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Lesson Plan submitted by:  Juliennè Dodd
UNIT: Animals in Art - Drawing
Lesson Plan: Glue Pastels Fish - creatures of the water
Grade Level: Elementary (Julienne did this with second grade)

 

Art History/ Multicultural Focus/ Interdisciplinary: Literature – Fishes by Brian Wildsmith

Number of class sessions (60 minutes in length): 2

Rationale: To have the children create a fish of their own. This will require creativity but will also force the children to work within a basic outline.

National Standard: Visual Arts: K-4, Content Standard 1: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.

Michigan Content Standards: 1. Performance – Visual Arts – Elementary. Use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner.

Proficiency level of achievement/ benchmarks: Students know the difference between materials, techniques, and processes.

Objectives: Students will develop new skills, knowledge, comprehension of elements of design (color, shape, and line), and a principle of design (variety).

Expected Outcomes:

1. The student will learn about chalk pastels.

2. The student will learn about sea animals.

3. The student will learn how glue can be used for something other then connecting two pieces of paper..

4. The student will learn how to follow a step-by-step process.

5. The student will learn how make a fish.

 

Materials: black construction paper, black crayons, galactic glue, chalk pastels, hairspray, newspaper

Visual/ Exemplars: Fishes book and a sample of each step of the process.

Vocabulary Words: Pastels: 1: a paste made of powdered pigment ranging from pale to deep colors and used for making crayons; also: a crayon made of such paste
2 a : a drawing in pastel b : the process or art of drawing with pastels  

Teacher Preparation (What will you do to get ready?): get materials, examples and book together.

Motivation/ Demonstration: Read book: Fishes, talk about fish (types, colors, etc.), talk about what else is in the fish’s environment, show a completed fish & get them excited to make their own.

Project/ Classroom Procedure: (detailed process and management plan):

Talk about fish/read book

Show a completed fish

Show the step one fish

Have them draw their own fish with the black crayon on the black construction paper

Have them trace their fish with glue

Set fish aside for a day to dry

Color in fish and scenery/background with chalk

Spray with hairspray to fix picture

Safety Considerations: Don’t let the children blow the chalk dust at one another.

Adaptations for students with special needs: help with glue and coloring and whatever else is needed.

Assessment Process (methods and detailed criteria list): Did they follow the directions and come out with a good, uniquely decorated and fully colored fish? If so, they get a good grade to reflect that. See imaginary fish   See Shark

References:

Marcia Blackman’s sample, Fishes by Brian Wildsmith

Laurel Burch – fanciful animals http://www.laurelburch.com/

 

Follow up lesson:

Add more details to your fish, create a story to go along with your fish

Display plans (See suggested display idea): samples of each step of fish

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