Lesson Plans
Take a Walk on the Wild Side Correlation These projects correlate with units that teach about culture, writing units, as well as math and history. Objectives Students will create a torn paper animal face (lion) or and African mask based on their personality traits. They will begin to understand proportion and design as well as some […]
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Under the Sea Process View and discuss the different types of sea life. Look at pictures and examine the different ways fish use colors (camouflage, attractions, etc.). Create the background for your sea picture. First, lightly pencil sketch the ocean floor onto the bottom fourth of your heavy white paper. Second, fill in the water
Insect Selfie Process Introduction Look at the visual references. Discuss various body parts of different insects. Guided Practice Students are asked to consider the placement of the head and encouraged to draw big! For example, I ask them if they would hold their paper horizontal or vertical for a profile? Where would the bead be?Â
Eric Carle’s Cats Process Setup Setup 4 stations with supplies ahead of time STATION 1 – Tempera Paint, Paint Brushes, White Art Paper Create patterns using different sized paint brushes and different colors of paint. Fill the entire sheet of paper with patterns. STATION 2 – Tempera Paint, Sponges, White Art Paper Sponge paint patterns
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DeGrazia Project History Ted DeGrazia was a famous artist who was born in the small mining town of Morenci, Arizona. He lived in Mexico for part of his lifeÂ, and studied with Diego Rivera. His art finally became popular in the 1960’s, but in 1976; he burned more than 100 of his paintings in protest
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Research the history and science of hot air balloons. Discuss the varied designs and unusual shapes that hot air balloons are constructed to resemble. You may wish to ask younger students where they would like to go on a hot air balloon trip.
Research the history and science of hot air balloons. Discuss the varied designs and unusual shapes that hot air balloons are constructed to resemble. You may wish to ask younger students where they would like to go on a hot air balloon trip.
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