elementary: 28 grade 2 students between 6 and 8 years old | Willingdon elementary (Montreal) | September to December 2009
LESSON
PLAN
Duration: 40 minutes
Title: Mr.
and Mrs. Rubbing
Rationale: texture
is an element of art, and thus should not be overlooked- there is texture
everywhere whether it is prominent of a seemingly smooth surface. This lesson
serves to give a tactile aspect to “drawing” textures so as to give the
students opportunity to transfer their knowledge of the world around them onto
an art work by making rubbings.
Broad Areas of Learning: environmental awareness and consumer rights and responsibilities. Focus of Development: Awareness of the
environment.
Cross-Curricular Competencies: constructs his/her identity (by being open to surroundings), communicates
appropriately (by carrying out
communication; proving an understanding of the concept by answering the
question during the response)
Visual Arts Competencies: Creates personal images (by creating Mr. and Mrs. Rubbing out of rubbings) and appreciates
works of art and cultural objects from the world’s artistic heritage, personal
images, and media images (by sharing
appreciation of the experience during the response period)
Learning Objectives:
Students
will:
·
Become aware of
the presence of texture in surroundings by reproducing the textures in their
surroundings using the proper rubbing technique
·
Be able to
describe orally the different textures of different objects by using words such
as soft, hard, smooth, bumpy.
Art Form: drawing
Technique: rubbing
Materials, Tools, Equipment:
- paper
- wax crayons
- various objects
with varying textures (ex: feathers, doilies, plastic netting, coins,
corrugated cardboard, etc.) small enough to fit into the box. (enough to
have some for at least half the class)
- small pieces of
paper (enough to have some for at least half the class)
***NOTE***
within the objects chosen, some must have smooth textures and some must have
rough textures so as to better be able to compare the two during the response
phase
- a pen
- a box to put the
various objects and small pieces of paper in
Vocabulary: texture,
rubbing, smooth, bumpy, soft, hard
Artistic and/or Cultural References: none required, but a real painting may be brought in for
the students to touch and feel the texture of the paint at the end of the
response period to reinforce the link to art
LESSON PHASES
Preparation: Test the objects to know which ones make successful
rubbings, then put all the objects in the box. Write down objects or specific
surfaces in the classroom on the pieces of paper and put those pieces inside
the box as well. For example, on a piece of paper, it could be written
“underneath your shoe”, “on the seat of your chair” or even “on the wooden
surface of the teacher’s desk”. Make sure you test them as well. It should not
be difficult for the students to access this object nor to make a rubbing of it.
Motivation: Time allotted: 15 minutes
Procedure: If possible, link current lesson with previous one.
Ask students what ‘touch’ is, start a discussion about how things feel and how
to describe them. Make sure to emphasize the words texture, rough and smooth as
this is an important aspect of the response. Next, ask them how one could
transcribe texture that they feel onto a piece of paper, and introduce the
technique of rubbing. Explain how it is done by demonstrating: pick out an
example from your box using one of the papers you prepared earlier and an
object. Place the object under the sheet of paper and tell them to use the side
of the crayon as it distributes the pressure evenly on the object and the
rubbings come out clearer. Show them to color in only the space that they want
to.
***NOTE***One of the difficulties they will have is to put the
object at the right place underneath their drawing. Show them how to use their
hand as guide.
Development: Time allotted: 20 minutes
Procedure:
The students must draw Mr. and Mrs. Rubbing using only lines and making sure
that the spaces are large enough to fill using rubbings (encourage the use of
all the space on their papers). The teacher then passes out one object or piece
of paper at random to each student. Depending on the comfort of the teacher,
the students can either have a set amount of time with each object or paper
before the teacher picks them back up and hands out a different one, or the
teacher can let the students come up to the box and pick a new object or piece
of paper each time they are finished with a previous one.
***NOTE***direct
sharing of objects and papers is not encouraged because the students must each
have an original final piece. The distribution of papers and objects must be
done at random.
Response: Time allotted: 5 minutes
Procedure: Here are some guiding questions to lead the response
time: Did you have fun? What was fun about it? Did you think it was difficult
and why? Some objects must have been easier to make rubbings of than others;
some textures show up on paper more than others, why is that? Some objects are
smooth, some are rough. Which ones made the most visible marks? The teacher
then chooses two objects from the box and walk around the class to each
student, asking them which one they think has the most texture and why. Let
them touch and feel the objects to compare.
Clean-up: Time allotted: 5 minutes
Procedure: Gather all papers and put away all crayons. Make
sure all objects and papers are back in the box.
***NOTE***should
be done before the response to limit distractions.
Evaluation Rubric
Title: Mr.
and Mrs. Rubbing
Name of student:
Objectives:
|
Check whichever applies
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The student has proved
awareness of texture in his/ her environment by inserting them in the form of
rubbings in his/her artwork
|
Not at all
A little bit
Yes
Has exceeded
expectations
|
The student has used the
rubbing technique effectively and obviously in his/her artwork (an effect of
texture is visible, the student has manipulated the crayon properly)
|
Not at all
A little bit
Yes
Has exceeded
expectations
|
The student has proven
his/her understanding of the concept of texture by being able to
differentiate between the rough and smooth texture shown during the response
|
Not at all
A little bit
Yes
Has exceeded
expectations
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