⁣⁣Lesson Plan: Creative and Affordable DIY Locker Decorations: Personalize Your School Locker with Style

⁣⁣Lesson Plan: Creative and Affordable DIY Locker Decorations: Personalize Your School Locker with Style

Grade Level: 6-8

Subject: Art/Crafts

Objective: Students will learn how to create personalized and budget-friendly decorations for their school lockers, encouraging creativity and self-expression.

Materials Needed:
- Magnetic sheets or magnetic tape
- Washi tape or decorative duct tape
- Paper or cardboard
- Scissors
- Glue or adhesive dots
- Markers or colored pencils
- Stickers or embellishments
- Small mirrors or picture frames (optional)
- Small containers or organizers (optional)

Procedure:

1. Introduction (10 minutes):
- Engage students by discussing the importance of personalizing their lockers as a way to express their individuality and make their school day more enjoyable.
- Show examples of creatively decorated lockers to inspire students and generate ideas.

2. Planning and Design (10 minutes):
- Instruct students to measure the dimensions of their locker, including the inside of the door, walls, and shelves.
- Encourage students to sketch out their ideas and plan where they want to place different decorations.

3. Magnetic Locker Wallpaper (15 minutes):
- Explain that magnetic sheets or magnetic tape can be used as a base for decorating the inside of the locker.
- Instruct students to cut the magnetic sheets or tape to fit the dimensions of the locker walls and door.
- Encourage students to decorate the magnetic surface using washi tape, markers, stickers, or any other desired embellishments.

4. Paper/Cardboard Decorations (15 minutes):
- Instruct students to cut out shapes or designs from paper or cardboard to create personalized locker decorations.
- Encourage students to decorate the paper or cardboard cutouts using markers, colored pencils, stickers, or any other desired materials.
- Provide adhesive dots or glue for students to attach their paper/cardboard decorations to the locker walls or door.

5. Organizers and Accessories (10 minutes):
- Discuss the importance of having an organized locker space.
- Instruct students to create small containers or organizers using recycled materials like empty containers or cardboard boxes.
- Encourage students to decorate these organizers using washi tape, markers, or stickers.
- Optional: Students can also add small mirrors or picture frames to their locker doors using adhesive dots or magnets.

6. Final Touches and Reflection (10 minutes):
- Instruct students to step back and evaluate their locker decorations.
- Encourage students to make any final adjustments or additions to their designs.
- Provide time for students to reflect on their creative process and share their thoughts with the class.

Common Core Labels Correlations:
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1: Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes.

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