Lesson Plans- Art
Sarah Wagaman
February 24-28th, 2014
(Lessons subject to change when necessary)
Kindergarten: Dr. Seuss “One Fish Two Fish…”Completion- Painting Extension
During previous art class students traced fish pattern on white 9 x 12” construction paper, added details (mouth, eye, fin, and tail bones) with black
Sharpie and then painted with tempera paint. This week will consist of “carefully” cutting out the fish now that it’s dried and write his/her name on the back with a pencil. These will be held onto for both art show selecting and bulletin board display. LEQ Who was Dr. Seuss? What story inspired our fish creations? And what two basic shapes make up the biomorphic shape of a fish (triangle and oval).
The final product will be utilized on the bulletin board to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Most students will finish within ten minutes and may then use a 12 x
18” white paper to paint with the tempera cakes. They will be encouraged to fill the entire page (which means the painting can be labeled non- objective and purely enjoyment of the process). The following art class when these have dried we will utilize this painted 12 x 18” as background for a two part assignment.
First Grade: Green Eggs and Ham Completed and Intro to Lion Drawings

Last week we talked about Dr. Seuss and one of his well known books Green Eggs and Ham. Students used construction paper of various sizes to create his/her own eggs and ham. They folded white paper and drew a free form to represent the egg whites and then folded green construction paper to draw and cut out a circle to represent the green yolks! We then utilized ham colored paper to cut out and attach to the paper plate that was colored as not to blend together (with egg whites). Most students finished and were placed in their drawers for assessment. Any students who didn’t finalize Dr. Seuss lesson will do so first during this week’s art class. The rest of the class will begin drawing a lion as part of March’s “In like a lion, out like a lamb” theme. On white 9 x 12” white drawing paper we will begin a step by step process. I will draw a circle for the head, students will follow my lead. I will then attach circles or triangles for the ears, students will continue to follow along. Step three I will draw and fill in a semi circle for the lion’s nose, again students will continue instructions. After drawing is completed they may implement color with crayons (preferably yellow and brown). Students may also wish to try a second drawing as a preference to adding color which is another option.
Second Grade: Introduction to Dr. Seuss- “The Grinch”

In order to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday next week these sections will revert back to a Christmas theme, yet a very popular Dr. Seuss character – The Grinch!
I will demonstrate using the Promethean board in a step by step process how to draw the Grinch from the neck up. We will use pencil first to sketch, paint with tempera cakes green with red background and when it’s dried outline work with a black Sharpie. The length of lesson is two art sessions and timely with the Dr.
Seuss celebration. Author and illustrator will be reviewed as well as basic shapes and types of line used to create his/her own version of the Grinch. Pain application may be altered to crayon resist (green crayons for the Grinch and red background paint).
Third Grade: Intro to Kiln Fired Clay!

Albeit a couple sections of third grade will finalize last week’s work those who are ready will receive an equal piece of kiln fired clay to commence the process of kneading out the air pockets. Students will learn some basic clay properties and vocabulary such as its plasticity, firing, glazing, air pockets, and the kiln. Week #1 will consist of receiving clay, kneading out the air pockets, placing into a plastic bag to preserve moisture from one art class to the next, and of course labeling with our names. Next art class students will begin creating our clay project. The length of lesson will vary approximately 4 weeks +/- (including the glazing process and minus drying time). Students love clay!

Fourth Grade: Finalizing Artist Joseph Albers – Measuring and
Monochromatic/Introduction to Tessellations (Artist M.C. Escher)
LEQ: How can we use a ruler and repetition to create a Joseph Albers reproduction? What is monochromatic? In collaboration with fourth grade math curriculum (cross curricular) and the unit of measurement we will learn to utilize a ruler in inches and straight edge. I will display some Joseph Albers samples on the
Promethean board as motivation and then demonstrate the process via measurement. We have been using a 9 x 9” to begin and then measure the corresponding squares within. Students will be expected to follow the objectives provided: there must be a minimum of four squares each one smaller than the previous, each square must be measured 1.5 width (and taped in between to provide hard edge), the length of the square must be two inches smaller than the previous, and so on. The criteria will be posted and will indeed be integral to the process. The length was extended as all students did two similar squares via measurement and then after selecting their favorite color group they did a color reversal within the second “Homage to the Square”.