Mandalas are commonly made around the world from tens of thousands of grains of sand. Mandalas have symmetry which was an important part of the artwork. The first step was to come up with symbolism that represents your life. Then two circles were cut out that are the same size. The first, was folded into fourths, then in one quarter of the circle students create a design out of the symbolism they created earlier. Students traced their design in black marker, and put it under their design to trace the same design in all four sections of their mandala. Students colored their design using colored pencils. They then backed it onto construction paper and explained what their three or more symbols represented on a note card.
Mandalas could be used across the curriculum when discussing culture of India as that is where they are primarily created. Mandalas could also be used in math when discussing equal parts.
The symbolism used in my mandala were waves to represent the cabin, five circles to represent my family, and the sun in the center to represent outdoor activities.
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