JOAN MIRO LOOK-ALIKES

September 20, 2012 by



LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS

SHAPE

JOAN MIRO LOOK-ALIKES 

Lesson Objectives: Students will learn about shape while creating their own Joan Miro people.

Time Required: 1 hour

Artist:  Joan Miro, People and Dog in the Sun

Source: http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2009/05/26/joan-miro-art-project/

Materials:

White construction paper 9×12

Black Sharpies

Markers 

Presentation:

Discuss shape. Show Joan Miro’s painting. What shapes can you see in his painting?

Procedure:

  1. Hand out white construction paper. Write names on back.
  2. Have students select a shape for their person’s head, body, etc. They should be different shapes, and they can draw more than 1 person plus an animal.
  3. Outline the shapes in black Sharpie.
  4. Add details with Sharpie: shapes within shapes, whimsical lines, etc.
  5. Color in the shapes with markers.
Filed Under: 2nd Grade Shape