Foot Project

Our first project for K-8 Art Methods was creating an introduction of ourselves using an outline of our foot. First, we took a sheet of construction paper and traced our foot on it. We then cut out the outline and decorated the footprint with pictures, drawings, clippings, yarn, etc. We could use anything that represented our lifestyle, interests, and hobbies. We were required to use three different media such as markers, magazine clippings, yarn, leather, or construction paper. To share our ideas and introduce ourselves to the class, we presented our footprint project to our classmates. It was a great idea to introduce ourselves and learn from each other.

My Family: My wife and three children make up a huge part of my life. I love spending time with my family, which I do a lot, because being the parents of three children keeps us very busy.

My home (at left) and the road to Northern State University (at right): I drive to and from school every day. The distance one way is 60 miles (I included mile markers to demonstrate the distance). On the right hand side is the H.P. Gerber Building, NSU’s School of Education.

The little red car: This is the car that I use to drive to school.

The white board with trigonometric formula: I like math and I enjoy taking math courses at NSU.

The carpenter’s apron:  I enjoy doing carpentry during my school breaks.

This footprint activity could be used in health education class for grades 3-5 or 6-8. To encourage students to be physically active they would keep a log of their physical activities for a week. For each activity, the students could either write or put a picture of the activities that they were doing during the week. Beside each picture or description the students would record the time that they spent being active (This would work better for older students). At the end of the week, each student’s footprint would be hung on the wall for comparison.