Mitten Art
Mitten Art
Mitten Art
Mitten Art
Title/Fo
cus
Creating contrast
Creating details and patterns
Cours
es
Grade 4 Art
COURSE OUTCOMES
Component 7 EMPHASIS: Students will create emphasis by the treatment of forms and
qualities.
A. The center of interest can be made prominent by contrasting its size, shape,
colour or texture from the other parts of the composition.
B. Details, accents and outlines will enhance the dominant area or thing.
PURPOSE 3: Students will decorate items personally created.
A. Details, patterns or textures can be added to two-dimensional works
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this lesson students will:
- Have used colour, details, patterns, and outlining to create a center of interest
(mitten)
- Understand that colour, details, patterns, and outlining can be used to create
contrast
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Read Aloud: The Mitten Tree Candace Christiansen
Construction paper
Crayons
A mitten pattern
PREPARATION AND LOGISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Ensure that all students have pencil crayons
Source: [http://teachingfourth.blogspot.ca/2015/01/mitten-art.html]
INCLUSION
Pattern will be traced on construction paper for all students
Students struggling to come up with patterns can refer to list made as a class and
teacher model
PROCEDURE
INTRODUCTION
Read The Mitten Tree Candace Christiansen
TIM
E
5-
10
min
TIM
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30
min
Hand out a piece of construction paper to each student (with mitten pattern
already traced on)
Students outline the mitten in white and fill in the mitten with a variety of shapes
and patterns.
- Encourage students to be creative with their designs and to add details.
- Press down when coloring and fill in completely
Formative Assessment: Observations & Conversations
- Teacher is assessing that students are on task and that they adding
patterns, details, and colour to their mittens.
CLOSURE
Formative Assessment: Turn to your elbow partner and list two ways to create
contrast. Write your two answers on the back of each of your mitten art.
TIM
E
5
min
ASSESSMENT
Collect students mitten art
- Determine if more time needs to be spent on this activity
- Assess students understanding of concepts by looking at mitten and answers on
the back