Elementary Art Lesson Plans

Grades 3-5Crystina CastiglioneARE 4351 – Thomas Brewer

Wayne ThiebaudDrawing

Objectives

Student’s will learn about artist Wayne Thiebaud and will:

-Explore the iconic imagery of mass produced foods that

represent American consumerism

-How these images are symbolic of popular culture

-Understand the elements and principles of light, color,

space, repetition, line, shape and composition to create a

still life- Examine how advertising is used to market mass produced consumer products by turning

their drawing into an advertisement

Statement of Origin

The idea for this lesson plan was inspired by the article “Principles of Possibility: Considerations for a 21st

Century Art Culture and Curriculum,” by Olivia Gude and the chapter 8

article on “Art Production: Ideas and Techniques,” by Linderman. In the

first article Gude stresses the importance of “empowered making” in art education and how “artists and educators who are responsive to the needs of their current students must

consider contemporary as well as traditional artistic and critical

practice and ask what students need to know to successfully make and understand art and culture today,

(Gude, pp. 12, 2007). In the second article, Linderman addresses how to create a still life and the questions

involved that students should address when creating one,

(Linderman, pp. 124-125, 1997). The images chosen were inspired by an exhibition I have seen in the past at

the National Art Gallery.

“Hot Dog Row,” 2000. Oil on Canvas.

“Cafe Flowers, Caged Condiments, Cream Pie, Java and Sinkers, and Other Food,” 1995. Drawing, ink on paper.

“Bakery in Case,” 2009. Oil

on Canvas.

“Cupcakes and Donuts,” 2006. Color Direct Gravure.

Lisa KokinSculpture/Mixed MediaObjectives

Students will :- Explore bookmaking as an

artistic way for artists to express ideas, symbols, and

subject matter and to meaningfully incorporate

personal family history and written records or prose in a

work of art- About the work of artist Lisa

Kokin as well as be introduced to “The Sketch Book Project.”

- Examine the question “Who I Am” and use their moleskin

journals from The Sketch Book Project that incorporates the question and answer into a 3

dimensional work of art.

Statement of Origin

This lesson was inspired by the article, “The School Art Style: A Functional Analysis,” by Efland and the NAEA Advisory, “School Art Versus Meaningful Artistically Authentic Art Education,” by Amy Giles. Both articles emphasize the

important of students have an artistically authentic experience by closely following the practices

of authentic artists to make quality products that draw from

life experiences. I was also inspired by The Sketch Book

Project and wanted to incorporate it into the lesson to teach students about the value of visual diaries as

a way to record their artistic process and communicate their “art voice” and their relation to

the artistic process of bookmaking.

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“Memoria Technica,” 2002. Mixed Media Artists Book.(http://www.lisakokin.com/ )

“Equal Rights,” 2006. Mixed Media Book Collage.

“Jewish Science,” 1998.Mixed media collaged

altered pamphlets, clothing hanger

“Our American Way of Life,” 2006.Mixed media book collage

The Sketch Book Project 2011 http://arthousecoop.com/

• http://arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

Jo Cheung

Roberta Baird

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Rachel Anilyse

Juane “Quick-to-See” SmithMixed Media Collage/Painting

ObjectivesStudents will:

-Examine the work of artist Juane “Quick-to-See” Smith to

understand how artists use their work to represent their cultural

and ethnic background and address stereotypes about them

-Explore the importance of diversity and how art can help us to learn

about cultures other than our own, expand our ideas about the world and develop respect and sensitivity to people that are

different from ourselves. -Understand how to mix paint on a

palette to create new colors and various paintbrush techniques

-Create a painting that portrays their personal cultural

background and the symbolism associated with it

Statement of Origin

This lesson was Inspired by the article, “Principles of

Possibility: Considerations for a 21st Century Art and Culture

Curriculum,” by Olivia Gude in which she emphasizes the

importance of encountering difference in art by saying,

“Good multicultural curriculum introduces us to the generative themes of others – helping us to see the world through the eyes of others-understanding the meaning of artworks in

terms of the complex aesthetic, social, and historical

contexts out of which they emerge, (Gude, p. 9, 2007).

Juane “Quick to See” Smith

Painting

http://www.missoulaartmuseum.org/files/documents/collection/

Montana%20Connections_Smith/TremblayEssay.pdf

“House,” 1995. Mixed media on

canvas.

“Cheyenne #16,” 1983. Mixed Media on Canvas.

Kiel JohnsonCeramics

Objectives

Student’s will:-Examine Kiel Johnson’s

sculptures in explore how he uses antique machinery and

dying technological machines as his subject

matter to communicate the role of technology in

contemporary society. -Explore the advancing age of

technology, its importance as a tool for communication and the differences between

form of technology throughout history, and those that we have now

-Create a ceramic piece that contrasts with one of Johnson’s sculptures.

Statement of Origin

The idea for this lesson plan came from class discussions

related to the role of the media and technology in art

and in contemporary society. Developing it into a

ceramics lesson was inspired by the article,

“Representational Concepts in Clay: The Development of

Sculpture,” by Claire Golomb. The article

emphasizes the need to focus on evolving student’s

three dimensional representations of objects

accurately using clay.

