LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSCOLORCOLORFUL CAT “TALES”Lesson Objectives: Students will learn about color and how to create secondary colors using primary colors. Time Required: 2 sessionsArtist: Michael Hall, author and illustrator of Cat TaleSource: Deep Space SparkleWebsite: http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/shop/homophone-homonym-art-lesson-plan/Materials (Day 1):12 x 18 white construction … [Read more...]
MR. SEAHORSE
September 9, 2013 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSCOLOR MR. SEAHORSELesson Objectives: Students will learn about color from the iconic author/illustrator Eric Carle and his book Mr. Seahorse.Time Required: 1 session (or 2 if you want to add glitter. This small step can be easily combined with another lesson.)Artist: Eric Carle, Mr. Seahorse (children’s book)Source: Deep Space SparkleWebsite: … [Read more...]
FIND YOUR NAME
October 2, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSPHOTOGRAPHY FIND YOUR NAME Lesson Objectives: Students will learn about photography while finding the letters in their name in unusual places.Time Required: 1 hour Artist: Ansel Adams, Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu Website: http://www.atozillusions.com/Materials:Digital cameras: Available for checkout from Barb Regan, librarian.Photography … [Read more...]
MODERN MONA LISA
October 2, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSLINE MODERN MONA LISALesson Objectives: Students will use learn to draw their own Mona Lisa, updating her for modern times.Time Required: 1 hourArtist: Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa Source: http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/elem2.htmlMaterials:9x12 white construction paper12x18 construction paperPhotocopies of contour line drawings of Mona … [Read more...]
RELIEF AMAZON ANIMALS
October 2, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSCOLOR RELIEF AMAZON ANIMALSLesson Objectives: Students will learn how to make a relief picture while exploring color. Time Required: 1½ hours or 2 daysArtist: Wassily Kandinsky, White Zig-zags (available online) http://www.renoirinc.com/biography/artists/kandinsky.htm Robert Terrell http://www.robertterrell.com/relief.htmlSource: … [Read more...]
CERAMIC VASE WITH ADD-ONS
October 2, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSFORMCERAMIC VASE WITH ADD-ONSLesson Objectives: Students will create a clay vase using the slab and scoring technique to add-on clay designs. Time Required: 2 sessions, 1 hour eachArtist: Edgar Degas, The Little Dancer of 14 Years, after 1922 (available online) Materials, Session 1:ClayPaper bag or cardboard placematsSmall cups or lids of waterRolling pinsClay … [Read more...]
JAZZY JUNGLE CATS
October 2, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSPATTERN JAZZY JUNGLE CATS Lesson Objectives: Students will learn the concept of pattern while creating a jungle cat in the style of Henri Rousseau.Time Required: 2 days: Day 1: 1 hour, Day 2, ½ hourArtist: Henri Rousseau, Tropical Thunderstorm with a Tiger Source: Dynamic Art Projects for Children, pages 93-97Materials:White construction paper 12x18 (2 for each … [Read more...]
STARRY NIGHT
October 2, 2012 by
LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSMOVEMENT STARRY NIGHTLesson Objectives: Students will create their own replica of Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night using crayons and watercolors. Students will learn about movement through the swirls in Van Gogh’s night sky. Time Required: 1 hour Artist: Vincent Van Gogh, The Starry NightWebsite: … [Read more...]
STYLIZED FACES
October 2, 2012 by
LESSON PATTERN INSTRUCTIONSLINESTYLIZED FACESLesson Objectives: Students will learn how to use line to define a face in the style of Modigliani.Time Required: 1 hour Artist: Amedeo Modigliani, Portrait of a Girl, 1917-1918 Source: Usborne Art Ideas Drawing Faces, pg 12-13, 61Materials:White tag board cut in a rectangular shapeColored tissue paperScissorsElmer’s glueQ-tips to apply glueBlack … [Read more...]
PAPER MOLAS: OPTION 2
October 2, 2012 by
LESSON PATTERN INSTRUCTIONSSHAPEPAPER MOLAS: OPTION 2 Lesson Objectives: Students will learn about shape while creating a mola. Time Required: 1 sessionArtist: Kuna Indians (available online) Source: www.dickblick.com/multicultural/mola/Materials:Colored construction paper 9x12ScissorsGlue sticksPresentation: Discuss molas: brightly colored pieces of appliquéd cloth made by the Kuma Indians. … [Read more...]
