Leadership Through Sculpting

Ciara McNearly

Tier 1

Lesson Plan

Leadership Through Sculpting

Understand and represent leadership

Students will learn about leadership qualities by participating in a variety of creative activities, including sculpting, storytime, role-play, and collage-making. This collection of activities helps develop creative thinking, communication, and leadership skills.

Audience

Youth (ages 5-15)

Time

90 mins

Approach

Understand and represent leadership

Materials

Clay or sculpting materials, Sculpting tools, Storybook about a leader, Magazines or printed images, Scissors, Glue, and Large paper or poster board

Step 1

Introduction to Leadership

10 mins

Begin with a simple discussion about what leadership means.
Ask students for examples of leaders they know (e.g., teachers, parents, characters in books or movies).
Highlight a few basic qualities that make a good leader, such as kindness, helpfulness, and honesty.

Step 2

Leadership Storytime

15 mins

Read a short story about a leader to the students.
After reading, discuss the leadership qualities demonstrated in the story.
Ask students to identify the qualities they noticed and how they can apply them in their own lives.

Step 3

Sculpting Activity

20 mins

Explain the activity: Each student will sculpt a simple figure or symbol that represents leadership to them.
Distribute clay or sculpting materials to each student.
Allow students to brainstorm and sketch ideas if they want.
Encourage them to think about how leaders help others and show good qualities.
Walk around to provide assistance as needed.

Step 4

Leadership Role-Play

15 mins

Split students into small groups and provide them with different leadership scenarios (e.g., helping a friend, organizing a game, resolving a conflict).
Have each group act out their scenario, demonstrating good leadership qualities.
After each role-play, discuss what leadership qualities were shown and how they helped.

Step 5

Leadership Collage

15 mins

Provide magazines, scissors, glue, and large paper or poster board.
Explain the activity: Students will create a collage that represents leadership qualities using images and words from the magazines.
Allow students to work individually or in small groups.
After completing the collages, have students share their work with the group and explain what leadership qualities they included and why.

Step 6

Reflection and Wrap-Up

15 mins

Conclude with a brief reflection: What did they learn about leadership from these activities?
Discuss how they can show leadership in their everyday actions (e.g., helping others, being kind).
Thank students for their participation and creativity.

Discussion

Leadership Discussion

A simplified discussion about leadership qualities and examples to set the stage for the activities.

What does a leader do?

Encourage students to think about how leaders help others and make good choices.

Can you name someone who is a leader?

Ask students to think about people they know, like family members, teachers, or characters they admire.

What makes a good leader?

Focus on simple qualities like being kind, helping others, and being honest.

Worksheet

Leadership Reflection Worksheet

A simplified worksheet to help students reflect on their activities and what they represent about leadership.

What activities did you enjoy the most?

Think about the different activities we did today.

Which leadership quality do you think is the most important?

Reflect on the qualities we discussed.

How can you show leadership in your life?

Think about one thing you can do to show leadership, like helping a friend or being kind.