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Sports Figure Cut-outs from Judy
Nash: Judy worked with the social studies teacher during summer
school. Present students with a number of images on Greek pottery - show
attic black and attic red figures. Students first learned a quick history
of the Olympics and then picked an event from the summer games to pair up
with a student they felt comfortable with. (A few had an adult trace
them). The were instructed to either lie on the floor or stand up against
a wall (whichever fit the sport better) and to trace each other. Then
painted them with black acrylic paint - leaving some of the outlining
cross contours white for definition (stronger than tempera) .
Figures were cut out and hung with other events that were similar. Some as
the equestrian and kayaking were hung alone. The next part of the
lesson was to go to the library and do book and internet research on the
sport they chose and to find an athlete who competed in it and learn about
him or her. The whole lesson worked out great. The students loved it
and it allowed some to help other if they chose not to be traced. All of
the events in our summer Olympics are scored by points. Each member
of each group earned 1 point for cooperation and 1 for participation.
Points are tallied at the end of each week. Those with all points allowed
got to display a gold medal for each day and silver for those who earned
all but one point....etc. with bronze, aluminum and plastic being
awarded in that order so that all teams will earn something. The last day
of the summer program (the opening day of the real Olympics) the students
will be competing in events such as egg toss, 3-legged races etc.
Other events such as a jeopardy game , scavenger hunt, and cleaning duties
could earn even the non athletic members points. You might want to
consider making some permanent cut-out figures to hang in your gymnasium.
Figures could be cut from sign board and painted -- then hung high up on the
walls.
From Breanne Soviero: Breanne
does life sized athletes with my fifth graders (paintings on craft roll
paper). We have a Physical Education Show in April where the
5th graders demonstrate the skills they have learned in Phys. Ed. The
kids pick out a sport from a hat, and they work in groups of four to make
the figures. I hang them up for the Phys. Ed. show and the Art show.
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Olympics
Reduction Linoleum Prints
from Woody Duncan
From Woody: I've used Olympics as a theme
several times. It is a great motivator. It also allows a myriad of
topics to be brought into the lesson. In the lesson linked below we
used the winter
games as a topic. I ran videos of the games each day in class. We
researched magazines and newspapers for photos to work from. It
always worked out well. Reduction Lino Sports Print
http://www.taospaint.com/ColorPrinting.html
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Balsa Wood Relief Carving
from Andy DiConti, La Canada HS 7/8 Art
I did a relief
sculpture with my 8th graders at the end of this year (2003-2004)...It
was pretty fun project but it was difficult getting them to sculpt a
"rounded edge" instead of sculpting a flat picture with
thickness. |
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Negative Space
Paintings - Action Figures
from Andy DiConti, La Canada HS 7/8 Art
Monochromatic paintings. This began
with some studies in figure drawing. Students did some contour
drawings of sports figures then simplified them to a silhouette. One
option would be to transfer drawings to black paper - break up the
negative space (with landscape of sports equipment) - then paint
only the negative spaces, leaving the figure and lines black.
Another option would be to transfer to tag board or poster board -
paint the negative shapes then paint the figure and lines of the background
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From Jeryl Hollingsworth (images
to come) I do a unit with figure drawing with my 4th graders that I change
and adapt each year depending on our school's theme. During the year we
had the sports theme, we did gesture drawings during one class period
(having a model stand on a table and the kids get 30 seconds to draw the
pose.) They used a 12 x 18 sheet of paper and a different color marker for
each model. Those papers turned out cool but were really just a practice
for lessons that follow. When the theme was sports, the next lesson
involved doing a torn paper
mosaic of a figure doing a sport. I used it also as a complementary color
lesson. The figure was in one color of construction paper and the
background or any prop (javelin, tennis racket, etc...) was in the
complementary color. Also see Jeryl's
Foil Sports Figures.
From Judy Decker - Sports Pictograms
This lesson was done with 4th grade - Olympic pictograms. The objective
was to do a figure in correct proportion then pose cutouts in their choice
sports/Olympic event. We first looked at correct proportion with a student
as model. Measuring the figure in head heights - looking at where the
second head height landed.... then the third and so forth. How long were
the arms in head heights?... the legs?....how wide was the body?...After
we measured the model, the students folded a 6" x 9" paper into
eighths to mark 8 head heights tall. We found the model was between 7 and
8 head heights tall. The students drew their template figure on the
newsprint. This became the pattern for their cut paper pictogram on
12" square
paper. They added other cut paper to finish the composition. If anyone did
not like their template - if they drew it way out of proportion - they
could use a template that I made. They only lost
points on that first step. I graded all of the first step on the first day
of the lesson. Grades were just S+, S, S-, U. The only ones who would have
received a U are ones who wouldn't try. I don't think there were any Us.
Everyone was given a chance for success on the finished project regardless
of their efforts on drawing the figure in proportion. The year this was
done was an Olympic year. Project was very successful.
Design
- Action Figure Collage - from Judy Decker
Sports
- Watercolor - Showing Movement - from Judy Decker
Sport
Foil Figures - Elementary - Jeryl Hollingsworth (scroll down)
Try
Art Olympics - Element-ary Events - from Heidi McElroy
Lesson Plans - Olympics
links - Figure Drawing:
Olympics Links to 2004 Athens Olympics, past Olympic
games and Ancient Olympics. Resources compiled by Pat Elliot and Alison
James.
Olympics
Lesson Plans - for grades 4 through 8. Lessons focus on
character/heroes and peace building. (this link is for 2002 Winter
Olympics - lessons are adaptable).
The
Real Story of the Olympic Games from University of Pennsylvania Museum
Olympics
Lesson Ideas and Resources - from Reach Every Child
Sanford-ArtEdventures
- Creating
an action figures
Art prints to enhance
your units
"Art of Sport" from Take 5 (which does include Lawrence's Olympic Games
Poster)- there are others in Take 5 sets. Jim McNeill's Escher Bowl in the
math set, Homer's Croquet and Phillips Night Baseball in People at Play
set. While not "sport" - Degas' Ballet Scene is in People at
Work.
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