Mrs. Van Eck
WCS Art
Kindergarten
Lesson Title: Stained Glass Bottles
Lesson Link: Students will learn how stained glass was an art form used to illustrate Bible stories during
the Middle Ages when few people owned a Bible or knew how to read. They will investigate how it is
used today.
State Standards:
25.A.1d Identify the elements of line, shape, space, color and texture; the principles of repetition and
pattern; and the expressive qualities of mood, emotion and pictorial representation.
26.B.1d Demonstrate knowledge and skills to create visual works of art using manipulation, eye-hand
coordination, building and imagination.
27.B.1 Know how images, sounds and movement convey stories about people, places and times
Objectives:
1. Students will be able to explain at least two historical facts of how and why stained glass was
used as an art form during the Mediaval times and compare how it is used today.
2. Students will be able to identify and draw the differences they see in 5 glass bottles, each a
unique shape and color.
3. Students will be able to describe how using lines to make sections in a shape can create the
illusion of stained glass.
4. Students will be able to illustrate a monochromatic color design for each bottle representing the
true color of the bottle.
5. Students will demonstrate how to use crayons to completely color an area and scissors to cut
out their artwork.
Criteria:
1. Able to see and draw the bottles as they compare to each other in size and shape.
2. Successful in creating the illusion of stained glass by drawing lines to create shapes within the
bottles.
3. Achieves a monochromatic design in each bottle using different color blends of the same hue.
4. Applies color neatly, filling in each shape to achieve brilliance.
5. Successfully cuts out each bottle.
Teacher Resources:
Visuals of early stained glass pictures representing scenes from the Bible
Can be found at:
Adam delving at Canterbury Cathedral, Kent – bbc.co.uk/history
mangia.caltech.edu- “Paris: stained glass from the Museum of the
Middle Ages”
underbird.blogspot.com- “Herod”
www.shutterstock.com- “Stained glass with Bible Motives”
Colored glass bottles
Materials:
8” x 12” white sulphite paper
Pencils
Crayons
Scissors
Glue or glue sticks
Introduction:
Day 1:
Teacher will lead a discussion on how stained glass was used in cathedrals many, many years ago during
a time period called the Medieval times. The cathedrals were a central part of the people’s lives. A new
art form was designed using pieces of glass that let light filter through in beautiful colors to create
scenes that told stories about people and events in the Bible. Since most people could not read, the use
of stained glass did more than add light and beauty. The church used them as an effective way to teach
people about the Bible.
Teacher will explain that stained glass pictures are made by cutting pieces of glass to create a design,
placing foil around all of the edges of the glass and then soldering the pieces together. Students will
brainstorm about how and where they have seen stained glass used today. Teacher will tell students
that they will be creating the illusion of a stained glass in the pictures they are about to make.
Students will observe the difference in the color, size and shape of 5 glass bottles. Teacher will
demonstrate how to draw the bottles, one at a time, starting with an ellipse while the students draw
each bottle on practice paper.
Days 2 and 3
Teacher will set each bottle on a different table, and students will move from table to table drawing
each bottle as they see it using a different sheet of paper for each one.When all five bottles have been
drawn, students will outline and add lines across the bottles with black crayon making different shapes
to create the illusion of stained glass. Students will choose 3 – 4 varieties of the same color to color in
the shapes within the bottles.
Students will cut out each of their 5 glass bottles. They will arrange them on a larger sheet of white
paper and glue them down in an interesting arrangement.
Reflections: