What are the uses of paper-cutting in primary school labor technology class?

On the cultivation of innovation ability in the paper-cutting course of primary school labor skills: Mr. Chen Heqin, a famous children educator in China, said: "Children should have the opportunity to cut paper." He believes that paper-cutting has two advantages: "First, it can form a good habit of relaxing alone, and second, it can exercise hand muscles." In other words, paper-cutting can make children quiet and concentrate on one thing; It also allows them to develop a pair of dexterous hands, which often means brains, because the training of hand muscle groups is conducive to the development of the brain. Paper-cutting, as a supplement to primary school labor and technology courses, is of great significance.

In Chinese characters, the pictographic meaning of "sword" means "there is a knife in front of the knife" The ancients called scissors "dragon sword", which shows its importance in life. The folk paper-cutting art with a long history proves that scissors have a long history in China. A pair of scissors can not only make students move manually, but also cultivate students' innovative and creative ability in the paper-cutting class of labor skills in primary schools. How to make this small scissors give full play to students' imagination and creativity? The author made the following attempts from four aspects: appreciation, imitation, creation and display in the course of labor skills paper-cutting.

1 Reasonable guidance to stimulate innovation interest

1. 1 classified collection

Collecting and selecting paper-cut works suitable for students' appreciation level, and adopting different guiding methods according to different appreciation forms to help students understand, feel and discover the beauty in the works are the basis for cultivating students to express beauty and create beauty in the teaching of labor technology paper-cutting.

Because the author likes paper-cutting, I usually pay attention to collecting knowledge and patterns about paper-cutting. Assign tasks to students before class, and let them go home to read books or find information to understand the history, uses, types and geographical distribution of paper-cutting. In teaching, we should pay attention to guiding students to discover the beauty of form and content in paper-cut works by actively participating in feelings.

For example, in the activity of appreciating the paper-cut Facebook, the author showed a realistic Facebook and a paper-cut Facebook, and guided students to actively discuss the differences between the two Facebook, compare them from the aspects of colors, patterns and materials, feel the bold and eclectic performance of the paper-cut works, and understand the ethereal and symmetrical patterns. In addition, it is also put forward: "What is the difference between the five senses of two Facebook faces?" Let students feel the characteristics of Facebook through observation and analysis, so as to improve the quality of aesthetic activities. Finally, ask students to express their true feelings boldly, tell them which Facebook you like, encourage students to express different opinions, and improve their value judgment and aesthetic ability.

1.2 Clever guidance

By collecting materials and broadening the teaching content, students' interest in paper-cutting is greatly stimulated. Students are always interested in what they don't know and don't understand, but the content in primary school labor textbooks, except for some pictures of the production process, is just a description of words, which is clear at a glance and difficult to arouse students' interest. If the teacher introduces some knowledge he doesn't know, the history of words, pictures and some real objects, the students' interest will be aroused at once.

In paper-cutting teaching, various paper-cutting pictures are displayed on the screen through multimedia courseware, from ancient times to the present, from simple to complex. Finally, the exquisite paper-cut worth collecting is presented, and the history of paper-cut is introduced while students appreciate it. Exquisite pictures have opened students' eyes, and from time to time they send out "How beautiful!" ""it's amazing! "Like. At this time, their enthusiasm was mobilized, so they seized the opportunity to ask: "Students, what do you think of seeing so many beautiful pictures? "Many students said," I wish I had a meeting! " "

Through a large number of traditional and modern paper-cut art exhibitions, students have generally gained a strong visual impact and shock. At this point, students have a certain understanding of the history and form of paper-cutting. In this way, through reasonable guidance, students' awareness of innovation appreciation has been exercised, and students' imagination, composition, expressiveness and creativity have been improved.

2 Step by step, enhance innovation ability

2. 1 simple imitation stage

In the initial stage, the teaching of paper-cutting is mainly based on simple imitation. First of all, we should be familiar with paper-cutting tools and learn to use them, train students' eye, brain and hand coordination ability, and fully experience the paper-cutting process. Then we should learn to cut basic patterns and master the basic vocabulary of paper-cutting, that is, sawtooth pattern, crescent pattern, vortex pattern and wave pattern. Mastered the basic pattern, and then began to copy the simple single paper-cut pattern, and began to train the pattern with the main object in due course. In the teaching process, we should pay attention to explain clearly the initial cutting position and the position that needs to be connected, cut the outline first, then cut the small and complicated places, and change the pattern and area of the empty drawing. Only through repeated practice can we cut out natural and smooth lines, skillfully control scissors and pieces of paper, express ourselves at will, and lay a solid foundation for the next stage of learning.

2.2 creative imitation stage

The second stage is the creative imitation stage. Paper-cutting teaching is based on "change". Every teaching will provide students with the shape of a theme image on the blackboard, leaving students with a lot of creative space, and then guide students to further improve through the addition, combination and change of pictures, so as to enrich the content and composition.

