Symmetrical African Mask

Art Lesson Plan 

 

Title: Symmetrical African Mask

 

Grade level: 3rd-4th

 

Suggested time: 1.5-2 class periods

 

Unit: African Art

 

Medium: Cut paper

 

Instructional Objectives: Students will demonstrate good use of materials with scissors (KS.); Students will recognize relationships between history, culture, and visual arts (KS.)

 

Elements of Art: Color, Shape, Space

 

Principles of Design: Balance, Contrast, Unity

 

Materials and Equipment: Varied construction paper, 8 and 1/2 by 11 and 4 and 1/4 by 11, scissors, white school glue, pencil

 

Vocabulary: Symmetrical, mask, unity

 

Art Production:

1. Anticipatory Set: Teacher help up example and discussed lesson; showed students African mask

2. Objective: Students will understand how to use scissors safely

3. Input: Books with examples; African mask

4. Demonstration: Teacher demonstrated cuts, gluing, and drawing

5. Check for Understanding: Students watched teacher's example

6. Guided Practice: Teacher helped students cut pieces of paper out correctly

7. Independent Practice: Teacher walked around classroom and observed students and helped when needed

8. Closure: Students took a picture of their final project