For every grade level, the academic year kicks off with the first unit of study based on the elements of art. After learning about line, shape, tone, pattern and colour individually, this project was a culmination of the five elements into a very large, collaborative piece of work. The project also coincided with the UAE's independence day celebrations in school and therefore the artwork reflects the colours of the UAE flag (red, green, white and black). Each student painted a strip individually and then later, all the strips were glued onto backing paper.
Materials required:
- large strips of paper (approx. 8" x 40")
- red, green, white and black tempera paints
- brushes, water
- pencils
Duration: 2 lessons of 80 minutes each
Tip: Before you begin the lesson you may need to think logistically about how far the students are seated since the papers are very long. I spread out my students on the tables and a few on the floor.
Also, make sure you have cut up extra strips so if anyone finishes early, they can paint another strip. The more painted strips you have, the larger your artwork will be.
Keep a designated area to allow the strips to dry. The drying racks in my classroom were not big enough so I kept them on the floor outside in the hallway instead.
1. Keeping the strip horizontal, each student drew 2 types of lines on their paper from one end to the other for example, straight, wavy, zig zag, etc. I asked them to be careful not to draw them too close together.
2. Then they chose any 3 colours out of the 4 colours of the UAE flag and painted inside the lines they drew. I gave a demonstration for this as I wanted to the students to paint an even, flat tone of colour and not leave any white spaces. This was all they had to do during this lesson so the minute one student finished, I gave them another strip to paint in a different colour combination.
3. In the second lesson, it was time to paint the patterns. In my demonstration, I made sure to mention that the colour they use for the patterns should not be the same as the background. So if their background is red, then they could use green, white and/or black for the patterns. I also showed them how to use a thick and thin brush for more detailed patterns. We discussed what types of lines and shapes we could make patterns with. Similar to the first lesson, there were a lot of students who finished quickly and so I just gave them another painted strip.
4. After the strips dried, I got my classroom assistant to glue all of them down onto backing paper. We had about 400 strips in total so it took a while but the results were incredible! What do you think?
Have you done a project like this before? Let's hear your thoughts!
Materials required:
- large strips of paper (approx. 8" x 40")
- red, green, white and black tempera paints
- brushes, water
- pencils
Duration: 2 lessons of 80 minutes each
Tip: Before you begin the lesson you may need to think logistically about how far the students are seated since the papers are very long. I spread out my students on the tables and a few on the floor.
Also, make sure you have cut up extra strips so if anyone finishes early, they can paint another strip. The more painted strips you have, the larger your artwork will be.
Keep a designated area to allow the strips to dry. The drying racks in my classroom were not big enough so I kept them on the floor outside in the hallway instead.
1. Keeping the strip horizontal, each student drew 2 types of lines on their paper from one end to the other for example, straight, wavy, zig zag, etc. I asked them to be careful not to draw them too close together.
2. Then they chose any 3 colours out of the 4 colours of the UAE flag and painted inside the lines they drew. I gave a demonstration for this as I wanted to the students to paint an even, flat tone of colour and not leave any white spaces. This was all they had to do during this lesson so the minute one student finished, I gave them another strip to paint in a different colour combination.
3. In the second lesson, it was time to paint the patterns. In my demonstration, I made sure to mention that the colour they use for the patterns should not be the same as the background. So if their background is red, then they could use green, white and/or black for the patterns. I also showed them how to use a thick and thin brush for more detailed patterns. We discussed what types of lines and shapes we could make patterns with. Similar to the first lesson, there were a lot of students who finished quickly and so I just gave them another painted strip.
4. After the strips dried, I got my classroom assistant to glue all of them down onto backing paper. We had about 400 strips in total so it took a while but the results were incredible! What do you think?
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| Can you find a black-red-green strip that does not have any patterns on it? Whoops! |
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