Lessons in modeling develop fine motor skills andhave a positive impact on the formation of speech. It is important to arouse interest in this type of activity. To do this, sculpt that which causes the child's interest. As a rule, children love animals and birds, so a plasticine bird is the most suitable option for practicing at the initial level.
What is necessary for work
It is advisable to take care in advance that the house was all that is needed for modeling, namely:
- Plasticine. For kids, it is better to choose a set with bright colors and soft material.
- Stacks. The simplest are made of plastic. You can buy wood, although at the initial level is optional.
- Plastic mat on the table. It facilitates the process of cleaning after classes.
- Apron for the child.
When everything is ready, you can sculpt crafts from clay. Birds are cartoony or close in appearance to the present. The first is easier to manufacture, so it's better to start with them.
How to make a simple hack
The cartoon character must be presenta sign by which it will be possible to say exactly who he is: a beast, a man, a robot, or something else. In this case, the defining features will be wings and beak. They must be recognizable. Plasticine bird is made as follows:
- Clay can be a little mash to make it softer. After that, roll the oval - it will be the torso of the bird.
- You can decorate it by rolling a smaller oval and flattening it into a flat cake. Attach it to the trunk - it will be a breast.
- Make two “drops” and flatten them - these are wings. Feathers can be drawn in a stack or laid out in strips of a contrasting color.
- For the eyes, you should roll two small balls of white clay, stick points on them - pupils.
- The beak can be made in the form of a small cone or oval.
- The simplest version of the legs - two round cakes, in which the stack marked fingers.
Complicated variant
Since you can make a plasticine birdin various ways, after mastering a simple version, it is advisable to try a more complex one. The finished toy is not just a bird, it should recognize a certain kind.
One of the most recognizable birds is a woodpecker. For its manufacture will need only 3 colors. The sequence of actions when modeling woodpecker:
- Take black clay, make two parts: a small oval (this is the future head) and a larger, drop-shaped form, which will become the body.
- Make two flat “drops” of black color, decorate them with white transverse stripes. A plasticine bird should have wings as close as possible to the wings of a real woodpecker.
- Attach the parts to the body.
- Make a strip of white and stick it on the chest. On the head, make two marks, on top - round black pupils.
- A thin red cone fasten on the head, it will be a beak.
- On the top you should make a red “cap” - a small oval flatbread or longitudinal tuft.
- For the tail, make a lot of flat “drops” of white and black colors. Alternating them, form a tail.
- Paws are made of red plasticine. Inside you can insert a wire so that the plasticine bird can hold onto the branch.
Sculpture classes are of great benefit. To keep the child interested in them, you should gradually complicate the task, moving from simple products to more complex ones.