Lesson Plan Submitted by Michal Austin
Art teacher at Flinthill, Rosalia, Kansas.
Grades: 1st - 2nd grades
Materials:
- Watercolor paints
- white paper
- black glue (tempera mixed with glue)
- small glue bottles
- pencils
- butterfly pattern (optional)
Procedure:
I use this as an introductory painting lesson at the beginning of the year, and the results are always beautiful! I begin by choosing a simple subject, such as fish or butterfly. We "practice" drawing this object until they can draw it large enough to fill a 12" x 18" paper.
Step two involves a little preparation on my part. I mix black powdered tempera paint to white glue & let it soak, turning the bottles upside down until well mixed (this usually takes a couple of days). I then pour this black glue into small glue bottles
(I order several at the beginning of the year). I distribute these black-colored glue bottles to the students and they squeeze the glue out along the lines of their drawings. It makes a relief outline of the subject.
Once dry, they paint inside the outlines of their drawing. It is easy staying inside their lines because the glue is raised.