Giving students enough imagination is conducive to cultivating their creativity. Specifically, in the teaching process, teachers should encourage students to open their minds, spread their ideas and seek different forms of expression. Don't impose your ideas on students, let alone set an example for students' paintings and works based on books.

When learning fish paper-cutting, students are not allowed to copy at first, but are allowed to give full play to their imagination and let all kinds of fish appear in their minds. No matter what you see in real life or on TV, let the students express it in their own way first. At this time, the teacher timely nudges and students' creativity is stimulated. This requires students to use their imagination at will to make concrete or abstract works out of what they are familiar with or like. Without specific restrictions, their thoughts flew over time and space, as if they had returned to a happy childhood. It is this kind of flying that stimulates students' creativity, which is different from people, animals, food and uses, and fully shows the miracle of creation. ?

3. Thinking shift, mastering innovative methods

Einstein thought that "imagination is more important than knowledge, because knowledge is limited, and imagination summarizes everything and is the source of progress". Creativity is inseparable from imagination, and innovation must be based on imagination: only by enriching students' imagination and letting them spread their wings can students' innovative ability be improved. Therefore, in teaching, students should be encouraged to dare to imagine, be brave in innovation, break away from convention and encourage unconventional imagination. Hand-cut paper is a good place to train students to expand their imagination and cultivate innovative thinking in the teaching materials of labor technology courses. Therefore, in teaching, we should be good at excavating the content of creative imagination in textbooks, encourage students to think differently, and encourage students to actively explore knowledge and solve problems creatively in multiple ways and angles.

3. 1 thinking transfer, stimulate imagination

On the basis of guiding students to analyze works, we advocate designing, conceiving and creating different works.

(1) Graphic migration: For example, when cutting the word "Xi", students can think after cutting the word "Xi" by methods 1 and 2: Can these two methods be combined? Can you change the shape and combination? Through operation and practice, students have produced works of happy characters with different shapes. These ingenious works reduce the mental pressure of students' paper-cut creation and develop their innovative thinking ability. When they see the works they have created, their self-confidence will double, their brains will be flexible and their interest will be higher and higher.

(2) Transfer by reference: Because all kinds of arts are interlinked, especially other visual arts can be integrated and absorbed with paper-cut art ... Although paper-cut art has its own unique language and composition characteristics, it will form its own unique style and appearance by absorbing nutrients from other arts. Students are required to collect their favorite pictures (including Chinese painting, oil painting, clay sculpture, shadow play, photography, printmaking, etc.). ) through computer networks or other channels. When the teacher is in class, first let the students discuss a certain art work in groups: according to the characteristics of paper-cutting, which part do you think we can absorb, which part should be abandoned, which part can be added with other content, etc. Then, according to the various opinions discussed by the students, the teacher creatively demonstrates the artistic image and points out the matters needing attention. Students will get some tips through creative learning, which not only reduces the difficulty of their creation, but also enables them to learn various methods to absorb various arts, laying a good foundation for the cultivation of students' personality and the formation of work style.

(3) Function transfer: Folk paper-cutting was originally used in daily life because of its decorative, ideological and interesting features, such as women's shoes, Chinese corsage and festive fireworks. But in modern society, these functions of paper-cutting have greatly shrunk, especially in our southern region, which can be said to have nowhere to live, so that students' interest in learning paper-cutting will not be so strong. In order to change this situation, after students have laid a solid foundation of paper-cutting, the author inspires students: If we buy a lot of books, can we use paper-cutting as souvenirs and decorations for our books? The students were moved and eager to ask the teacher to help them master this knowledge, and then help them design and create according to their enthusiasm. On holidays or birthdays of elders, students are encouraged to give play to their skills to their relatives and friends according to their own paper-cutting skills, so students come up with new year cards, window grilles and so on. When they encounter difficulties, they should solve them in a targeted manner. When these works are appreciated by relatives, friends and family, students will be more confident and enthusiastic.

3.2 Resource integration, innovative imagination

In teaching, teachers should not only dig out the content that can give full play to students' imagination, but also make use of students' existing knowledge, experience and skills to carry out unlimited and non-fixed innovative production.

(1) With the help of cartoon images. In Laoji paper-cutting class, we often cut some cartoon images that students like, such as Pleasant Goat, Big Big Wolf, Kitten and Tinker Bell, as class reward items. The combination of paper-cutting art and cartoon image not only attracts students' interest, but also permeates various paper-cutting techniques. Some outstanding students were rewarded with paper-cut cartoon images by teachers and carefully collected like treasures; There are many students who cut their favorite cartoon images in the form of paper-cutting and proudly showed them to me. I took the opportunity to guide them attentively and encourage them in time. According to the age and personality characteristics of primary school students, with the help of their favorite cartoon images, students' love for paper-cutting art and the cultivation of innovative ability are further deepened.

