Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Lesson
Title/Focus

Winter Art Owls in a tree

Date

November 24, 2014

Subject/Gra
de Level

Art/ Grade 1

Time
Duratio
n

1 hour

Unit

Drawing

Teacher

Angela McPeake

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

(Expression) Component 10 (iii) MEDIA AND TECHNIQUES: Students will use

media and techniques, with an emphasis on exploration and direct methods in
drawing, painting, print making, sculpture, fabric arts, photography and technographic
arts.
(Expression) Concept A. Drawing:
Use drawing tools to make a variety of linescurved, straight, thick, thin,
broken, continuous.
Use drawing media in combination with other media such as painting, print
making or fabric.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Apply a variety of lines to create a tree
2. Combine the use of oil pastels and acrylic paint to the composition

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Key Questions:

Students are experimenting with the materials

Students make personal choices for the composition of their artwork
How can we make a tree by just using lines

Does the darker paper make the white tree stand out?
Products/Performan
ces:

Students will create a winter themed composition of a tree in oil

pastels, with acrylic paint owls in the tree

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Alberta program of studies:
http://education.alberta.ca/media/312998/elemart
.pdf
Pinterest:
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/2912563008755190
48/

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Blue or black sheet of paper
White and light colors of oil pastel
White acrylic paint

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson
Attention Grabber
Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
Expectations for
Learning and
Behaviour
Advance
Organizer/Agenda

Transition to Body
Learning Activity
#1

Have materials ready to go

Introduction
Example on the white board
If we use a dark piece of paper and draw on it with light colors
will it stand out?

Time

Students should be on task and respectful of materials

1. Show example
2. Directions
3. Hand out materials
4. Work time
5. Gallery viewing
Hand out paper for students to go to their desk from carpet
Body
Winter scene with Owls in the tree:
1. On a dark piece of paper, using white or light colored oil
pastels draw a tree using line to highlight the tree

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

1 HOUR

Time
30 MINS

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Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Learning Activity
#2
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Consolidation of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students
Transition To Next
Lesson

branches
2. Draw the snow and snowflakes in the air
3. Draw a moon
4. Using white acrylic paint, make 3 thumb prints in the
tree (this will be the owl bodies)LET DRY
5. Draw owl faces
Encourage students to make their tree unique, add
different types of branches.
Encourage students to use different types of lines to
create their treestraight or curved.
Enforce that students have all the pastel drawing done
before they make the paint thumb prints.
Circulate the room and be sure students are on task
Gallery viewing
Have students hang their artwork so they can see what
everyone else has done.
Encourage a discussion of what students like about the
piecesWhat makes them feel like winter?
How many different kinds of lines can the students see
in all the different pieces? Curvy, straightAll the trees
are unique
Closure
All of the trees are unique because of the different lines each
student choose to use.
Is there anything you could have done differently to improve
your piece?

10 MINS

15 MINS

Time
5 MINS

Good job on your trees and owls!

Sponge
Activity/Activities

Reflections from the

lesson

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe