Title of Lesson: Homes Around the World - Floor Plan

Teacher: Zoe Nelson

School: PVO

Grade Level[s]: 4/5

Date to be Taught: 3/22/18

Big Idea that drives Lesson/Unit:

We spend our lives surrounded by buildings and spaces, so why should they not be beautiful? Architecture shapes the way we see, what
we see, and how we see it. Exploring architecture of the past can inform our designs of the future. We will consider how different
aspects of design can influence the functions of a building and the way people move throughout it. We define our favorite spaces to be
in by the way they make us feel, and we will look at how to recreate our favorite spaces and elevate them with design.

Key concepts about Big Idea:

● how to represent space in a plan
● thinking about the amount of space needed in each area
● Creating flow in a space

Fine Arts Goals Met by the Objectives:

● VA:Cn10.1.5a Apply formal and conceptual vocabularies of art and design to view surroundings in new ways through art-
making.
● VA:Cr2.3.5a Identify, describe, and visually document places and/or objects of personal significance.

3-4 Essential Questions:

● How do we create a space that is easy to live in?
● What kind of floor plan enhances movement in the space?
● How do we map out spaces using a floor plan view?
● How does the climate of a region influence the design of a space?

Vocabulary Acquisition:
● Floor plan - Simplified drawing that shows size and arrangement of one floor from a birds eye view
● Private area - Bedrooms or bathrooms, usually for relaxing, comfortable, quiet
● Work area - kitchen, laundry
● Social area - entertainment, recreation, living room, family room
● Built in - attached to the wall, built into the structure

Key Artistic Concepts:

● Logical planning
● Flow of space
● How lighting affects space
● Drawing from a bird’s eye view

Artmaking Materials Needed:

● White colored pencil
● Blue construction paper
● Sketch paper
● Pencil

Contemporary/Historical/Multicultural exemplars:\
Various floor plan examples
Procedures:
● DISCUSSION: (10 minutes)
○ Discuss the different rooms that can be in houses - essentials and added rooms
○ Open floor plans vs. more closed off spaces
○ What the sizes of each rooms should roughly be
DEMONSTRATIONS: (5 minutes)
○ Show teacher made exemplars
○ Show Historical/Multicultural exemplars - give handout with the floor plans to reference how to draw bird’s eye
view
■ Demonstrate how to show doors, windows, and other aspects of the floor plan
■ Using a ruler to measure out units of space - 1 centimeter to 1 foot
■ Exterior walls should be thicker than interior walls - not by a lot
● DESIGN/WORK SESSION: ( 20 minutes)
○ Students will create floor plans on blue construction paper to correlate with the exterior of the house they designed the
previous week
○ start on a floor plan for a house - you must include private, work, and social spaces
○ If you drew a two-story house exterior, you should plan out both floors of the house
○ students can add any extra rooms they want, but must consider time for completion
● CLEAN UP: (3 minutes)
○ Return the pencils and colored pencils to the cup
○ Pile up your drawings
○ Return your exterior drawings
● CLOSURE: (8 minutes)
○ What did you have to take into consideration when creating your floor plan?
○ Did the location of your house influence the interior layout?
○ How does having the blueprint help you envision your entire house?