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Grade Level:K Date Taught:April 27, 2015Aim/Goal of the Lesson/Unit:To examine the origins of art making by creating work inspired by the cave paintings of Lascaux(?)Fine Arts Goals Met by the Objectives:25A – Describe subject matter in a work of art 26A – Demonstrate safe use of materials and tools26B – Create a work of art from imagination27A – Observe and discuss 2-D artworks 27B – Connect images from a work of art to stories about people and/or everyday lifeObjectives: Students will…Students will create a 2-D drawing inspired by cave paintingsStudents will connect the subject matter of cave paintings to everyday lifeStudents will be able to properly use chalk pastels and starchStudents will discuss historic cave paintings as a class.Vocabulary/language:Lifestyle – The way people live(d)Prehistoric – Before reading and writing was invented, people documented events with paintingsCave Dwellers – Uncivilized people who lived in caves Teacher Materials: (~60 students plus demos)Demo materials 3 sheets of scratch paper 1 for each class1 box of crayons Student materials ~60 sheets of scratch paper5 bins of crayons 1 for each tableTeacher made exemplarExample of cave painting created with construction paper and chalk pastels Presentation materials Prints of cave painting examples Motivation/Activities and Prompts:Art Images/ExemplarsPrints of cave paintings Students will discuss the paintingsWhy do you think they painted animals?What would you paint if you were to paint this for this reason?Why is ____ meaningful?Procedures:DISCUSSION: (5-10 minutes)Who knows who the cave dwellers were? Groups of people (hunter and gathers - LIFESTYLES) who lived in caves many years ago, in prehistoric timesPrehistoric – before reading and writing was inventedWhat kind of art do you think they made? 27BThey made cave paintings inspired by events in their lives, mostly of animals they saw*Show images of cave paintings*Ask students questions about the animals they see 25A + 27AWhat animals do you see? Why do you think they painted that animal?What animals would you paint? Why is the animal you chose meaningful to you? Now lets practice sketching our animalsDEMONSTRATIONS: (5 minutes)Show students how to sketch out animalsWe will be sketching our animals on scratch paper with crayon to practice drawing them. To sketch the animal think about what it looks like, is it big, is it small, how many legs does it have, does it have a tail, long or short hair, and so on. Show students how to create a few different examples of animals.Draw a dog to demonstrate drawing a domesticated animalDraw a crocodile to demonstrate drawing a wild animalHow do the stroke marks differ between animals I like and am afraid of?Remind students to write their names on their paperTell students when they finish their papers should go into their foldersIf they finish early they have to option to read a book quietlyRelease table captains to collect the crayons for their tablesDESIGN/WORK SESSION: (10 minutes)Paper will be distributed to tables prior to work session and students will be dismissed to their tables by the instructorOnce students get to their tables they are to start drawing the animals they find meaningful to them using crayons Students have the option to color in their animals if they wantOnce there are around 5 minutes of class left begin the clean up processCLEAN UP: (2 minutes)Give students a one minute warning before clean up will take placeAs the clean up process begins count down from 15 to motivate students to be cleaned up and ready to go when I get to zeroOnce students are finished cleaning up begin the closure processCLOSURE: (3 minute) What does prehistoric mean?Why did the cave dwellers paint animals?Timetables:Time allotted for lesson (_30 minutes total):ActivityMinutesDiscussion5-10 mins.Demonstrations5 mins.Design/Work Session10 mins.Clean-up2 mins.Closure3 mins. ................
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