Make the best use of things, make the best use of old things but not waste them

The "Art Curriculum Standards" point out: "Use natural environment resources (such as natural landscapes, natural materials, etc.) as well as resources on campus and living society (such as activities, events, and environments, etc.) as much as possible to conduct art teaching "So, the clever use of waste materials in primary school art classroom teaching is the focus of my research, combining teaching with waste materials in life, so that art creation comes from life, so that students will enter the classroom with interest; When art works are applied to life, students will beautify their lives with the knowledge they have learned, thus creating a strong sense of accomplishment.

Life is the source of creation. The so-called waste materials refer to renewable, safe and hygienic waste products that are necessary or commonly used by every family in daily life. Many families dispose of these waste materials as useless garbage. Only a few environmentally conscious families recycle these waste materials as renewable resources. In fact, every kind of waste material has unexpected educational value for students. They provide rich materials and nutrients for students to discover, appreciate and create beauty, and also provide vivid curriculum resources for art creation. .

“A tree without roots can be evergreen, and water without a source will dry up.” Clever use of waste materials can not only cultivate the flexibility, coordination and practical operation ability of their hand muscles , and can also establish environmental awareness from an early age, which is of great significance to the cultivation of their aesthetic ability, creative ability and hands-on ability. Therefore, the author chose waste materials that are close to students' daily life as curriculum resources to develop and explore, laying a solid foundation for the innovation of art works.

How to skillfully use waste materials to guide students to create happily in primary school art classroom learning? The specific research content is as follows.

1. Sources of waste materials

1. Continuous supply of “natural materials”

In daily life, “everything is a material” can arouse children’s What is interesting, active and curious are those inconspicuous natural materials: fallen leaves, grass, tree roots, wild flowers, flower seeds, cotton, pebbles, wheat straw, corn husks... Each material has its own different properties and characteristics. Different textures and materials can bring different feelings and inspirations to students. Students can use fallen leaves and hay to make lifelike leaf stickers, wheat straws to make lively and interesting wheat straw paintings, various dried fruit shells, beans, melon seeds to make hanging ornaments, animals, etc., which can express children's love for Beautiful creations can also bring the greatest sense of accomplishment and unlimited fun to children.

2. "Living materials" that turn waste into treasure

Some waste materials can be seen everywhere in life, such as waste paper (old newspapers, old calendar paper, packaging paper, advertising Paper, cartons, etc.), plastics (various plastic bags, plastic foams, plastic packaging, plastic cups, straws, beverage bottles, etc.), glass (glass bottles, glass pieces, mirrors, etc.), metals (cans, toothpaste wrappers, etc.) , cans, etc.), fabrics (wasted clothes, tablecloths, towels, handkerchiefs, etc.), wooden sticks (popsicle sticks, sanitary chopsticks, etc.) are all good materials for turning waste into treasure, and they are all important resources for art creation!

2. Methods of skillfully using waste materials

1. Stimulate interest in learning and collect creative materials

The key to skillfully using waste materials to create art works is that students must I am interested in learning, so I often organize students to appreciate toys and teaching aids made from waste materials, so that students can deeply feel the "charm of waste materials" and stimulate students' creative desire. At the same time, it also allows students to realize the importance of "turning waste into treasure" for art creation. In addition, qualified students can collect art works made from waste materials on the computer, communicate in class, and try to analyze their production methods to deepen the clever combination of waste items.

Since the required production materials are clear, students will purposely participate in collecting various waste materials. Teachers need to guide students to collect learning materials from their own lives. There are many ways to collect them. : You can pay attention to the materials around you and look for them at home: such as cans, drink bottles, milk jugs, straws, packaging boxes, and even crab shells, turtle shells, etc.

You can also go to nature to find: leaves, bark, flowers, etc. In this way, students will pay attention to waste materials very consciously and consciously, and subconsciously start to pay attention to the "beauty" around them and actively explore the "beauty" around them. Collecting waste materials not only increases students' knowledge, but also brings creative inspiration, cultivates creative awareness, and creates great enthusiasm for students' creations.

