Art Lesson Plan

Title: Savannah Landscape Painting Unit: African Art

Grade level (s): 3rd 5th grade Medium: Art Creating
Suggested Time: Class Period

Instructional Objectives (2-3):

Learn how to properly mix colors
Learn how to properly paint with watercolors
Understand different animals from the African Culture

Elements of Art (1-3) line, color, shape, form, space, texture, value
Line
Color
Form

Principles of Design (1-3) repetition, pattern, movement, balance, emphasis, contrast, unity
Movement
Pattern
Balance

Materials and Equipment:

Computer
Water Colors
Paint Brushes
Cups of water
Crayons
Markers
Pictures of African Animals
Cardboard Pieces

General Vocabulary (4-5):

Foreground- front of the art (big items)
Middle ground- Middle of the art (medium items)
Background- back of the art (small items)
Horizon line- shows where the sun is (in the back of the art)
Form- means the whole of a piece's visible elements and the way those elements are
united.

Art Production (based on Madeline Hunter model)

1.anticipatory set 2. state objectives 3. Input: art history, instructions 4.demonstration, modeling
5. check for understanding 6. guided practice 7. independent practice 8. closure

-Show students a PowerPoint of the different animals found in Africa

-Talk to students about the objectives for today
Learn how to properly mix colors
Learn how to properly paint with watercolors
Understand different animals from the African Culture
-Pass out supplies to students
-Model what you expect your students to produce by going through each step of the
painting process
3 animals
Mixing colors
Proper watercolor painting
Foreground, Middle ground, Background, and Horizon line
-Go through a short demonstration on how to mix colors
-Go through a short demonstration on how to clean the brushes
-Check for understanding of the directions that are given
-Let students work individually now
-Walk around and take notes for the assessment and see if students need any help

Assessment (should relate to objectives):

The assessment will be taking notes over to see if students are properly painting
with watercolors and mixing colors. After students finish their artwork I will check
to see if they have in their paintings 3 African animals, Middle ground,
Background, and a Horizon line.

Rubric:

3 African Animals: 0 1 2 3

Properly Painting with watercolors: 0 1 2 3 4 5

Mixing colors: 0 1 2 3 4 5

Foreground, Middle ground, Background, and Horizon line: 0 1 2 3 4

Total: 0/1

Modifications / Special Notes / Drawings