1. Hello Second Graders! Unfortunately your clay isn’t completely ready to paint. So today we are going to prepare for our next project. For our next project, you need to create several simple designs with geometric shapes. What are geometric shapes?

2. Good Afternoon Second Grade Artists! Now that you have finished painting your clay creatures, we can get back to your symmetrical designs. Today you will create your final symmetrical design. Who can tell me what these words mean? *Symmetrical *Line of Symmetry

3. Samoan Siapo Bark Cloth -Samoa is an island in the Pacific Ocean near Australia -Siapo is a form of art using bark from a mulberry tree which is pounded into very thin sheets and dried in the sun -Samoan artists use dyes from plants to create their designs -This cloth is usually worn during special occasions -These cloths are also found in Ghana and Nigeria

4. Steps: 1) Write name on back 2) Fold paper 3) Create symmetrical design 4) Crumple paper

5. Good Afternoon Second Graders, You have all created such amazing symmetrical designs and now you get to add colors. Remember, you are creating a Samoan Siapo Bark Cloth so the colors you use will also come from this traditional art. What can you remember about Samoan Siapo Bark Cloths?

7. Good Afternoon Second Graders, Last time most of you finished painting your Samoan Siapo Bark Cloth designs. Today those that need to can finish and everyone else needs to make sure they are finished. How do you know when you are completely finished?