Title/Description: Spring Botanical Drawing and Painting Level: Elementary School Duration: Two 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Albrecht Durer and Henri Matisse Goals and Objectives: To introduce drawing and painting techniques Vocabulary: Line quality, shading, form, caste shadow Materials: Colored pencils, charcoal pencils, soft #4B pencil, flowers (real or plastic), construction …
Title/Description: Clay Containers Level: Elementary School Duration: Four 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Chinese ceramics Goals and Objectives: To introduce sculpting techniques Vocabulary: Positive and negative space, carving additive and subtractive methods, coils, pinch pots, slab, scraffito Materials: Clay, carving tools, wire and washer clay cutting tools, sponges, water containers, …
Title/Description: Origami Level: Elementary School Duration: One 45-minute class period Historical Overview: Japan Goals and Objectives: To introduce sculpting with paper Vocabulary: Origami – the art of paper folding Materials: Various square Japanese papers, glue Procedures: Day 1 Anticipatory Set: Show examples of origami and books of images of different …
Title/Description: Etching with Scratchboard and Styrofoam Level: Elementary School Duration: Two 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Picasso Goals and Objectives: To introduce etching and printmaking techniques with scratchboard paper and Styrofoam Vocabulary: Etching, printmaking Materials: Black and white scratchboard, textured scratchboard, rainbow scratchboard, positive and negative space, stylus, oil pastels, …
Title/Description: Paper Flowers Level: Elementary School Duration: Two 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Georgia O’Keefe Goals and Objectives: To introduce imagery of the southwest and manipulate mixed media Vocabulary: Etching, printmaking Materials: Tissue paper, starch, water, wire, scissors, black felt-tip marker, paper Procedures: Day 1 Anticipatory Set: Show examples of …
Title/Description: Glass Etching Level: Elementary School Duration: One 45-minute class period Historical Overview: Hand-blown glass from Egypt to now Goals and Objectives: To introduce craft medium Vocabulary: Adhere, rubbing transfer, etch, bite Materials: Glass bottles, acid, brushes, decals, popsicle sticks, scissors, tape Procedures: Day 1 Wash containers and dry. Cut …
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