backing
• A large sheet of cartridge drawing paper
• Some coloured pencils and a ruler
• Downloads of the picture being used for each participant

Preparation

1. Use a pencil and ruler to divide the image into 12 equal pieces – cut along the lines.

2. The cartridge paper needs to be three times the size of the original image. Use a ruler and pencil to divide the cartridge paper into 12 equal pieces in the same way as above and cut along the lines.

3. Draw the position of one object in the picture [in this case the table] onto the big sheet before cutting it up.

The task

1. Give each child a piece of the image and a piece of cartridge paper and let them enjoy drawing their section of the picture onto the cartridge paper.

2. Lay the sugar paper down and let the children piece together their enlarged picture.