Grade: Kindergarten
Unit: Abstract Art
Project/Theme:
Picasso Portraits
Number
of class sessions (30 minutes in length): 1
National
Standard: Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
Objectives:
1. Students will learn about Pablo Picasso and
abstract art.
2. Students will understand the differences
between a normal portrait and an abstract portrait.
3. Students will use markers to create an
abstract self-portrait.
4. Students will use materials in a safe and
responsible manner.
5. Students will use visual structures and
functions of art to communicate ideas.
Materials
(include type, size, and amount): for 16
students
-20 pieces of 12”x18” white
construction paper
-20 pieces of 12”x18” assorted
colored construction paper
-Assorted markers
Visuals/Examples:
-
book
-
Pictures of abstract portraits and normal portraits
-
Finished example of an abstracted self portrait
Teacher
Preparation (What will you do to get ready?):
-Pre-cut white paper for mounting
-Find and make visuals
Vocabulary:
-Cubism
-Abstract
-Portrait
Motivation/Demonstration:
-Read book to class
-Step by step demonstration on board
of how to abstract a face
Project/Classroom
Procedure:
-Students will draw their head on
the paper and divide it in half vertically with a line. Then, together we will draw normal eyes on
one side and abstract eyes on the other side of the line, and so on for all
facial features.
Assessment
Process:
-Students learned about Pablo
Picasso and abstract art.
-Student understands the differences between a
normal portrait and an abstract portrait.
-Students used markers to create an abstract
self-portrait.
- Students used materials in a safe and responsible
manner.
-Students used visual structures and functions of
art to communicate ideas.
References:
Follow
up lesson:
-Matisse abstract art
-Abstract an animal
Display
plans:
Notes: