One of the first lessons I always introduce to students is line. Line is one of the most important Elements of design because we ALWAYS use them. I think it is really important for students of this age to understand what types of marks they are using when drawing.
In the first day of this unit, students are first introduced to the 3 straight lines. (Vertical, Horizontal and Diagonal) We then play the line game and create these straight lines using our bodies! After the students understand the difference between these 3 lines we look for them around the room. (They were SO good at this! I was pleasantly surprised!) They found them in the lights, on the desks, chairs, floor and many other places that I honestly never really thought about myself. Then we got down to business!! Each student was given a paper that will be added into their art books. Together we drew out each of the straight lines and each of the curved lines.
DAY 2:
In the first day of this unit, students are first introduced to the 3 straight lines. (Vertical, Horizontal and Diagonal) We then play the line game and create these straight lines using our bodies! After the students understand the difference between these 3 lines we look for them around the room. (They were SO good at this! I was pleasantly surprised!) They found them in the lights, on the desks, chairs, floor and many other places that I honestly never really thought about myself. Then we got down to business!! Each student was given a paper that will be added into their art books. Together we drew out each of the straight lines and each of the curved lines.
DAY 2:
Students will use their knowledge of different types of lines that were learned in the last class. The students will use pipe cleaners to bend and mold into these different types of lines and push them into a Styrofoam base to create a line sculpture. This is a great fine motor skill lesson. Not only will they understand the different between the straight and curved lines but they will be able to use correct vocabulary when referring to them. While they were creating I overheard some students addressing their sculptures with comments like, "it looks like a roller coaster!" or "it looks like a rainbow!". This gave me the idea for their writing assignment! After they completed their sculptures they were given a lined piece of paper where they were told to stretch out or sound out the word they thought that their line sculptures looked like! Of course at this early stage of writing, it was a little difficult for them, but all I was looking for was some of the letters that they were able to match up with the sounds of the words and they did fantastic!
DAY 3/4
During this project, students will use their knowledge of different types of lines. Beginning with the book, “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds, students created their own “dot” drawings that are filled with different types of lines that have learned. After we drew the lines we filled the "dot" with water color paint. After they are finished painting we will be cutting them out and pasting them onto a piece of construction paper color of their choice and cutting out a "frame" and signing it on the front as the main character "Vashti" did in the book.
Learning Objectives:
ART WORDS:
Vertical Line: a straight line that goes up and down.
Horizontal Line: a straight line that goes across from side to side.
Diagonal: a straight line that is slanted.
DAY 3/4
During this project, students will use their knowledge of different types of lines. Beginning with the book, “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds, students created their own “dot” drawings that are filled with different types of lines that have learned. After we drew the lines we filled the "dot" with water color paint. After they are finished painting we will be cutting them out and pasting them onto a piece of construction paper color of their choice and cutting out a "frame" and signing it on the front as the main character "Vashti" did in the book.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the difference between straight and curved lines.
- Be able to use correct vocabulary when referring to these lines. (vertical, horizontal, diagonal, wavy, zig-zag, curly, swirl, interrupted etc.)
- Be able find and identify these lines in the classroom and in their lives.
- Relate the story of the books read to their artworks.
- Understand why the watercolor paint does not “stick” to the oil pastels.
- Able to identify different shapes created by connecting lines.
- Understand the proper techniques and processes in the materials.
- Understand the use of line to construct a composition as one of the principles and elements of design.
ART WORDS:
Vertical Line: a straight line that goes up and down.
Horizontal Line: a straight line that goes across from side to side.
Diagonal: a straight line that is slanted.
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