Mosaic
Objectives Fifth grade students will each create a mosaic from small items such as buttons, beads, beans, etc. Materials needed A. Various small items such as beads, buttons, beans, etc. (A lot of each) B. Thick Paper or poster board (8”x11” or 5”x7”) C. Glue Lesson Outline A. Motivation: Show the students various examples of famous mosaic art. See if they can identify some famous mosaics (from St. Peter’s Basilica, etc.) Next show some examples of mosaic art projects, explaining that is what they will be making in art class today. B. Development: Allow the students to create their own mosaic. The supplies should be in a central area, and each student will get a piece of paper and glue. They will each get some beads, etc. and start gluing them on, one at a time, in some kind of shape or pattern. There should be tranquility so that students can concentrate on their artwork, and students should be allowed to freely get up and get more supplies, etc. Play some classical music to foster this atmosphere. C. Conclusion: Students will display their artwork in the hall or around the classroom D. Evaluation: Do students come up with their own ideas for their mosaics? Do they finish in a timely manner? Do they concentrate on their art and not “goof off”? Scribble Art or Circle Art Objectives Fifth grade students will each create art from making a “scribble” and coloring it in or by making a series of shapes that form a pattern. Materials needed A. Paper B. Crayons Lesson Outline A. Motivation: Show the students various examples of famous pattern art, cubic art, etc. Next show them some examples of art projects of this kind, and explain that they will be making their own today. B. Development: Allow the students to choose their own method and design. They can use any shape or pattern. They will each get a piece of paper and use crayons. There should be tranquility so that students can concentrate on their artwork, and students should be allowed to freely get up and get more supplies, etc. Play some classical music to foster this atmosphere. C. Conclusion: Students will display their artwork in the hall or around the classroom D. Evaluation: Do students come up with their own ideas for their art? Do they finish in a timely manner? Do they concentrate on their art and not “goof off”? Sand Art Objectives Fifth grade students will each create art from sand. Students will spread glue on an area, sprinkle the sand on the glue, then dump off the rest of the sand. Materials needed A. Paper B. Glue C. Colored sand Lesson Outline A. Motivation: Show the students various examples of sand-art projects and explain that they will be making their own today. B. Development: Students will each get a piece of paper and some sand. They should have a large piece of paper or news paper underneath their project, so as not to get sand everywhere. There should be tranquility so that students can concentrate on their artwork, and students should be allowed to freely get up and get more supplies, etc. Play some classical music to foster this atmosphere. C. Conclusion: Students will display their artwork in the hall or around the classroom D. Evaluation: Do students come up with their own ideas for their art? Do they finish in a timely manner? Do they concentrate on their art and not “goof off”? Do they clean up their areas when they are finished? Name Art Objectives Fifth grade students will each create art from making a collage of their name with markers on a piece of paper. Materials needed A. Paper B. Markers Lesson Outline A. Motivation: Show the students various examples of similar art projects. Explain that they will be making a name art today and challenge them to see who can come up with the most different ways to write their name. B. Development: Allow the students to work independently. They can use any shape or pattern. They will each get a piece of paper and use markers. There should be tranquility so that students can concentrate on their artwork, and students should be allowed to talk quietly and to freely get up and get more supplies, etc. Play some pleasant music to foster this atmosphere. C. Conclusion: Students will display their artwork in the hall or around the classroom D. Evaluation: Do students come up with their own ideas for their art? Do they finish in a timely manner? Do they concentrate on their art and not “goof off”? Cartoon Copy Art Objectives Fifth grade students will each create art from drawing a famous cartoon by looking at it and then drawing it. Materials needed A. Paper B. Pencils and Colored Pencils Lesson Outline A. Motivation: Show the students various examples of cartoons (Disney, comic strips, etc.) Explain that they will be drawing a cartoon of their choice and show examples of this art project. B. Development: Allow the students to choose their own cartoon to copy. They can use any cartoon they’d like, so long as it is appropriate. They will each get a piece of paper and use