CHICAGO SEMESTER LESSON PLAN
Name: Rachel Miller Subject: Art Grade: 1st-2nd grades
Length: 1 x 40minute classes Date: 4/16/12-4/20/12
Objectives: Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
- Use line to create a skyline.
- Use the chalk and stencil technique to transfer their skyline to a piece of
black paper.
- Share stencils with other students to create a skyline that has at least threelayers/levels
ISBE Goals:
25.A.1d: Identify the elements of line, shape, space, color, and texture; the principles
or repetition and pattern; and the expressive qualities of mood, emotion, and
pictorial representation.
26.A.1e: Indentify media and tools and how to use them in a safe and responsible
manner when painting, drawing, and constructing.
Materials Needed:
Images of skylines, black construction paper, white construction paper, scissors,
pencils, erasers, chalk pastels, baby wipes
Anticipatory Set: (10-15 minutes)
1. Look at images of skylines:
- What lines and shapes make a skyline?
2. Outline the top of the skyline with a highlighter so students can see the line a
skyline makes.
Sequence of Activities: (15-20 minutes)
1. Pass out a piece of white paper/tag board to each student. Have them draw a
skyline line horizontally across their paper.
2. Students can then cut out their line (this is their stencil that they will use to
transfer the chalk to the black piece of construction paper).
3. Students will then pick on color of chalk and color a 1/2inch thick line across
the top of their stencil.
4. Students will then place the stencil horizontally on their black paper (top
1/3rd of the page) and use their finger to transfer the chalk from the stencil to
the black paper.
5. After students have made one line using their own stencil they need to trade
stencils with a partner and repeat the steps until they have three skylines at
different levels on their black paper.
6. Finally, students can use the pastels to add windows and a sky.
7. Clean up.
Vocabulary Words: skyline, cityscape, pastel, chalk, and stencil
Adaptations for Individuals:
Visual representations (pictures of skylines, highlighted illustration of the skyline),
cueing, simplify lesson (use pre-made stencil), individual assistance. For students
with severe learning disadvantages an aide is present to assist individuals.
Closure: Clean-up (5 minutes)
If time allows, students can go on a hunt to find their skyline stencil in other
students compositions.
Independent Practice:
If students do not finish the project during class time the work will be given to their
classroom teacher for the students to work on during free time.
Assessment/Evaluation: (when possible attach the assessment tool)
Students will be assessed in alignment with the objectives of the lesson:
- Did the student create a stencil that looks like the tops of buildings/a skyline?
- Did the student properly use the chalk stencil technique to transfer the chalk
from the stencil to the black paper?
- Did the student share their stencil with others to have three different skyline
layers?
Resources:
Blog: “Kids Artists”
http://kidsartists.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-0101T00:00:00%2B01:00&updated-max=2011-01-01T00:00:00%2B01:00&maxresults=50
Google Image Search: Skylines