Intro to Picasso - Spring Art Lesson - Mother's Day Art Lesson - Flowers

Introduce students to one of the world's greatest artists, Pablo Picasso with a video that speaks directly to the child. You can play it in your classroom through your iPad or laptop or at home on any computer or tablet. Also go through basic art vocabulary with worksheets that are included. Students create a piece of artwork based on Picasso's Flowers for a special person or holiday and you get a sweet bulletin board while you're at it!

The 6-minute video takes children through the history of Pablo Picasso, asking questions of them and having them ponder Picasso's styles and periods and how the elements and principles of art are used in his artwork. Including color, unity, balance and emphasis.

This easy to teach lesson is done with only 4 materials, construction paper, glue sticks, white paper for background and black markers. Anyone can do it, art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschoolers.

This lesson includes the following:

15 Page kid-friendly Introduction to Pablo Picasso PowerPoint

A movie of the above presentation with narration by me.

(open on a PC by right clicking and then choosing to open it with Windows Media Player)

Links to 2 short biography movies to use if desired

21 Page step-by-step torn paper art lesson based on Picasso's "Hands holding Flowers"

2 Page Lesson Plan based on State Standards

Vocabulary Definition Worksheet

Voacabulary Matching Definition Worksheet for younger students Vocabulary Key

A bulletin board idea

PDF versions of both the Introduction presentation as well as the art lesson for ease of printing