Art Feeds Semester Two Special Needs Curriculum
Lesson Title: Tin Foil Painting
Semester Staples:
Creative Education, Therapeutic Art,
Unconventional Art Forms
Art Feeds Goals:
+Learn methods for personal expression of thoughts, feelings and emotions
through the use of color, word, line, shape, form and movement
+Explore different creative processes and develop various modes of
creativity as forms of expression
+Experience and explore unconventional forms of art as a means of
expression and creativity
Blurb
Lesson Title: Tin Foil Painting Guiding Questions: How can we expand our view of art to include unconventional materials? What topics do we focus on when creating art? Why do we choose these topics? -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ Prep: Tape tin foil sheets to cardboard frames so that the students have a premade “canvas” Lesson Objectives:
By choosing what they would like to paint, students will express their thoughts and feelings Through painting on tinfoil, students will experience an unconventional art form By completing the project, students will have explored a different mode of creativity and expression © 2013 by Art Feeds. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Art Feeds. Supplies:
-­‐Tin foil sheets -­‐Cardboard frames -­‐Tape (Already have the foil sheets taped on the cardboard) -­‐Paint (lots of colors) -­‐Paintbrushes -­‐Paint Palates -­‐Water Cups -­‐Smocks -­‐Foam letters -­‐Sharpies -­‐White paper (square) -­‐Scissors Educator Briefing:
The foil rips easily, so tell the kids to be very gentle with their pieces of it! The paint will also take a while to dry on it, so make sure they leave them lying on a table to dry until the end of the day! Some of the kiddos may not like the feeling or look of the tin foil, so there is white paper for them to paint on if they aren’t a fan of the foil! Classroom Introduction (5 minutes):
Today, we will be creating using yet another new type of medium.In order to do this, you will need a lot of creativity and a just bit of help. If possible, have a discussion. Show the class a piece of tin foil. Discuss the following questions: · What is this item? · What do we generally use it for? · What are some other creative uses for it? Activity (15 minutes):
1. Pass out a piece of tin foil that is taped onto the cardboard to each student 2. Have different colors of paint on the paint palettes at each table 3. Make sure the children have on a smock and remind them to rinse out their brush before changing colors 4. Let them paint away on the foil 5. Once they are don’t painting, they can add foam stickers and regular stickers to their picture 6. Collect all of smocks and their creations—keep them on the cardboard to dry © 2013 by Art Feeds. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Art Feeds. 7. Tell their aids to just take them off of the cardboard before they send them home with the kids 8. Clean up—rinse out the paint palettes and the brushes Exploratory Route:
For students who do not wish to paint on the foil, give them a piece of white paper and allow them to paint directly onto that. They can cut out shapes from the foil or simply just not even use the foil at all. Closing (5 minutes): • Allow the students to view their classmates’ work. Make sure that students and areas are cleaned up! • If possible, discuss the following questions: o What did you like about this project? o Is there anything you did not like? o Have you ever worked with tin foil before? o When? o Have you ever used them to create art? o Why did you choose the colors or topic that you did? o What was difficult about this project? o What was easy? o What do you notice about each of the tin foil pictures in our class?
© 2013 by Art Feeds. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Art Feeds.