colored pencils. There should be tranquility so that students can concentrate on their artwork, and students should be allowed to freely get up and get more supplies, etc. Play some classical music to foster this atmosphere. C. Conclusion: Students will display their artwork in the hall or around the classroom. D. Evaluation: Does their picture show resemblance to the cartoon they chose? Do they finish in a timely manner? Do they concentrate on their art and not “goof off”? Scratch Art Objectives Fifth grade students will each create scratch art from coloring a picture over with black and then scratching out a picture. Materials needed Paper Crayons Markers Penny, paper clip, or something else to “scratch” with. Lesson Outline E. Motivation: Show the students various examples of scratch art projects and explain that they will be making their own today. F. Development: Allow the students to choose their own method and design. They can use markers or crayons under the black. Then the will color over the whole thing with black crayon and then scratch out a design or picture with a penny, paperclip, etc. There should be tranquility so that students can concentrate on their artwork, and students should be allowed to freely get up and get more supplies, etc. Play some classical music to foster this atmosphere. G. Conclusion: Students will display their artwork in the hall or around the classroom H. Evaluation: Do students come up with their own ideas for their art? Do they finish in a timely manner? Do they concentrate on their art and not “goof off”? Color Wheel Objectives Fifth grade students will each create a color wheel, demonstrating their knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary colors; as well as shade, and tone and the results of mixing different colors. Materials needed Paper Paint Paint brushes Lesson Outline A. Motivation: Ask the students if they know what the primary colors are. Explain that all colors are made up of these 3 colors: red, yellow, and blue. Show them an example of the color wheel, and explain that they are going to make one today by mixing those three colors to come up with the secondary and tertiary colors. B. Development: Allow the students to experiment with mixing the different colors to get the right shades for each color. Keep an example up for them to follow. (See actual chart for colors.) C. Conclusion: Students will laminate or mod-podge their color wheel and keep it to use for art projects in the future. D. Evaluation: Do students mix the correct colors to get all the colors on the wheel? Do they finish in a timely manner? Do they concentrate on their art and not “goof off”? Photo Collage or Photo Art Objectives Fifth grade students will each create an “about me” collogue from pictures they bring in and magazine clippings, scrapping, etc. Materials needed Magazines Various scrap-booking supplies Glue Markers Photos from home Lesson Outline A. Motivation: Go around the room and ask each student to say one thing about his or herself. Next explain that they are going to get to share a lot more about themselves because they’re going to be making a collogue. Ask them to bring in photos of family and/or friends and any pictures that describe them or things that they like. B. Development: Allow the students about a week or two to remember to bring in their photos. Then in art class, have them get the photos out and make a collogue by gluing the photos, pictures, and cut out words, etc. – anything that describes them – onto their paper. Remind them that it is random, but also supposed to be art, and then encourage them to make a design out of it or give it some structure. C. Conclusion: Students will explain their finished product briefly to the class and then display their artwork in the hall or around the classroom. D. Evaluation: Do students come up with their own ideas for their art? Do they finish in a timely manner? Do they concentrate on their art and not “goof off”? Perspective Art Sketch Objectives FifTh grade students will each create art showing perspective. Materials needed Paper Pencil Lesson Outline A Motivation: Ask: Has anyone ever been to a 3D movie? How can we show this dimension on a flat piece of paper? Show the students various examples of how to show depth and perspective in a drawing. B Development: Allow the students to choose their own method and design. They will each get a piece of paper and use pencil: it will be a black and white sketch. There should be tranquility so that students can concentrate on their artwork, and students should be allowed to freely get up and get more supplies, etc. Play some classical music to foster this atmosphere. C ConclusIon: Students will display their artwork in the hall or around the classroom L. Evaluation: Do students follow the method taught in class and do they show perspective in the drawing? Do they finish in a timely manner? Do they concentrate on their art and not “goof off”? |