(2) With the help of literary works. In order to enrich the imagination of students' paper-cut creation, I use literary works to inspire students' creation. Students can create freely according to the content of literary works. For example, students have learned "crow drinks water" in Chinese class. I let the students retell the story first, and then let them tell the image characteristics of crows. The students scrambled to raise their hands and speak actively. The classroom atmosphere is warm and their interest in learning is high. At this time, students are required to create in the form of paper-cutting according to the images and storylines of these animals. Under the guidance of the teacher, students can cut out different forms of small animal images, and some even cut out the background, cleverly cutting out the relationship between animals and the background. In addition, each work also adds its own emotional color and romantic elements on the basis of closely following the meaning of the text.

Poetry, stories, fables and essays in Chinese textbooks are all good subjects for paper-cutting creation. Combining them, paper-cutting can stimulate students' creativity and imagination.

(3) With the help of musical images. Because of the abstraction of music, people can associate when they appreciate music. With the ups and downs of music rhythm, the feelings and scenes in front of us are constantly changing, and people's emotions are constantly changing. Paper-cutting teaching mainly uses the theme scenes in music to create interesting artistic images.

For example, in the creative class of birds, suona solo "Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix" was played, and students were asked to imagine according to the content of the song. The students were very excited after listening to the songs carefully, and then asked them to interpret the images of birds they saw in real life. With preparation, the students immediately conceived art and created groups of birds with lively and lovely images and different faces through painting and cutting.

Art is interlinked. Through the organic combination of music and paper-cutting teaching, students can feel different artistic beauty and stimulate their desire for creative innovation.

(4) With the help of paper-cut folk songs. "A pile of paper towels, a pair of small scissors, scissors to cut out the pattern, the pattern embroidered by the big girl depends on the sample, flowers, birds, insects and fish have everything, it doesn't matter if the pattern is not aligned, red paper took my hand, and any pattern can be cut. Birds in the sky, horses running on the ground, and fat fish in the water. As long as Nong can make it clear, I'll cut a pattern. If farmers want to keep quiet, Ge Yao must have a pattern in his heart. Let's be clear about the size and size of farmers first. Let's take a look at the Ming dynasty ... "

This is a catchy paper-cut ballad, commonly known as "pattern sutra". Its relationship with paper-cutting is like the poetry of Chinese painting, which sets each other off and becomes interesting. From the pattern classics, we can appreciate the fun of paper-cutting, understand the skills of paper-cutting and feel the culture contained in paper-cutting. Pupils especially like the form of folk songs, which are catchy. Paper-cutting and folk songs are like half-sisters. In the creation of working people, the creative laws of ancient aesthetics are invisibly used, such as homophonic, figurative, repetitive, exaggerated, personification and parallelism, which have the same effect. Therefore, paper-cutting is a silent ballad. I hope we can pass it on from generation to generation.

4 Carefully arrange and feel the fun of innovation.

British playwright Bernard Shaw once said, "If you have an apple and I have an apple, and we exchange apples with each other, then you and I still have an apple. However, if you have an idea and I have an idea, and we exchange these ideas with each other, then each of us will have two ideas. " Therefore, teachers should creatively provide students with time and space to display their works and give them the opportunity to exchange technology and ideas.

4. 1 environmental layout, creating an atmosphere

On the walls of the classroom, we posted decorative paper-cut works made by students, various traffic signs and paper-cut works made by other students. There are rich paper-cut materials and students' works in the corner of the activity area, and students can operate and play freely. The layout of these paper-cut art environments makes children feel interesting and joyful, and through teachers' entry into students' creative world, students' interest in discovery, exploration and creation is stimulated, and their ability to feel beauty is improved.

4.2 Return to life and serve the society

Labor technology education advocates strengthening the connection between labor technology curriculum and students' life and real society, and realizing the life, socialization and practicality of the curriculum. Every year, on the Double Ninth Festival, we will organize students to go to nursing homes to offer condolences, send fruits and send greetings. Besides these, we can also send children's works, framed paper-cut works, and then take them to nursing homes, and hang children's elaborate works in corridors and rooms to decorate their lives. For example, in the first school flea market, children set up stalls on the spot to show their usual paper-cut works. When their works became the objects that students rushed to buy, the children felt the praise from their classmates and the sense of achievement in paper-cutting. Children's talents are displayed, and after being recognized, they will be inspired to create more innovative works.

In a sense, paper-cutting has become a symbol of China culture. It not only shows the simple and meaningful feelings and folk customs of the Chinese nation, but also incorporates the thoughts and feelings of China people and their judgments of good and evil. I hope that through paper-cutting teaching, our students will fall in love with paper-cutting, inherit this cultural tradition, and let our children give paper-cutting new vitality with innovative thinking.

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Characteristics and skills of paper-cutting.

[2] Teaching and Research in China Today.2009.2