LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSPATTERNCATS AND MOUSE PATTERN/ZENTANGLELesson Objectives: Students will learn about pattern while creating a picture of cats and a mouse.Time Required: 1 hourArtist: Zentangle examples: http://artbylindamahoney.blogspot.com/2012/02/zentangle-zendoodle.html, http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-royal-elephant-zentangled-meldra-driscoll.htmlSource: Tinker Tangles, … [Read more...]
RADIAL SYMMETRY: OPTION 2
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LESSON PATTERN INSTRUCTIONSPATTERN RADIAL SYMMETRYLesson Objectives: To create a circular pattern that has radial symmetry. Time Required: 1 sessionArtist & Print: Chuck Thurston, Radial Symmetry #3 (Scroll down on website for Radial Symmetry # 1, 2, 3 & 4)Website: http://www.thurstondesign.us/ct-art.htmlMaterials:Print or photocopy the grid (see binder) onto white paperMarkersSilver … [Read more...]
PABLO PICASSO ROOSTERS
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LESSON PATTERN INSTRUCTIONSCOLORPABLO PICASSO ROOSTERS Lesson Objectives: Students will learn about the use of color while creating a rooster in the style of Pablo Picasso.Time Required: 1 hour Artist & Print: Pablo Picasso, Le Coq, other rooster paintings and drawings by Picasso (available online)Source: A Glimmer of LightWebsite: … [Read more...]
CLAY LADYBUGS
September 10, 2013 by
LESSON INSTRUCTIONSFORM CLAY LADYBUGS Lesson Objectives: Students will practice clay hand building by forming pinch pots and will learn how to effectively join clay piecesTime Required: 2 sessionsMaterials (Day 1):ClayClay toolsDishes of waterMaterials (Day 2):Glazes PaintbrushesProcedure, Session 1:Students begin with a piece of clay big enough to make a 2” wide ball. They are to make it into a … [Read more...]
PAPER WEAVING FISH
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LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSPAPER WEAVINGPAPER WEAVING FISHLesson Objectives: Students will learn about weaving with paper.Time Required: 1 hourArtist: Daisy Taugelchee, Navajo Rug Weaver http://www.navajotimes.com/entertainment/culture/2011/011311daisy.phpSource: Deep Space SparkleWebsite: http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2013/03/28/paper-weavings/Materials:Colored construction paper cut into … [Read more...]
COLOR WHEEL TURTLES
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LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSCOLORCOLOR WHEEL TURTLESLesson Objectives: Students will learn about the color wheel, secondary colors, and complementary colors.Time Required: 1 hour Artist: Paul Klee, Castle and Sun, Claude Monet, Poppy Field in Argenteuil (available online)Source: “Crazy Color Wheel” by Shirley Laird in the September, 2013 issue of Arts and Activities magazine.Website: … [Read more...]
HUNDERTWASSER FLOWERS
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LESSON PATTERN INSTRUCTIONSCOLOR HUNDERTWASSER FLOWERSLesson Objectives: Teach the students about warm vs. cool colors, line, texture and pattern.Time Required: Two 1 hour lessons.Artist & Print: Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Man Find in Zahala, 1974, or Blobs Grow in Beloved Gardens, 1975. (available online) Great book about the artist for kids: Harvesting Dreams: Hundertwasser for Kids … [Read more...]
A IS FOR ART
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LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSCOLLAGE A IS FOR ARTLesson Objectives: Students will learn about collage.Time Required: 1 hourArtist: Mary Ann Jones, El Rancho Lounge and Twist PalaceMaterials:Students’ first initial cut out of tag board or card boardOld magazines and catalogsScissorsElmer’s glueQ-tipPresentation:Discuss collage. Demonstrate how the larger cut-out pieces should be glued on first … [Read more...]
PAUL KLEE COLOR THEORY
September 9, 2013 by
LESSON PATTERN INSTRUCTIONSCOLOR PAUL KLEE COLOR THEORYLesson Objectives: Teaches the kids about warm vs. cool colors and Value.Time Required: 1 hourArtist & Print: Paul Klee, The Rose Garden, 1920 (available online) Source: Arteascuola.comWebsite: http://arteascuola.com/2012/04/color-theory-inspired-by-paul-klee/Materials:Sheet of paper copied from a book. **I used a page on Perseverance … [Read more...]
LINE ROBOTS
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LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSLINE LINE ROBOTSLesson Objectives: Students will learn to draw a robot using different types of lines.Time Required: 1 hourArtist: Wassily Kandinsky, Throughgoing Line (available online)Source: Deep Space SparkleWebsite: http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2011/04/04/robot-line-drawing/Materials:12 x 18 white construction paperThin and Thick Black … [Read more...]
