More About Me
More About ME art lesson plans! In this unit many of the art lessons are based on self portraits and individualised projects where each student can focus on the self. Try colourful portrait projects inspired by Sandra Silberzweig and Romero Britto.
Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2
More About Me art lessons for Kinder to year 2 will focus on portraits and personalised art projects. Kids will use their fine motor skills and blend, push and mold to create a plasticine self portrait we’re sure the kids will love! Learn about the shapes and proportions of the face and how to make colours by blending.
Create a super easy clay shoe print bowl. A great idea if you have never tried clay with your younger classes. Look at the textures created by printing the tread from sneakers or shoes. Allow the clay to dry and colour it with vibrant oil pastel colours to make them stand out before dipping in ink to create high contrast. Two easy half hour lessons are required to make this project.
We’ll look a the vibrant works of contemporary artist, Sandra Silberzweig and create a colourful self portrait in her style. Kids can match the features to their own, draw with permanent marker and colour with oil pastel. We will learn about warm and cool colours and use edicol dye to add and mix vibrant background colours.
Grade 3 and 4
More About ME art lessons for grades 3 and 4 will focus on portraits. The self portrait in coloured pencil lesson plan has a proportions of the face printout for students included to make drawing the face easier. We’ll look at the stunning works of contemporary artist Romero Britto and draw a cartoon self portrait in his style. Use oil pastels to colour in the sections and add a background with edicol dye to complete the artwork.
Students will enjoy these drawing projects and you can use a photo or small mirror for students to study their own features. Pencil drawing techniques of blending and building up layers of colour are covered in the lesson plan.
Students will enhance their knowledge of the face and proportions. We’ll use outline, pattern and contrast in the Romero Britto portrait using markers and repetitive patterns to enhance the work. A colour palette can be chosen and students can choose their own individual theme to create their portrait.
Grade 5 and 6
In the More About Me grade 5-6 category students can learn how to do a detailed drawing of the eye with coloured pencils. Learn about the shape of the eye and follow step by step instructions to create a detailed drawing. Many beautifully coloured close up photographs of eyes are provided so students can choose one to draw.
We look at contemporary artist John McKie and create a painting incorporating aspects of each students’ life. Choose an animal image such as a dog or bird and draw a vignette where students can focus on an activity they enjoy or draw other members of their family. We use brown paper or paint a background and then choose the image to draw. We use black markers and white paint pens to add in all thedetails to create a fun artwork the students will enjoy. Students will learn about balance and composition, whilst considering colour palettes and theme.
Related Art Lessons
Children love their pets and we have a whole unit that explores this special connection. Creatures of all shapes and sizes, cuddly, scaled and slimy delight children and also offer a special kind of companionship.
Wellbeing art lesson plans! In this unit the art lessons are based on increasing your students wellbeing and knowledge of self. We look at emotions and positive thoughts while practising mindfulness by focusing on the present.
Have fun with some food art with Fruit and Vegetable Art Lessons. In this unit, students will enjoy creating a range of mouth watering fresh fruit and vegetable inspired art works. A wonderful cross-curricular unit to promote healthy eating!
