Lesson Plan for Mary Cassa/, the American Impressionist Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Before March 3
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Contact your teacher and find dates/5mes that work with your teacher to come into the classroom •
Contact your assistants and determine what 5me works for them as well
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E-­‐mail Liz ([email protected]) to let me know the date and 5me you will be headed in to do your art awareness (this is also so classes don’t double up on the Ames or shared supplies)
Day before scheduled presenta5on
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E-­‐mail your teacher and assistants to confirm your presenta5on 5me and mee5ng place prior to presen5ng
Day of presenta5on (our new room locaAon is now upstairs-­‐ Room 211)
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Get to the school at least 10 minutes early to find parking and check in front desk with license
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Grab Kind or 1st grade art bin and “shared bucket” that has supplies inside from the art awareness room – (grab the one that corresponds to the grade you are teaching please)
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Check that you have the following
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Newspapers to cover tables
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Photo copied “Fancy People” sheets (1 per student with few extra-­‐25-­‐30) o
Variety of 9”x 12” color construc5on paper
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Oil Pastels or Pastels (pastels are much more messy) o
Paper towel or scrap paper to place under student hand
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Students will use their own scissors and glue s5cks
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Students will use their pencils (to write names on paper )
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Half sheet hand-­‐out for to glue to back of artwork (25-­‐30) – (recap sheet to send home with kids about what they did today called Art Awareness Half Sheet)
Presenta5on (Main Presenter)
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Have students join you in a circle on carpet while PowerPoint presenta5on gets turned on and begin the power point
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Minutes 0-­‐15-­‐ Discuss power point then ask students to join you around a table quietly as you demonstrate the art ac5vity.
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Minutes 15-­‐20 – Ask students if they no5ced something different about the way people dressed in Mary Cassa^’s pain5ngs compared to how we dress? ( Most women wore dresses and hats, kids wore full bu^on down shirts and pants, the sleeves. We are going to pretend we live 150 years ago like Mary did. Demonstrate how to choose 1-­‐2 people from the “fancy people” page and color small areas (skin, face, eyes, hair) with color pencil, larger areas with oil pastels. Tell students to think of their favorite memories and it probably involves your mom or dad or brother, sister-­‐ another special person. •
Then show how to cut 1 out as soon as it’s colored and just rest on your construc5on paper. Then begin coloring second person or draw your own person, don’t glue anything down yet. Ask students to think of how Cassa^’s people are compared to our last ar5st Degas (Degas people and dancers were dynamic with large spaces under arms-­‐ Cassa^’s are more quiet and calm and people are close to each other-­‐ that is what gives the viewer that special loving feeling in her artwork. Remind students to use pastels with oil pastels (lighter colors or layer white over a darker color to make it look soeer).
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Minutes 20-­‐ 25 Aeer demonstra5on students may form a a line and take their color of construc5on paper. While they are wai5ng in line, have them recall a favorite memory they are going to draw. Go back to desks and begin color pencil on small areas of “Fancy People” sheet. •
Minutes 35-­‐40 Count-­‐ 5-­‐4-­‐3-­‐2-­‐1 out loud to get all kids to FREEZE and watch you. Now it is 5me to use glue s5ck and glue people close together onto paper. Also glue the !/2 page info sheet onto the back of paper. Print name in front like Mary signed her artwork. Explain that it will be 5me to clean up then and review a li^le as soon as we are cleaned up-­‐ you have 5 minutes-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ GO! DifferenAaAon-­‐ If a student is struggling or can’t cut, give them a pre-­‐cut out person and help “hand over hand” to color with color pencils. Ask students to show you the color or verbalize the color they are using. For the advanced, they may write a story on the back of about their memory if their artwork is finished. •
Minutes 40-­‐45 Review and discussion ques5ons as 5me permits. Have students stand from their clean desk and show everyone their picture. Then have them put pictures down at desk. Ask who remembers 1-­‐2 of the wrap up ques5ons-­‐
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What was the Style of art Cassa^ was known for? ( Impressionism-­‐ capturing how light plays with color)
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What was so special about Mary as a woman? ( She was the only woman to join the Impressionist painters who were all men). o
Who remembers the ar5sts name who was Mary’s friend and ar5st we studied last art awareness? (Edgar Degas)
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What was so special about Mary Cassa^ as an American? ( She was the only American asked to join the French Impressionist art show and she brought Impressionism back to America)
Presenta5on (Assistants)
While the main presenter is going over the PowerPoint and students begin working please do the following:
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Clear off desks/tables and place lots of overlapping newspaper covering all desk area.
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Lay out “Fancy People” paper, color pencils and tray of oil pastels. •
Circulate around the room helping students cut, or ask what their memory is. •
Keep students on pace finishing their 1 person, cut that person out, then color and cut out the 2nd person.
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During last 5 minutes, help students arrange and glue their people onto background paper.
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Make sure they have their names on their pictures!
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Help clean-­‐up and designate students to clean up the floor, or collect and organize the color pencils or oil pastels.
Aeer presenta5on (art team)
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Thank the homeroom teacher for their 5me and complement students if they were good listeners or crea5ve special memories. •
Organize the oil pastels to fit back into boxes, and color pencils. •
Return materials to art awareness room/bucket as you found them to room.
If you have any ques5ons, please feel free to contact Liz Beutel at [email protected]
Thanks again for your help! Feel free to provide me with any feedback that you think would make art awareness more efficient in the future!!! The feedback sheets and box are located in the art awareness area!
Also, if you enjoyed your 5me volunteering, please consider volunteering again either as a presenter or assistant in your child’s class or another classroom as we always need volunteers!