I AM

Grade:  4th

Medium:  Tempera Paint

Reason for Lesson:  

Elements of Art: Color, Line, Shape, and Space

Principles of Art: Movement, Rhythm

Label:  Color, Line, Shape, Space, Movement, Rhythm

Prep Time:  10 minutes

Preparation prior to lesson:  Collect supplies from Art Closet (4^th grade bin)

Class Time: 45 minutes – 1 hour

Materials: Watercolor paper, tempera paint, paint brushes, paper plates (for paint), paper towels, water cups, black sharpie markers, pencils, “I Am” worksheet.          

Instructions to Lead Lesson:  

·              Have students first divide their paper in to 10 different sections using wavy lines across the entire page using a pencil. Have them use 2-3 finger spacing between each line.

·              Talk with the students about how different colors give different feelings and that each color may represent a different feeling for each person. Blue may feel sad to one student or calm to another. There is no right or wrong.

Brainstorm with the kids to come up with different emotions that correspond to different colors.

Have the kids choose four colors that represent them.*

Have the kids use those four colors to paint their I AM portraits. Make sure they use as little paint as possible to speed drying time.

·              While sections are drying, have the students brainstorm ideas about themselves.  Coming up with at least 15 ideas.

·              Ex:  I am Smart, I am kind, I am creative, I am nice, I am inventive, etc.

·              When paint has dried, Outline each section in permanent marker.

·              Using a permanent marker, have students write “I Am…” at the top and in each section write their descriptive words.  Make sure the letters touch the top and bottom line of each section. (see below example)

·              The last section students will write “I Am (their name)”.

TIPS

• A paint table might be a good way to distribute different paint colors for this project. Have a table set up in the back with all the paint colors and paper plates. As the kids choose their colors put a small amount of paint on a paper plate and hand them out one by one. 
• One volunteer can be doing this while the Art teacher is brainstorming with the kiddos.
• Make sure the kids know to use VERY LITTLE paint for this project. It is going to need to dry before using the black sharpie

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Credit:  rundesroom.com