Fifth graders looked at the artwork of Paul Klee and discussed his use of line and shape. Next they sketched out a design onto white paper and traced it onto clear acetate using black sharpie. They flipped their acetate over (or were supposed to anyway!) and colored the back with oil pastel. Any mess-ups were fixed by students scrubbing the pastel off with a sponge. Finally we stapled them onto black paper so the students could decorate their boarders. I had samples of line designs ready for students to use as a reference.
Fifth grade art:
On reflecting about the part of the lesson that students had the most trouble with, which was remembering which side of the acetate to color on) I'll probably have students put some bright colored tape on the side they should not color on to keep the picture consistent, and to help me easily identify the students who are coloring on the wrong side of the acetate, particularly in their second day of working. Other than that, the project went smoothly and the children loved it!
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