- Definition
Sculpture is a 3D artwork you can look at from all sides, made by shaping materials like clay or wood.
A snowman you build in the yard is a sculpture because you can walk all the way around it.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A sculpture is like a building you make with blocks or a figure you shape from play-doh, something you can walk all the way around.
Ask your child: How is a play-doh snowman different from a drawing of a snowman?
Common mix-up: Kids may think a sculpture is just a drawing or painting. A sculpture is something you can see and feel from all sides, not just the front.
Examples
- A little animal you shape out of play-doh.
- A sandcastle built at the beach.
- A robot made by gluing together empty boxes and toilet paper rolls.
sculpture is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
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