Life's a Deal

I borrowed this wonderful lesson from Olivia Gude's Spiral Curriculum.  We started with a discussion about how much of our life is determined by chance and how much is determined by choice.  The students collaged from magazines and then passed cards after a period of time.  After two days of collaging, I laid out the cards and drew names for students to choose their backgrounds.  I then dealt the playing cards and asked students to incorporate the suit and number into their designs.  The students drew on their cards with oil pastels and blended them with baby oil.  They turned out really cool!