Footprint Project

For the first art project, my class made a footprint of our own feet. We were allowed to choose any color of construction paper, and had a partner trace our foot. If anyone had small feet, they could use both feet. Then we were set free to be creative with our foot. At least 3 mediums had to be included and the materials had to be related to us or our background. This way the footprint related to ourselves.
The construction paper color I used was blue, being it is my favorite color. Behind the foot, I drew a cow on brown construction paper, symbolizing the cattle I own, along with my farming background. I also had half of an egg glued on for when we used to pick eggs out of the coop and butcher the chickens. The 2 types of bean seeds are the last thing that represent the farm. They represent the garden we have every year, along with the field crops that we plant and harvest. The deer head shows my love of deer hunting. The deer is actually one that my uncle shot in the fall of 2010. The fishing hook represents that I like to fish, and that is the main thing my family does for the week every summer when we go to my uncle's cabin. The last thing on my foot is a basketball made out of tissue paper. I love to play sports, especially basketball, so I attempted the basketball. I played as many sports as I could in high school, so that is the reason I included sports.
An extension activity I would use with the feet is a math lesson. Once every student has completed his or her foot, we could use them to measure the distance around the room, the height of the room, and maybe the distance of the hallway. It is a good exercise for students to practice measurement. The project is also unique because only the one group of students will have the distance in their own feet. If another class were to complete the same project, more than likely their distances would be different.