Spring art project BIRD SONGS COLLAGE lesson plan suits Grades 2-4

Spring art lesson plan for BIRD SONGS COLLAGE suits Grades 2-4 introduces students to the wonderful media of paper collage. This comprehensive art project for grades 2-3, or older was inspired by the illustrations of popular children's picture books and the artworks of Henri Matisse.

This is a great art unit to combine with a Science inquiry focused on seasons (Spring) or animals (birds). For a literacy connection, collage picture books have been suggested as reference among other resource links, and a clear and comprehensive photo journal of each step of the process has been provided, along with student and teacher exemplars of work in progress and completed work.

PRAISE FOR BIRD SONG COLLAGE

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This lesson plan focuses on:

• SHAPE - identify and use 2D shapes to compose artwork
• SPACE - Create space by layering shapes
• COLLAGE - gain experience and skill working with this medium
• STENCILS - gain experience and skill for making and working with stencils

Art Skills include: tracing stencils, cutting shapes, composing, gluing.

Enjoy the step-by-step instructions in this lesson, brimming with colour photographs of authentic student work. The examples in this unit were created by 7-8 year olds. Landscape layout suitable for viewing through data projector or can be used for independent viewing by senior primary students in a flipped programme.

Suits: most mid primary/ elementary grades and homeschooling families.

Children will: learn to use collage as an art medium

Learning intentions include: Identify main shapes in photographs, Create a stencil tracing*, Plan your composition, Create painted paper*, Select colour schemes, Show an understanding for the elements of SHAPE & SPACE, Develop technical skills for tracing, cutting, gluing and composing, Respond to art created by artists and by my friends, Reflect on my own knowledge, skills, progress and artwork.

Media demonstrated: Collage

Materials used: paper and paint, scissors and glue

Also included in the PDF document, are:

• Learning Intentions for the IB PYP and NZC at level 3 / Phase 3 but these will closely match LO's from other art curriculums.
• Student Voice reflection/ assessment guides

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