Project Runway Fashion Show
5th graders will be able to analyze how fashion contributes to the art world by designing their own wearable art to understand their connections to the earth.
Students will partner up with someone in the class and become designers for their own clothing brand. They will get 10 minutes to brainstorm and 10 minutes to execute their idea before it is showt
Lesson Plan
Describe your image
01
Fashion Designers
Class discusses how fashion is art and how it blends within the art world. Students learn about artists: Casey Curran and Yayoi Kusama
02
What is your connection to the Earth? - Brainstorming
After learning about Yayoi Kusama, students think about how they connect to nature in their own way. Students use the theme of nature to inspire their fashion piece and brainstorm if they want to create a mask / glasses, jewelry, hat / crown, jacket / cape, or. shirt.
03
Make it Work
Students have only 10 minutes to execute their idea. Students are limited to construction paper, tape, and markers to create their article of clothing.
04
Runway Walk
Students put on their artwork and each take turns walking down the runway to present their piece.
04
Closing
Students talk about their choices about how their item of clothing represents their connection to nature. Six students get awarded certificates for best catwalk, most likely to become Yayoi Kusama, Next trend setter, class fan favorite, tallest piece, and teacher's choice.
