Autumn Landscape
3:17 PM
I really enjoyed this project! My lesson plan more efficient this time, and we had just enough time for the kids to learn the concepts and add their own creativity. We spread this out over two visits and it worked out great.
Art Concepts
Content Covered: Color, Line, Design
State Standards and Objectives:
-Color and draw pictures with the sky band extending down from the top of the page to the tops of the mountains, buildings, or horizon.
-Overlap objects as a method to create a sense of depth in a work of art.
-Identify significant works of art that have the appearance of depth.
-Discuss how the use of overlapping objects creates depth in significant artworks.
-Discuss how size may contribute to creating a sense of depth; e.g., two people the same height may appear to be different sizes if one is placed far in the background and the other is placed in the foreground.
Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to use size and placement of objects to show depth in their artwork.
Lesson Plan
Materials Needed:
-White paper
-newspaper
-paint
-paintbrushes
-q tips
-projector
Materials Needed:
-White paper
-newspaper
-paint
-paintbrushes
-q tips
-projector
Lesson Sequence
Day 1
1. Show students ladscapes by Georgia O'Keefe such as these:
2. Discuss perspective in this piece. Overlapping figures/figures placed higher and smaller to show they are farther away.
3. Show students these pictures:
4. Discuss perspective in these pieces and how they relate to the Georgia O'Keefe's pieces.
5. Demonstration - show students my example of what they will be creating. Show how the sky reaches down to the horizon line.
5. Spread newspaper over desks.
6. Give each student their piece of paper and have them write their name on the back.
7. Students draw in pencil a horizontal line halfway (or a little higher than halfway) up their paper (with the paper in landscape position).
8. Students draw two lines to make a pathway in their picture.
9. Pass out green, brown, blue, and white paint. Students paint the pathway, grass, and sky, making sure the sky meets the ground. Some students wanted to do a stream instead of a path, so they just used blue for that.
10. Let dry!
Day 2
1. Show students pictures of fall landscapes again. Review what we talked about last time. Demonstrate today's steps.
2. Spread out newspaper. Pass out paintings from last time. Pass out brown, yellow, orange, and red paint.
3. Students paint 5 small tree trunks at the top of the ground portion of their drawing, 4 medium size trunks in the middle, and 3 large trunks in the front. Some did branches, but to keep it simple I just did lines for the demonstration. Students raise their hands when they finish the tree trunks so we can see how they're doing.
4. When all the students are finished with their tree trunks, demonstrate how to make q-tip leaves.
5. Students add leaves, starting with the back trees and going up to the front.
6. Let dry!
This is how some of them turned out. I love how they all added their own little touches to their landscapes!
3 comments
Mckenzie,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on this art project! Your lesson plan is smooth and concise, and I can tell the students really enjoyed themselves! I noticed a lot of the artwork is very similar, and I may be wrong, but I think it is likely they were copying the pictures that you showed them. This happened a lot to me when I was teaching last year. It is important to help students tap into their own creativity instead of just copying, and so if you taught a lesson like this again, consider showing them pictures that are each very different. This way, they don't end up just getting one idea of what a fall landscape can look like. Great job, though! I thought your lesson was awesome and I'm glad to see you are thriving in the teaching environment!
Thanks for your comments! That is something I talked to my mentor, Cindy Clark about. She was saying that even if the end result doesn't turn out looking as great, it is better for the students to be able to be more creative and not just do "cookie cutter" projects. That has been a really helpful thing to remember when planning the last few projects! I've really enjoyed my teaching experience and I am learning so much. I'm so glad I've had the opportunity to be part of this program!
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