Tell students that today they are going to imagine they are artists who have been commissioned to create square mosaics.The stone and tiles would have been especially beautiful and sparkly when rainwater flowed over them. The mosaic was partially exposed to the outside. What patterns are present? What colors did the artist use? How are smaller shapes used to create larger shapes? What shape does the whole mosaic make? Tell students this mosaic was used in a Roman home over 1,000 years ago. Show students the original NCMA’s Roman mosaic again. Is this mosaic a picture mosaic (representational mosaic) or a pattern mosaic? Show students the Mosaic Floor Panel to explain how a mosaic can create an image/picture. Remind students that mosaics are works of art composed of small squares that create either a picture (like a person) or a pattern. Ask a student volunteer to find the hexagons. Notice how they both have four sides and four angles but form different shapes. Notice that not all of the triangles are the same. What do you see? Which shapes are present in the mosaic? Ask a volunteer to point out the triangles. Observe quietly for two or three minutes.
Define mosaic as artwork that contains small, mostly square pieces of stone or glass of different colors that create a picture or a pattern. Tell students they will see a mosaic today.First and second graders should be able to add hexagon and trapezoid. Show students basic shapes (triangle, square, rectangle).
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