“Twin Lens Reflex Camera.” 2009. Cardboard and mixed mediums.Assemblage video:

http://boingboing.net/2009/10/12/kiel-johnson-cardboa.html

“Two Sides to Every Story, AKA Boom Boom,” 2009.

“Publish or Perish,” 2009. Plywood steel and mixed mediums.

Przemek MateckiMedia Criticism

ObjectivesStudent’s will

-Examine the role of images in the media and how Przemek Matecki uses

and reassembles magazine imagery to create works of art

-Explore art criticism and answer the question,

“what makes something a work of art”

-Understand the differences between mass produced imagery and authentic

artwork in a media analysis and critique

Statement of OriginThis lesson plan originated by class discussions on the role of

imagery in the media and “Chapter 11: Art Analysis:

Looking at and Responding to Art,” from the book Art in the

Elementary School by Linderman. I wanted to incorporate a media criticism into a lesson by using Linderman’s model of analyzing artworks to teach students how to describe, analyze, interpret

and judge a work of art.Linderman defends the

importance of art analysis by saying, “To have a dialogue with an artwork means to enter into and interact with the work…to experience it by looking at it,

responding to it, and comprehending it…perception of just what is art,” (Linderman, p.

215, 1997).

Magazines“Sketches: Pages

from Glossy Magazines,”

2007.

“Sketches: Pages from Glossy Magazines,” 2007.

ReferencesAnnie, (2009). “Publish or Perish: Kiel Johnson,” Hi Fructose Magazine: Contemporary Art, Retrieved October 23, 2010, from:

http://www.hifructose.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=410. Bluffton, (N/D). “Juane Quick to See Smith,” Retrieved October 21, 2010, from:

http://www.bluffton.edu/womenartists/womenartistspw/smith/smith.html. Brown, P.L. (2010). “Art & Design: Sweet Home California,” The New York Times, Retrieved October 19, 2010, from: http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/counting_on_art/act_fractions.shtm. Breuer, K., Fine, R.E. & Nash, S. (1997). Thirty-Five Years of Crown Point Press: Making Prints and Doing Art. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco; Berkeley; University of California Press: San Francisco,

CA.  Catherine Clark Gallery. (2003). “Lisa Kokin,” Retrieved October 19, 2010, from:

http://www.cclarkgallery.com/artists/kokin.html. Crown Point Press, (2008). “Wayne Thiebaud,” Retrieved October 19, 2010, from:

http://www.crownpoint.com/artists/thiebaud. Giles, A. (1999). “School Art Versus Meaningful Artistically Authentic Art Education,” NAEA

Advisory, Ed. Davis, C., National Art Education. Golomb, C. (1996). “Representational Concepts in Clay: The Development of Sculpture,”

Child Development in Art, National Art Education Association. Pp. 45-58.    

References ContinuedGude, O. (2007). “Principles and Possibilities: Considerations for a 21st Century Art

& CultureCurriculum. Art Education, 60(1), Pp. 6-17.

 Johnson, K. (2010). “Kiel Johnson,” Retrieved November 1, 2010, from:

http://www.kieljohnson.com/kieljohnson.com/PROJECTS.html. Kokin, L. (2010). “Lisa Kokin Portfolio”, Retrieved October 20, 2010 , from:http://www.lisakokin.com/.

Koplos, J. (2010). “Kiel Johnson,” Art in America, Retrieved October 30, 2010, from:http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/reviews/kiel-johnson/.

 Linderman, M. (1997). “Chapter 8: Art Production: Ideas and Techniques.” Art in the

Elementary School. Dubuque, IA: Wm.C.Brown Publishers. Pp 108-118, 120-130. Linderman, M. (1997). “Chapter 11, Art Analysis.” Art in the Elementary School.

Dubuque, IA:Wm. C. Brown Publishers, Pp. 215-228.

 Nash, S. (2000). Wayne Thiebaud: A Paintings Retrospective. Thames and Hudson:

New York.•  

References ContinuedNational Museum of Women in the Arts, (2010). “The Permanent Collection: Juane Quick-to-See Smith,” Retrieved October 20, 2010, from: http://www.nmwa.org/collection/profile.asp?LinkID=421. National Gallery of Art, (2010). “Counting on Art,” Retrieved October 1, 2010, from: http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/counting_on_art/act_fractions.shtm. Pescovitz, D. (2009). “Kiel Johnson: Cardboard Sculptures of Media Machines,” Retrieved

November 1, 2010, from: http://boingboing.net/2009/10/12/kiel-johnson-cardboa.html. Raster. (2007). “Przemek Matecki – Works,” Retrieved November 10, 2010, from:

http://www.raster.art.pl/gallery/artists/matecki/matecki.htm. San Jose Museum of Art, (2010). “Wayne Thiebaud: Seventy Years of Painting,” Retrieved October 20, 2010, from: http://www.sjmusart.org/content/wayne-thiebaud-seventy-years painting. Tremblay, G. (N/D). “Juane Quick-to-See Smith: Flathead Contemporary Artist,” Retrieved October 21, 2010, from: http://www.missoulaartmuseum.org/files/documents/collection/Montana

%20Connections_Smith/TremblayEssay.pdf. Women’s Action Network. (2007). “Lisa Kokin,” Retrieved October 20, 2010, from: http://www.womensactionnetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=194&Itemid=58.