Proud as a Peacock

Proud as a Peacock

Observation/Knowledge

Students will observe photographs of peacocks and their feathers
Students will find examples of lines and shape in nature (bird feathers)
Students observe colors of the peacock

Learning

Students learn facts about peacocks/ peafowl
Students learn about artist, John James Audubon, who painted birds
Students learn about types of lines and shapes

Comprehension/Application

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of line and shape while drawing an original peacock composition
Students will assimilate their learning about spatial proportion while drawing while the teacher demonstrates

Evaluation

Self evaluation rubric to assess understanding of concepts presented

Content Standards

Art Standard 1: Students recognize and use the visual arts as a form of communication

Art Standard 2: Students know and apply elements of art, principles of design, sensory and expressive features of the visual arts

Process

Students observe photographs of peacocks and peacock feathers. Students find and name lines (straight, angle, curve) and shapes (circle, dot, triangle…) found in the photographs.
Teacher presents information about peacocks to enhance student knowledge and tells the students about a famous artist who painted birds in their natural habitat.
Students draw their peacock in a “draw with me” lesson with the teacher: teacher demonstrates using basic line and shape vocabulary, student draws their own.
Students go over their pencil drawing with a permanent marker or crayon.
Students watercolor their compositions using colors they have observed from the peacock photographs (if using crayon, the watercolor can be applied as a “wash”).

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Age Group

Grades 1

🖍️ Materials

white art paper
pencils
watercolor paints
water
paint brushes
crayons
black marker
examples of project

Shared by:

Delane Ingalls Vanada
Art Educator @ Colorado Springs, CO