Visual and Performing Arts Lesson Plan

Teacher: Siano
Grade: Kindergarten
Date: Mar 21-25

Unit:
Crayon/Watercolor Resist

Enduring Understandings/Objectives:
1. Students will build upon previous knowledge of watercolor
technique.
2. Students will utilize the concept of multi-media.
3. Students will begin to understand the science of why
crayon/oil pastel resists water.
4. Students will further exercise fine motor skills with crayon
rubbing.
NJCCCS Addressed: (check all that apply)
( x ) Standard1.1 The Creative Process: All students will
demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principles that
govern the creation of works of art in dance, music, theatre, and
visual art.
( ) Standard 1.2 History of the Arts and Culture: All students
will understand the role, development, and influence of the arts
throughout history and across cultures.
( x ) Standard 1.3 Performing: All students will synthesize skills,
media, methods, and technologies that are appropriate to creating,
performing, and/or presenting works of art in dance, music, theatre,
and visual art.
( x ) Standard 1.4 Aesthetic Responses & Critique
Methodologies: All students will demonstrate and apply an
understanding of arts philosophies, judgment, and analysis to
works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual art.
________________________________________________________________________
Essential Questions:
1.
2.
3.

Why does crayon or oil pastel resist watercolor?

How can I use a crayon or oil pastel in a different way?
Do the colors look different when you paint over them?

Materials:

Watercolor paper, crayons with paper removed, oil pastels, rubbing

plates, watercolor brushes and paint, buckets for water
Procedure/Learning Experiences:
1. Review with students the appropriate ways to use the
watercolor paints, water and brushes.
2. Demonstrate how to use the crayon or oil pastel sides to rub a
pattern onto the paper using the textured rubbing plates.
Further demonstrate, reiterating the correct use of watercolors
and brushes, how to paint over the rubbed images.
3. Hand out materials, and allow students to fill the paper with
various rubbings.
4. Collect crayons or oil pastels and hand out WC materials.
Allow students to wash WC over their rubbings, discovering
what happens.
5. Discuss how and why the crayon is not getting covered over by
the watercolor.
6. The following week, students may add to their watercolor
paintings by gluing sequins or beads on top.
7. Collect projects to dry, conduct clean up.
Differentiation: (check all that apply)
( x ) Process
( x ) Content
( x ) Product
Assessment: (list types utilized)
1. Self assessment with teacher directed questions
2. One on one with the student