mural

Kelli Pfeffen

EDTE 229 B sec. 01

Dr. Cris Guenter

Colors and Mural Painting

Candidate Name: Kelli Pfeffen Lesson Duration: 60 minutes

Lesson Subject: Visual Arts Grade Level: 5th

LESSON TOPIC: Visual arts lesson featuring a group mural that is

constructed by each student soda straw paintings that reflects the

use of shape, color and hue.

LESSON TOPIC:	Visual arts lesson featuring a group mural that is

RATIONALE: The arts are a joyous multicultural road map to

civilization. The arts can globally motivate a precious rejuvenation of

individualism and community wholeness. Through the use of the

senses personal experiences are manifested. Through interpretation

a mural is created which provokes direct and indirect responses from

the students. The visual arts demonstrates the four components:

artistic perception, creative expression, historical and cultural context

and aesthetic valuing.

RATIONALE:	The arts are a joyous multicultural road map to

OBJECTIVES:

Artistic Perception: Each student will identify shape styled by

color and hue techniques once the mural is pieced together.

Artistic Perception:	Each student will identify shape styled by

Creative Expression: Each student will individually design a

variation of color mixtures (hues) once positioned on paper.

Creative Expression:	Each student will individually design a

Historical and Cultural Context: Through group discussion,

students will explore the various individual color combinations with

respect to the diversities and similarities of cultures.

Historical and Cultural Context:	Through group discussion,

Aesthetic Valuing: In small groups of four individuals, the

students discuss relationships between shape, color and hue.

Students will give a reason as to how shape, color and hue can be

compared multi-culturally as well as globally.

Aesthetic Valuing:	In small groups of four individuals, the

STRATEGY: Combination of direct instruction and guided discovery.

STRATEGY:	Combination of direct instruction and guided discovery.

VOCABULARY: Shape, Color, Hue and Texture

VOCABULARY:	Shape, Color, Hue and Texture

Shape--A two-dimensional area that is open or

closed, free-form or geometric and found in

nature or made by humankind.

Color--Pigment that makes a hue.

Hue--Characteristic of color that gives it a name.

Texture--Surface quality of materials by tactile or

visual.

PROCEDURES

INTRODUCTION: I will introduce the book, EarthDance, by Joanne

Ryder. Before reading the poem to the class I have ready a Gary

Lamb CD entitled,The Weeping Angel, section 6; The Dancing

Nations. The song is softly played as background music while the

poem is read to the class. At the end of the poem I will explain to

the class that together everyone is going to make a mural. Everyone

will participate by creating individual paintings.

I will introduce the following vocabulary words: shape, color, hue,

and texture. I will ask how can a shape be made? What happens if

paint is thick or thin when applied to paper? After students offer

suggestions I will verbally and physically demonstrate the individual

soda and straw painting emphasizing shape, color and hue.

INTRODUCTION:	I will introduce the book, EarthDance, by Joanne

ACTIVITY SEQUENCE: 1) Pass out individual wax paper to be

placed on top of each student's desk top. 2) Helpers will pass out

white paper and one straw to all students. 3) Students are to put

their name on the piece of white paper and turn the paper over to

begin soda straw painting. 4) Place several little pools of variously

colored paint on the paper with a brush. 5) Point the end of the

straw at the pools of paint and blow in the direction the paint is

meant to move. 6) Overlapping of colors creates numerous effects in

mixing (blending) colors. 7) As the painting is drying the student can

clean the area around the individual's space. 8) Once the painting is

dry the student can display the wonderful work of art by placing

tape in the center of the artwork and posting it on the bulletin board

next to another soda straw painting

CLOSURE: After the impressive mural is displayed on the classroom

bulletin board, each student will briefly share with the class a shape

and representation of the color hue. How are we as individuals like a

pool of colored paint? Are there similarities within all of us? How

does this feel culturally? Can each of us as individuals blend and get

along with one another?

EVALUATION:	Evaluation will be at the end of the lesson	when

the mural is pieced together by individual soda straw paintings. The

teacher will examine each painting to observe that the three

elements of art: shape, color and hue were included. While students

are verbally expressing the mural the teacher will listen for

comments, concerns or questions regarding shape, color and /or hue.

Reflections and connections expressed by the poem shared and the

painting created.

MATERIALS:

1) White paper
2) Watercolor paint or thin tempera
3) Soda straws
4) Brushes (round or flat tempera brush)
5) Wax paper
6) Paper towels
7) Bucket of water to put dirty paint brushes
8) Masking Tape
9) Space to allow paintings to quickly dry
10) Bulletin board space

CLEAN UP: Allow classroom monitors to check each student's desk

are to make sure it is cleaned up and materials are properly put

away.

EXTENSIONS: This lesson can be adopted to any grade level. It

provides easy access to teaching cross curriculum lessons such as

Social Studies ( and the 7 disciplines ), Literature, Multicultural

Awareness, other disciplines from Fine Arts, to mention a few.