Do walls talk? If they did, what would they tell us? Who built them? Why? Can you imagine a world without walls? Talking walls, based on the book of the same name by Margy Burns Knight , is a project that introduces children to cave art and a variety of cultures by looking at important walls from around the world.
Sixth grade students will be looking at wall art through a variety of books and videos and discussing theories of why people think these drawings exist. Students are experimenting with making drawing tools and paints like prehistoric artists, and will be creating their own "rock" walls by covering ceiling board with plaster.
We will look at the compositions of cave artists and talk about elements of art that these ancient artists used. They will design compositions on their own walls,using specific elements and principles of art. Students will seal their walls with a varnish, so that the art wouldn't crack and fall off the plaster, as did much of the ancient work in the Lascoux caves.
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