Lesson Plans – Art

Sarah Wagaman

Nov. 28 – 30th, 2017

Kindergarten: Complete Christmas Decorations for Nursing Homes – Snowmen

(Monday classes only)

Students will be completing two Holiday assignments one of which will be given to the nursing homes spreading Christmas cheer. We will begin the snowmen first in attempt to complete in two art classes. This should allow ample time to be delivered and displayed in their residence before Christmas. As soon as our decorated snowman are finished we will work into each student creating an ornament or keepsake to take home for the holidays (gifts to parents). This is a hardening model clay that may be painted upon drying.

Standards: 9.1

Likely discs instead of wooden circles.

First Grade: Finish Christmas Decorations for the Nursing Homes – Christmas Tree (Monday classes only)

LEQ: How can I show small, medium, and large difference?

I will precut multiple strips of colored paper; some two inch, some three, four, five, and six. Students will start at the bottom with longer strips and move upwards as the strips become shorter. They will see the taper and the tree formation. I will provide starts for the tops of their tree as well as the trunk. The length of the lesson will likely be two art sessions and time permitting students may add details to his/her tree. Another option that may be fun would be working in four groups creating larger trees with larger strips. Snowflakes could be incorporated into the background and or a grid with strips to duplicate a window scene, sequins to represent Christmas decorations, ground line or traditional items that may be found under a Christmas tree. I will give students options and allow them to choose their own idea. It may also be trial and error as to which idea works best in the given time frame. Thereafter we will begin our Christmas keepsakes/ornaments. Melting snowmen!

Standards: 9.1./9.2.

Second Grade: Complete Weaving (Tuesday classes only 2-Bryant and 2- Brought)

Colonial Day Weaving - As they did back in those days… weaving was a trait taught to the young ladies in order to make clothing, blankets, and other apparel to stay warm. No trips to Walmart then! Students will utilize the under/over weaving technique and we will incorporate patterns and decorative features for these handmade placemats. They could be used on their Thanksgiving table at home OR segway into being laminated and held onto for the placemat theme in March. Either would be a fantastic strategy to learn basic weaving and why it was used during the Colonial days. The length of lesson will be approximately two art sessions (depending on how detailed students get after the weaving portion). Next week we commence our annual Christmas keepsakes!

LEQ:

How were clothing items made during the colonial days? What materials did they use to do so?

Standards: 9.1./9.2./9.3.

Third Grade: Picasso’s Portraits. Sketch on 12 x 18”, overlay acetate, outline Cubism with Sharpie and begin painting with acrylic paints. Next week we will intermittently create our Annual Christmas keepsakes (Wish list to Santa)

Third grade will read the Picasso children’s book that explains the different periods during his lifetime which contains an overall bio of his life and some of his famous paintings. As the founding father of “Cubism” we will look at some of his pieces and attempt to replicate his Cubist style. Using 12 x 18” white drawing paper students will create a portrait (their choice of whom) using geometric shapes. We will eventually outline after sketching process and then overlay acetate. We will begin painting with acrylic paints (as they adhere best on acetate). We may use blues from his “blue period”, reds from his “rose period”, or a variety for artist’s choice. The length of lesson will vary 3-4 art sessions. They look great in the windows upon completion!

Standards: 9.1./9.2./9.4.

LEQ: Who was Picasso? What is Cubism?


Fourth Grade: Continue Kiln Fired Clay – Christmas Ornaments

Students will get an introduction to clay, receive their own piece of clay to knead out the air pockets, and then roll out into even thickness in preparation for cutting out shapes (i.e. hearts with fingerprints, stars with fingerprints, a tree, etc). These will be placed on heavy boards so they may be layered during the drying process to avoid clay edges curling. It will take approximately a week to dry prior to firing in the kiln for bisque fire. After they have been fired we will begin the glazing process. The length of lesson may vary, but our goal is to get them completed prior to Christmas break as Holiday mementos.

LEQ: Where does clay come from? What is kneading and why is it necessary?

Where do we bake our clay items?

Standards: 9.1./9.2./9.4.