At Lincoln, I had the opportunity to teach three first grade classes for 1 hour periods. First graders were mainly in person across all classes, and all of the students were so kind, respectful and easy to work with. I had so much joy working with these groups, and exploring portraiture and memory with them. Students were mainly working with their art boxes and whatever materials they had available. For assessment, after students finished their drawings, I would have them create a video for Seesaw talking about what they did for their artwork and incorporating concepts such as compare and contrast or using art vocabulary words like portrait, pattern and background.
Portrait of a FriendOverall Lesson Objective: Given a sharpie, pencil, two sheets of paper, and material of choice, students will create their own scribbles and carefully trace out the contours of their scribble and creatively use different drawing materials to try and complete the composition.
For this project I wanted students to think about people they have not seen in a while because of the pandemic. Students are so young and their relationships with others have been heavily impacted because of COVID, and I wanted this project to acknowledge that aspect. |
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Overall Lesson Objective: Given a presentation on Faith Ringgold, memory and patterns, paper, pencil, and coloring supplies, students will meaningfully create a drawing of a quilt that tells a memorable event in their lives, incorporating patterns into the borders of their artwork.
For this project, I wanted students to learn about Faith Ringgold and her memory quilts. I wanted students to learn how art can be used to tell a story, practicing patterns and creating a narrative. Students were tasked with creating their own memory quilts and patterns, then created videos on Seesaw to talk about the memory they drew and what patterns they created on the outside border. |
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