Guided Mindfulness

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will practice mindfulness through visual journaling techniques in preparation for making artwork. Students will use a variety of artistic choices to express emotional responses. Students will assess their work to connect artistic choices with evoking emotion.

Level

Advanced

Areas of Study

Emotion Colored Pencils Watercolor Markers Line Repetition Color

Collections

Visual Journaling

Lesson Objectives

Students will examine artwork for specific artistic choices such as mark-making, color, and emphasis.

Students will develop mindfulness strategies through visual journaling techniques.

Students will engage in a variety of artistic choices to express their current emotions.

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Teaching Strategies

Guide students through observation of artwork for targeted, intentional artistic decisions.
Facilitate guided meditation prompts to support the exploration of artistic choices.
Identify and discuss various artistic choices such as mark-making, color, value, and emphasis.
Prompt students to share, observe, and identify how artistic choices evoke emotion.

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National Standards

Create

Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.

VA:Cr1.1.Ia

Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

VA:Cr1.2.Ia

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

45 minutes

Demonstration Time

15 minutes

Student Studio Time

1 hour and 30 minutes

Supplies and Materials

Sketchbook, paper
Pencils, erasers
Colored pencils
Markers
Watercolor and brushes

National Standards

Create

Use multiple approaches to begin creative endeavors.

VA:Cr1.1.Ia

Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.

VA:Cr1.2.Ia

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Steps

Look for Examples of Emotion in Art

Analyze specific artworks that show a variety of emotions through artistic choices. Identify artistic choices such as color, mark-making, and media. Connect specific choices with how the artist conveys mood in their work.

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