Let’s Play With Monoprinting

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will explore monoprinting inspired by author and illustrator Hervé Tullet. They will create a playful monoprint, experimenting with color, shape, motion, and lines to express emotions and movement.

Level

Beginner

Areas of Study

Community Emotion Acrylic Drawing Printmaking Color Line Shape Movement Abstract Art

Collections

Artistic Practices Beginner

Lesson Objectives

Students will read Let’s Play and discuss how the artist used shape and line to tell a story and express emotion.

Students will move their bodies as they explore line and shape within their environment.

Students will experiment and play with the processes of monoprint using circles.

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Teaching Strategies

Read the book Let’s Play by Hervé Tullet to the class.
Discuss how the illustrator used shape, color, and various lines to show movement and emotion.
Explain and facilitate creating a classroom map exploring lines, movement, and circles.
Demonstrate how to create a monoprint using styrofoam, pencil, and paint.

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National Standards

Create

Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials.

VA:Cr1.1.Ka

Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.

VA:Cr1.2.1a

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

30 minutes

Demonstration Time

30 minutes

Student Studio Time

1 hour and 30 minutes

Supplies and Materials

Styrofoam sheets
Metal or plastic tray, various size cups
Pencil or wooden stick
Tempera paint, paintbrush, water cup
9" x 12" drawing paper
Scissors, paper towels
Crayons
Let’s Play: H. Tullet, ISBN-10 1452154775

National Standards

Create

Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials.

VA:Cr1.1.Ka

Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.

VA:Cr1.2.1a

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Steps

Read and Discuss the Book

Read the book Let’s Play by Hervé Tullet. Discuss how artists use imagination and play as a way to make art. Examine how Tullet used lines, shape, color, and movement to tell the story. Describe how the artist’s choice of color affects the story and conveys a mood.

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