Hi everyone. I know that guided / directed art lessons are nothing new, but I thought I would share a lesson that I have used a few times now. I observed my first teaching placement supervisor do this lesson with her Kindergarten class as a visual arts lesson and I was absolutely blown away by the quality of artworks these little 5 and 6 year old students created! It was a HUGE light bulb moment for me with regards to teaching and one I will never forget.
This lesson uses the fabulous picture book ' Badly Drawn Dog' by Emma Dodson. I have extended the possibilities of this lesson and have incorporated class discussion about 2-D shapes and angles, whilst the students are creating their artworks. I have then been able to use the one simple lesson to allow students to achieve literacy, maths and visual arts outcomes. This is a perfect lesson for casual / substitute teaching too!
Although I have put this lesson outline into a document, the original lesson was not created by me! Thanks should go to my amazing mentor and friend J.R! This is my version of her original lesson.
If you would like to download a free copy of the lesson outline, just click on the link below:
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You're so clever! Thank you for sharing this fantastic resource! :) xx
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