Cranes Lotus flower Peace symbol (with fingers) Peace symbol Dove
Origami Cranes symbol of peace Story of Sadako Sasaki Masahiro (Sasaki Sadako’s brother)—peace advocate Peace memorial for children located at Hiroshima
More peace projects:
Silk Screen message of peace
Talking sticks Peace day puppets Peace design kite Peace mandalas Acrostic peace poem Peace stepping stones Painted peace rock Poem and illustrate: To me, peace is . . Individual peace pole. Peace hoops—dye, wax resist on silk hoops Illustrate peace poems from pen pal in China Research three global works of art on the topic of peace, write an ekphrastic poem inspired by one of the works then create your own work of art based on and inspired by your research . Coordinate the art installation for k-12 for September 21st Create an journal of works of art and writings about peace.Publish on the web and also explore publishing a “magazine” or booklet. Peace flags—dye, wax resist on silk flags ---patterned after Tibetan peace flags ( Write Haiku peace poems and illustrate Creation of small individual peace poles (message of peace) Peace rocks Create a peace design for a kite.Make the kite and fly it in a public place as a group statement for peace. Stained glass peace stepping stone for the nature trail Peace “stained glass” windows using tissue paper and laminating paper (see Dickblick.com lesson plans) Write and illustrate an acrostic poem on peace(medium:tstudent choice--watercolor, colored pencil, acrylic, tempera, pastel, collage . . . ) Pinwheels for Peace Peace rocks (using acrylic paint).Sixth graders will create a peace garden using rocks from all art classes K-12 Ceramic piece on peace Peace mandalas (compass, colored pencils) Silk screen (stencil method) Talking sticks (“Talking Sticks are used by many Native American tribes when they have council meetings, specifically tribes in the Northwest. The idea of the Talking Stick is to respect each other’s opinions and viewpoints during important meetings where things are discussed, or agreements need to be made. Unless you were holding the Talking Stick, you wouldn’t interrupt or speak, but wait your turn” http://www.classic-play.com/native-american-talking-stick/) https://www.pinterest.com/explore/talking-sticks/ Decorate with a theme of peace—possibly wood burning on the stick, paint, feathers, wrapped cords . . . Group banner on peace Group peace column Individual peace pole Everyone:Display work on peace day on September 21st and for Chapel service on September 23rd.
1.What is peace? 2.Need for inner peace a.Love b.Acceptance c.Faith d.Positive self concept i.”Individuals with healthy self-concepts are likely to perceive other people in positive ways.”(Aschliman, 1993, p. 27) ii.“Self-concept provides a frame of reference for a child’s behavior and response to the world around” (Aschliman, 1993, p. 27) iii. “A positive self-concept facilitates the learning process and is essential to becoming a person who loves and cares.” (Aschliman, 1993, p. 27) 3.This loving and caring attitude is an important link in the chain of peaceful behavior.” (Aschliman, 1993, p. 27) 4.“. . . one teaches children to grow toward peace.” a.Recognize things that the individual does positively b.Perceive others in positive ways c.”Through positive interaction with me [the teacher] and her peers within the classroom, these qualities were strengthened, expanded, and continued to grow” (Aschliman, 1993, p. 27) f.“Transmitted love and inner peace to others” p.27