Diorama Project

Dear Parents:

As you know, Multicultural Night is coming up! Our class is studying India.  Next week we will be learning all about the Indian Culture! Students will be making Lap Books, as well as, other various projects to display. 

Your child will NOT have math or reading homework on the week of May 7th.  Instead, your child’s homework will be to create a Diorama! The Diorama is due on Friday, May 11^th.

How to Make a Diorama

1)      First, decide on what scene you will make. The scene you select can be anything related to India (landscape, food, culture, art, etc.)

2)      Pick a box to use for your Diorama.   The box needs to be large enough to accommodate the scene you selected, but small enough so that you don’t have excess space. If you use a shoebox that has a lid, you can increase the available space by laying the lid down to create a tray, then placing the box on its side inside the lid.

3)      Plan what objects you will have inside your diorama and how you will place them by sketching it before you begin. Remember to place larger items in the back and smaller items in the front so that everything is visible.

4)      Collect the materials you will need to create your diorama, such as paint, paper, clay, glue, small figurines, or materials from outside- moss, sticks, stones etc.

5)      Begin to decorate your box.  You will want to decorate the background of your diorama first, and work from the back of the box to the front. You can use clay, glue or other sticky materials to hold your objects in place. If you want something to look like it is floating or flying, use fish line to hang objects from the top of the box.

6)      If you do not have figurines or other materials, you can draw objects on paper, cut them out and attach them to the bottom of the box. To do this, cut a small rectangular piece of paper, fold it in half, and glue one part of the rectangle to the paper object and the other part of the rectangle to the box.

Remember that your Diorama needs to show a scene that is related to India! Be creative and fun with this project! I can’t wait to see your Diorama!!!! J

Mrs. Alva

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