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A Room of My Own - Learning Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Youth designers alert! Have you always wanted to design your own special room? Read on, explore the questions, create your own dream, share with classmates, and ask them to determine how successful you are.
In this activity you will:

Design, by way of a drawing, a multi-functional room for yourself that is both playful and restful. You can draw a floor plan or simply sketch out your ideas for your room.

Before you begin:

Look at Idea House II Floor Plan, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Wu Family Reception Hall, and Minnesota in 3/4 Time.

You will need:

Paper to draw on, pencils, markers, a ruler and a great imagination!

Here's how to do it:

Take a piece of paper and draw the overall shape of your room. Use the Idea House II Floor Plan as a guide. Indicate placement of doors, windows, stairs (if any), room dividers and furnishings

Think about it:

Size:
How large will your room be? What activities do you want to do there? With whom do you want to share the space?

Materials:
What kind of materials can you use? Wood, glass, plastic, metal, something else? What will your walls be made of? Your flooring? Anything else?

Features:
What kinds of doors will you have? Traditional or modern? Will they be folding or sliding; glass or wooden? What kinds of windows will you have? Traditional or modern? Stained glass? Or stained glass with photographs as seen in Minnesota in 3/4 Time? To help you decide, think about how much natural light you want.

How can you divide the room so that it could have several smaller spaces within the bigger space? What functions will the different spaces have? How will you decorate the space? Will you use modern designs as in Idea House II? Do you like the simplicity of the wooden house? Or do you like your room to reflect another another culture as seen in the Wu Family Reception Hall?

How will the room be furnished? Traditional? Modern? From another culture? How will the furnishings relate to what you want to do in the room? If you are drawing a floor plan, first draw the outside shape of the room, using the Idea House II floor plan as a guide. Indicate placement of windows, doors, dividers, and furnishings for your room.

If you are doing a sketch, simply draw a room with your designs for doors, windows and furnishings.

Present your design ideas to your classmates. Explain how you designed a room that is multi-functional, both playful and restful. Describe some special features that are especially important to you. Which of the museum rooms inspired you? What would be your next step to make this dream room a reality?

For further design activities click here. (link to Design a Garden in ArtsConnectEd)

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		A Room of My Own - Learning Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Youth designers alert! Have you always wanted to design your own special room? Read on, explore the questions, create your own dream, share with classmates, and ask them to determine how successful you are. In this activity you will: Design, by way of a drawing, a multi-functional room for yourself that is both playful and restful. You can draw a floor plan or simply sketch out your ideas for your room. Before you begin: Look at Idea House II Floor Plan, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Wu Family Reception Hall, and Minnesota in 3/4 Time. You will need: Paper to draw on, pencils, markers, a ruler and a great imagination! Here's how to do it: Take a piece of paper and draw the overall shape of your room. Use the Idea House II Floor Plan as a guide. Indicate placement of doors, windows, stairs (if any), room dividers and furnishings Think about it: Size: How large will your room be? What activities do you want to do there? With whom do you want to share the space? Materials: What kind of materials can you use? Wood, glass, plastic, metal, something else? What will your walls be made of? Your flooring? Anything else? Features: What kinds of doors will you have? Traditional or modern? Will they be folding or sliding; glass or wooden? What kinds of windows will you have? Traditional or modern? Stained glass? Or stained glass with photographs as seen in Minnesota in 3/4 Time? To help you decide, think about how much natural light you want. How can you divide the room so that it could have several smaller spaces within the bigger space? What functions will the different spaces have? How will you decorate the space? Will you use modern designs as in Idea House II? Do you like the simplicity of the wooden house? Or do you like your room to reflect another another culture as seen in the Wu Family Reception Hall? How will the room be furnished? Traditional? Modern? From another culture? How will the furnishings relate to what you want to do in the room? If you are drawing a floor plan, first draw the outside shape of the room, using the Idea House II floor plan as a guide. Indicate placement of windows, doors, dividers, and furnishings for your room. If you are doing a sketch, simply draw a room with your designs for doors, windows and furnishings. Present your design ideas to your classmates. Explain how you designed a room that is multi-functional, both playful and restful. Describe some special features that are especially important to you. Which of the museum rooms inspired you? What would be your next step to make this dream room a reality? For further design activities click here. (link to Design a Garden in ArtsConnectEd)


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