Halloween Bats

Teacher: Enduring Idea/Theme: Time Allowance:

- Mrs. Hamel - Halloween - Three 45-minute Classes
- Miss. Hendrickson

Grade Level:
- 5th Grade

CONCEPTS AND OBJECTIVES

KEY CONCEPTS addressed in this lesson:

- Halloween is about decoration.
- Halloween is about celebration and holidays.
- Halloween is about the excitement of becoming something new.

LESSON SUMMARY:
In Western cultures, bats are strongly associated with Halloween, a holiday rooted in Celtic traditions. Bats
are seen as symbols of the supernatural and the mysterious, often featured in spooky decorations and
folklore. Students will create striking Halloween bat-themed line art compositions using various line
techniques, emphasizing contrast, space and silhouettes.

Artists/artwork examples used:

- Online bat photos

Rubrics/readings/handouts used:
- Demo Video
- Halloween Background Music

Art materials needed:

- 10’12”in White Paper
- Pencils
- Black Markers
- Rulers
- Watercolor Paints

LESSON OBJECTIVES:
1. Students will: Engage in the understanding of how bats are associated with Halloween.
2. Students will: Encourage students to observe and analyze the physical features of bats.
3. Students will: Introduce students to the principles of composition, and patterns/lines.
 NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR VISUAL ARTS
List of standards addressed in this lesson

ARTISTIC PROCESS: Responding

Anchor Standard: Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Enduring Understanding: Individual aesthetic and empathic awareness developed through engagement lead
to understanding and appreciation of self, others, the natural world, and constructed environments.

Essential Question: How do life experiences influence the way you relate to art?

Grade Level: 5th

Performance Standard: Recognize and describe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural
world and constructed environments.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND DISPOSITIONS

Knowledge: Students will have experience with understanding traditions of holidays, and animals/symbols
that correlate with Halloween.

Skills: Students will have had built skills within line designs, silhouettes, and using rulers for designing
layouts within different spaces.

Dispositions: My hope is that students will build connections to celebrations and the art that is inspired by
different events and traditions.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES

Day One: (45-minute class period)

- Students enter classroom and find their seats. (1 minutes)
- Introduction to project. (3 minutes)
- Pass out materials to students. (1 minute)
- Start demo video and have students follow along with the steps. (37 minutes)
o Draw a circle in the center of their page.
o Step by step draw three bat silhouettes onto their pages.
o Add various lines across the pages.
o Add smaller lines within the spaces going in various directions.
- Cleanup materials and line up at the door. (3 minutes)
 Total Time: 45 Minutes

Day Two: (45-minute class period)

- Students enter classroom and find their seats. (1 minutes)
- Re-introduction to project. (3 minutes)
- Pass out materials to students. (1 minute)
- Students will continue adding lines from previous weeks steps. (37 minutes)
- Cleanup materials and line up at the door. (3 minutes)
Total Time: 45 Minutes

Day Three: (45-minute class period)

- Students enter classroom and find their seats. (1 minutes)
- Introduction to project. (3 minutes)
- Pass out materials to students. (1 minute)
- Start painting demo video and have students follow along with the steps. (37 minutes)
o Using watercolor to paint.
- Cleanup materials and line up at the door. (3 minutes)
Total Time: 45 Minutes

ASSESSEMENT

Objective #1: Students will be assessed through observation, judged based on performance, creativity and
effort.

INDEX:
Demo Videos: Page 3

Demo Videos:
- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/
FMfcgzGtxdSWCbnZtxRMrzmKthqvKGjr?projector=1
- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/
FMfcgzGtxdSWCbnZtxRMrzmKthqvKGjr?projector=1