Program Description: Master the understanding of concepts such as; cause/effect, problem/solution and or similarities/differences using specified subject area content.  Students create a visual piece of art (collage) using a variety of pictorial images, unusual objects and embellishments from many creative sources, craft and handmade papers, and 3-D items.  Mixed media, collage and Mind Mappings connect concepts and ideas and show how a picture is worth a thousand words!

Through the assemblage of unique objects, photos, embellishments and papers, purposely selected to fit the content being taught; students explore and create a mixed- media response to a variety of Learning Standards. Engaging students’ minds to explore, create and explain their images becomes proof of content understanding.

Sample Experiences:

3rd- 8th Grade – Language Arts

Using the selected reading novel, students create an assemblage of symbols that shows their understanding of each of the characters’ personality traits and how they shape the story. The materials selected for the symbols match their character traits.

3rd- 8th Grade – Social Studies

In preparation for learning about the social, economic and political events of a specified time period students are divided into groups to create an assemblage that shows their understanding of the impact of these events and why they made history. Dramatic and bold, the visual representations are worth a thousand words!

3rd- 8th Grade – Scientific Collage

The intersections of art, design and science can collide as students craft their assemblages to show their understanding of the scientific world and to help students organize and process information. Using creative materials that relate to Habitats and Adaptations, Earth’s Materials and Changes and/or Motion and Sound, assemblages show powerful understanding of complex issues.