2. Appreciate physical objects and cultivate creative thinking

In the art class, I use the characteristics of waste materials to guide students to use them effectively, using students as the main body, independent participation, Explore teaching methods that combine innovation and evaluation, such as teaching the lesson "Wonderful Use of Paper Boxes". Before class, students are asked to collect waste paper boxes of different sizes, shapes, and colors as well as various waste materials for backup. During the class, the teacher guides the students to carefully appreciate them. The shape, texture and color of the materials can also be used to produce real objects made by oneself to "turn waste into treasure", such as a lion with teeth and claws, a naive bear, and a spacious and bright bus. These real objects are more convincing than a single picture appreciation. In order to enhance the creativity and appeal, take the opportunity to guide students to talk about how the shapes, colors and patterns of the cartons are cleverly matched. Through visual, tactile and other sensory experiences, teachers and students work together to explore how to use cardboard boxes and how to create wonderful toys and beautiful decorative items from ordinary waste materials. In this way, students have developed a great interest in the cognitive activities of waste items, and actively participated in the learning activities of using paper boxes, making the teaching activities more interesting and dynamic.

3. Turn waste into treasure and enjoy the fun of creation

At the same time, I also showed you the excellent handicrafts of students in other parallel classes, starting from the analysis of production techniques (cutting) Cut, combine, paste...) to art creation, give full play to students' imagination and creativity, and rationally and skillfully decorate the waste materials in their hands into art works with rich artistic expression. In class, the students discussed production methods and how to use clever combinations. "Can you create better works than this?" Everyone said in unison: "Yes", so I seized the opportunity and promptly asked for homework: clever use of paper boxes , use your hands and brain, associate with objects, process, paste, and assemble various interesting shapes.

Students immediately immersed themselves in the creative atmosphere: selecting materials, designing shapes, and carefully matching them. Some groups used waste materials such as bottles and bottle caps, and some groups used waste materials such as colored paper and scraps. Some groups supplemented it with waste materials such as eggshells and beans. There is a dazzling array of student works with different shapes: mooncake boxes and toothpaste boxes turned into rows of high-rise buildings, cans and boxes turned into modern racing cars, eggshells, wool and boxes turned into cartoon dolls... This series is cleverly made from waste materials The new visual art image produced by the combination made everyone think about it, and the students couldn't be happier because it was a work created by themselves. Students learn by playing, doing while learning, and having fun while doing. They fully experience the value of making the best use of things and enjoy the fun of keeping things old but not discarding them. This fully demonstrates the students' "ingenious" nature and establishes environmental awareness from an early age.

4. Multiple evaluations to stimulate creative potential

After the handicrafts made from waste are completed, they need to be shown to everyone. Traditional teaching evaluations mostly consist of teachers expressing their personal subjective opinions on students’ works. Opinions, there is almost no room for students to speak freely. In group cooperation, some students have strong hands-on ability. Teachers must correctly evaluate students' interest and enthusiasm for participation. Therefore, the evaluation of works should be diversified. For example, in the evaluation of the lesson "Wonderful Use of Paper Boxes", I first asked the students to talk about the inspiration for creation and the creativity of the work, and then how to use the shape and color of the box to create. During the interaction between teachers and students, the teacher It is necessary to summarize the highlights of each work in a timely manner, and strive to enable every student to gain a sense of accomplishment and experience the joy of success, thereby enhancing self-confidence.

In addition, in addition to self-evaluation, mutual evaluation, and teacher evaluation, I also focus on mutual learning and mutual presentation among students, encouraging them to boldly participate in group discussions, express their own opinions on other students' works, and express their opinions through This kind of exchange not only exercises the students' aesthetic taste, but also strengthens their creative ideas.

In this way, in a democratic and relaxed classroom atmosphere, children have fun and learn happily, and the works they create are also "affectionate", "intentional" and "new".

3. Extension of clever use of waste materials

Art master Rodin once said: "There is beauty everywhere in life. For our eyes, it is not a lack of beauty, but a lack of discovery. "Although the waste items in life are the source of art and handicrafts, allowing students to feel the close connection between art and life can stimulate students' strong interest in inquiry. But to achieve this, the key is for teachers themselves to delve more into the teaching materials and pay more attention to society and life. Only in this way can students be further guided in collecting information, cooperative discussions, hands-on operations and other activities, so that students can truly feel that art is everywhere in life. , so as to gain experience in art creation, exercise the ability to beautify life, and truly understand the close connection between life and art. Works made from waste can beautify classrooms, decorate study rooms, decorate bedrooms, etc., making life more artistic.

To sum up, the rich and colorful waste resources are an inexhaustible source of artistic creation. As long as we consciously direct students' attention to the waste materials in life in class, make students feel the beauty of life, guide students to obtain rich creative materials from life, and reflect that art comes from life and resides in life, we can provide It lays a solid foundation for students' subsequent independent learning and cultivation of pioneering and innovative abilities. Let students want to learn, enjoy learning, learn, and be able to learn in an atmosphere of interaction and development, and truly be the masters of learning, so as to achieve the purpose of bringing art creation to life.