Arctic Animal Masks
Arctic animals share many physical qualities – especially their colors. Can you identify the animals depicted in each other’s masks?
Resources
- White Paper Masks (Circle or oval, with slits cut at about 2:00, 6:00, and 11:00. Help the students overlap and staple at slits to make the mask 3D)
- Tacky Glue
- Staples
- Crayons (black and yellow)
- Scissors
- Paper Scraps: White, Yellow, Black
- Pictures of 4 arctic animals to compare: Polar Bear, Snowy Owl, Arctic Hare, and Arctic Fox
Fine Art Standards
KINDERGARTEN UEN 1997 THEATER STANDARD 1, OBJECTIVE 2A: Plan and imitate the sounds and movements of animals.
Integrated Standards
KINDERGARTEN UEN SCIENCE STANDARD 4, OBJECTIVE 2C Compare the parts of different animals, e.g., skin, fur, feathers, scales; hand, wing, flipper, fin.
Objectives
Students will create masks, and use sounds and movement, to represent one arctic animal: Polar Bear, Snowy Owl, Arctic Hare, or Arctic Fox.