Felted Puns for 6th graders
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Heart-felt, my example
For my mid term lesson plan, I created an activity where 6th graders could explore wet and dry felting techniques while creating two felted objects that are puns. Using Chic Thompson’s “many, varied and unusual things,” I would have students respond to a prompt such as: what are the many varied and unusual things you can associate with wool? This includes wool, sheep farms, shearing, spinning yarns etc. Then I would ask them to brainstorm a list of puns, wool related or not, in order to come up with their two punny objects.
![Process of making the felted heart with a dry needle technique](https://arted.tessasutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_6915-e1541351487434-225x300.jpg)
Process of making the felted heart with a dry needle technique
![Detail of hollow aorta](https://arted.tessasutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_6920-e1541351523752-273x300.jpg)
Detail of hollow aorta
![Ge-felt-a-fish](https://arted.tessasutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_6926-1024x768.jpg)
Ge-felt-a-fish