2 sessions; 40 minutes per session

1. SWBAT draw and identify at least four different shapes: square, circle, rectangle, and triangle.

2. SWBAT paint with watercolor paint.

3. SWBAT create a good composition of shapes.

1. White tagobard
2. Watercolor paint
3. Water
4. Paint brushes
5. Gold paper
6. Elmer's Glue
7. 4" squares of gold paper, orange, purple and green construction paper
8. Scissors

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1. Begin by talking about different geometric shapes that students might know about. Practice drawing different shapes on scrap paper, a shape sheet, or on the back of the white tagboard that will be used for painting. Draw a circle, square, rectangle and triangle.

2. Review the secondary colors. Talk about composition and using the entire piece of paper. Demo how to paint with watercolor paint. Ask students to paint the shapes they learned on the paper. Remind them to use a variety of shapes and to use all three secondary colors.

3. On the second day, pass back the shape paintings. Give everyone one piece of the construction paper colors and gold paper. Have students cut out shapes and glue them onto their paintings.

Students will be assessed based on the attached generic rubric, using "shape" as the new concept.

Attached is the shape practice sheet I use to see how well the students can draw shapes. We do this before we paint. Students are asked to trace the three squares, and then draw a square, and so on and so forth.

This project can be changed so many ways...you can use tempera instead of watercolors, you can choose not to do the collage part, or you can change the collage paper colors to primary colors to review those. You can change it to incoprerate shape patterns, or ask the student to paint their families using shape.

[K-4] Students know the differences between materials, techniques, and processes

[K-4] Students use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner

[K-4] Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories

[K-4] Students use visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas

Balance, Color/Value, Shape, Space, Variety

Collage, Watercolor

Math

K-2 Rubric (Teacher)1.docx
Shape Practice.doc