Materials
Scraps of all different kinds of paper, such as construction paper, tissue paper,wallpaper, wrapping paper
Glue
Sheets of construction paper
Instructions
1. Supply the children with paper scraps, glue, and a sheet of construction paper.
2. Invite the children to create a picture by tearing the scraps of paper into shapes and arrangingthe shapes on construction paper. The picture may be realistic or imaginary, but the childrenmay not use any other supplies.
3. When they are finished designing their work, have the children then glue the shapes onto thepaper.More to doLanguage: Design a book using torn paper collage; have the children write or dictate a few sentencesabout their collage.More art: Show the children prints or posters of torn paper collages by Henri Matisse and thework of children's book illustrators Eric Carle and Susan Roth.
