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Free Lesson Plan: June and July 2007

4th Gr. Dot Paintings

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Motivation:

Teacher should create examples ahead of time, getting a feel for the process. Look for and gather examples, if possible. Discuss impressionism and the Old Master painters who practiced it: Monet, Renoir, Degas, Seurat, Cassatt. Show a few picture examples of their work. Show your own examples, samples, and demonstrate the process.

Materials:


• 12 X 18" black construction paper
• ebony pencils without erasers (or new pencils with unused erasers)
• regular drawing pencils
• erasers
• colors of tempera paints
• water cups
• 9 X 12" scratch paper
• paper towels

Procedure:

**TEACHER NOTE:
Keep the color photo of this lesson handy, as well as any examples you make and provide so that students can look at them at any time.


1 Use scratch paper to decide on a simple idea for your painting.

2 When you're ready, draw your idea nice and big on a 12 X 18" black sheet.

3 Choose your first color. Stir it well.

4 Dip your ebony pencil into the paint. (Wipe off all excess on the edge of the paint cup, to avoid drips.

5 Press your ebony pencil onto the first spot where you want your first color to go.
-Move your pencil over about 1/8".
-Press it onto the paper again, inside the same spot.
-Move your pencil over again about 1/8".
-Press it onto the paper again.

6 You now have three dots inside the spot where you started.
-Re-dip your pencil and make three new dots.
-Repeat this process until you fill up the spot you started with.

7 When you're ready for a new spot, clean your ebony pencil.
-Rinse your ebony pencil in a cup of water.
-Now wipe the pencil with a paper towel, and get rid of any paint residue that's left.

8 Now you're ready for your next spot and your next color.

9 Repeat steps 4-8 until you have filled every spot on your paper, including your background. (See color photo that comes with this lesson.)

10 Let the painting dry.

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Lesson Plan Outline

Grade Level:

Taught to kindergarten

Objectives:

  1. To have students work with lines and shapes.

  2. To re-inforce drawing / cutting / coloring skills.

Criteria for Educators

Learner Outcome:

Students will apply skills and knowledge necessary to ... (Criteria for Educators is available on the members site version of all lesson plans).

National Goals:

  1. Understanding and applying ... (Criteria for Educators is available on the members site version of all lesson plans)

Achievement Standards:

  1. Students intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques, and processes to... (Criteria for Educators is available on the members site version of all lesson plans)

 

Assessment:
Did finished project have good ... (Assessment Criteria is available on the members site version of all lesson plans)

 

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