Mini Mosaics

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will learn how to safely and carefully use materials. They will create multiple mini mosaics inspired by shapes in the world. Students will combine the mini mosaics to create a final piece.

Level

Beginner

Areas of Study

Collage Color Shape

Collections

Investigating My Everyday World

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn how to safely use materials and tools to create mosaics.

Students will look for shapes in artwork and the world around them.

Students explore how to choose safe and non-toxic materials, tools, and equipment and how to care for them.

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Teaching Strategies

Discuss safety in the art room and ask students what they want to learn about safety in art.
Guide the class to observe the art around the room and identify shapes.
Help students identify safe and non-toxic art materials, tools, and equipment and discuss how to care for materials.
Teach how to safely use scissors to cut paper into shapes and how to glue the shapes onto squares to create a design.

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National Standards

Create

Identify safe and non-toxic art materials, tools, and equipment.

VA:Cr2.2.Ka

Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to art-making.

VA:Cr2.1.Ka

Identify safe and non-toxic art materials, tools, and equipment.

K.VA:Cr2.2

Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to artmaking.

K.VA:Cr2.1

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

10 minutes

Demonstration Time

15 minutes

Student Studio Time

1 hour

Supplies and Materials

Black 4" x 4" square paper (4 for each student plus extras)
White 10" x 10" paper
Colorful scrap paper
Scissors
Glue

National Standards

Create

Identify safe and non-toxic art materials, tools, and equipment.

VA:Cr2.2.Ka

Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to art-making.

VA:Cr2.1.Ka

Identify safe and non-toxic art materials, tools, and equipment.

K.VA:Cr2.2

Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to artmaking.

K.VA:Cr2.1

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Steps

Ask About Safety

Discuss how to safely use art materials and tools. Using the “What I Want To Know” assessment in small groups, discuss what is already known and what needs to be learned about art room safety.

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