What child doesn't enjoy looking at all of the beautiful and different coloured leaves that fall provides for us? Don't let them go to waste! Here's an art activity for the classroom that students are sure to love! This activity can be used in any grade. But the most fitting is grade 3. So here's the premise: In this lesson students will have been asked to collect different types of natural objects (multi-coloured leaves of different sizes and shapes, twigs, feathers, pine needles, etc.) to use in today’s creation. They have been advised against bringing in rocks, unless they are very, very small and against wispy materials, such as feathers and fluffs (the glue does not favour these materials). Students will have been asked to decide on an animal and a colour scheme (warm or cool) that speaks to them in some way. They will be communicating how their animal makes them feel and their reasoning behind their use of colour in their art journals for the consolidation of this lesson. As they produce their preliminary work, they will have had to plan and focus on how they would like their animal to be portrayed (symmetrically, asymmetrically) and what natural materials and colours they want to use. They will focus on using a variety of line in their pattern that outlines the border of their page (which includes, but is not limited to materials such as twigs and pine needles), as well as they will be challenging themselves to create strong contrasts using either contrasting colours or light and dark values. Students are permitted to use pencil crayon or marker to draw any colours that they could not find in nature, but are envisioning in their head. It is not required; this option is so that students are not limited by the colours of the leaves in their neighborhood. D1. Creating and presenting: apply the creative process to produce a two-dimensional artwork, using elements, principles, and techniques of visual arts to communicate feelings D2. Reflecting, Responding, and Analyzing: apply the critical analysis process to communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings in response to a an artwork Line: a variety of line Shape & Form: symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes and forms in the natural world Colour: colour for expression (e.g., warm and cool colours) Value: mixing a range of light colours and dark colours Principle of Design: contrast, repetition and rhythm, variety, emphasis, proportion, balance, unity and harmony with a focus on ‘variety’: slight variations on a major theme; strong contrasts (e.g., use of different lines, shapes, values, and colours to create interest (bright or light colour values, dark colour values) This work has been inspired by Andy Goldsworthy. A video of Andy's art should be displayed prior to assigning the activity so that students can begin making artistic choices of their own. By the end of this lesson students will have challenged themselves to use organic materials in new and interesting ways and improve their understanding of fundamental concepts such as line, shape, and colour. Students will experiment with new art materials (natural objects) and techniques (contrast using light and dark value, variety of line), make intentional decisions on their design and colour choices, and then reflect on his/her process in a short, one to two paragraph response in his/her art journal.
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