Art Lesson Plan

Title:African water color resist Unit: African Art

Grade level (s):K-6 Medium: Watercolor resist
Suggested Time:!" #rs!
Instructional Objectives (2-3):
) Student will create an original landsca$e (M%)
&) Student will create an original artwor' t#at communicates a(out nature (M%)
Elements of Art (-)) line* color* s#a$e* form* s$ace* te+ture* value
Principles of Desin (-)) re$etition* $attern* movement* (alance* em$#asis* contrast* unit,
!aterials an" E#uipment:
) Water colors
&) -ra,ons
)) .aint (rus#es
/) .a$er (&0+10)
") Water cu$s and water
$ocabular% (&-'):
2ac'ground* #ori3on line* middle ground* landsca$e
Art Pro"uction ((ased on Madeline 4unter model)
!antici$ator, set &! state o(5ectives )! 6n$ut: art #istor,* instructions /!demonstration* modeling
"! c#ec' for understanding 6! guided $ractice 7! inde$endent $ractice 1! closure
) .ower $oint on landsca$es
&) Students will create an original landsca$e! Student will create an original artwor' t#at
communicates a(out nature!
)) 8iscuss landsca$es and t#eir #istor,! 8iscuss w#at ma'es a landsca$e a landsca$e
/) 8emo e+am$le and contour cra,on lines!
") Move around t#e room to ma'e sure t#e contour lines are strong enoug#!
6) Guided $ractice is used w#en drawing t#e contour lines
7) S#ow #ow to $aint and let eac# student $aint t#eir wor'!
1) 8iscuss w#, a landsca$e was (est c#oice for t#e African safari!
Art (istor% ) *esources (2-&):
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/explore/savanna/savanna_overview_lo.html (Links to an external
site.)
Landscape Painting.pptx
african-animals-resorce.pdf
Aest+etic ,uestions (--2):
Are all $aintings $rett,9
Are all $aintings supposed to (e $rett,9
Art .riticism ) Anal%sis ,uestions (3-'):
W#at:s ,our favorite $art9 W#at would ,ou c#ange9 W#,9
Evaluation .riteria (s+oul" relate to objectives):
4ave t#e students diagram and la(el eac# $art of a landsca$e! (2ac'ground* middle
ground* foreground!)
!o"ifications ) /pecial 0otes ) Dra1in