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Fourth Grade
Teacher Partner: William Pumphrey
Teaching Artist: Fernando Mares
|  A Sharswood 4th-grader poses with
his costume, on display at Fleisher. |
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Armor: Professional Costume
Orange Grid: Fashion Costume
Ethnic/Traditional Costume with Hand Stitching
International Costume Assemblage: Plastic Circles
Fantasy Costume: Rings
Students began this study of costume by researching colonial
explorers in coordination with a trip to the Seaport Museum.
In an interactive workshop with the museum educator and the
teaching artist, students drew, went on a scavenger hunt and
then wrote about their observations. In the classroom,
students engaged in self-portraits and costume portraits.
Additionally, students were asked to keep journals, which
were rigorously assessed by the teaching artist. Students
then became true designers, utilizing their imagination and
creativity. Organized into groups and given a material to
manipulate, each group chose a particular type of costume to
design and create. Subsequently, through story-writing,
students evolved the life and place of their costume within
their own imaginary culture.
 In the photos above, Sharswood
students model their costumes. |
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