Elementary School Lesson Plans
Teacher: Sarah Culver
Lesson Title: Sailboats: Exploring color mixing and clay
Length of Class: 2 days minimum.
Length of Lesson: 40 minutes
Grade: Pre-Kindergarten, four years old
Objective: Students will learn the basics of color mixing paint, and how to make their own boat with clay by using the pinch method.
Standards:
VA:Cr2.3.Pk Create and tell about art that communicates a story about a familiar place or object.
Vocabulary Terms:
Materials:
Directions:
DAY ONE: Painting
Students will watch one video at the start:
o Over the Deep Blue Sea by Super Simple Songs
https://youtu.be/lCPJhybHBkA
Students will watch an demostration of how to use the paintbrush with the paint, and how to paint on paper. The teacher will introduce one color at a time, ie. students start with light blue first, then are given dark blue, so then they are allowed to mix these two together. The teacher will give the students a choice to add glitter to their 'oceans' when they are done. At the end of the class, if there is time, students may watch:
o Baby Shark
https://youtu.be/GR2o6k8aPlI
DAY TWO: Clay
Students will watch how to make a 'boat' by pinching their clay. The teacher will add a popsicle stick to their boat when they are done.
When both the paint and clay is dried, the teacher will add a 'sail' - colored paper triangle - to the popsicle and glue the clay boat to the painted paper. The teacher may use modge podge on the clay boat and painted paper with glitter, but is not necessary.
Note: A student example is photographed below.
Lesson Title: Sailboats: Exploring color mixing and clay
Length of Class: 2 days minimum.
Length of Lesson: 40 minutes
Grade: Pre-Kindergarten, four years old
Objective: Students will learn the basics of color mixing paint, and how to make their own boat with clay by using the pinch method.
Standards:
VA:Cr2.3.Pk Create and tell about art that communicates a story about a familiar place or object.
Vocabulary Terms:
- Color mixing
- Pinch
- Paint
- Clay
Materials:
- Tempera Paints: light blue, dark blue/navy, and white.
- Paint-appropriate paper
- Paintbrushes
- Paint palettes
- Water cups
- Glitter
- Air dry clay, such as Model Magic by Crayola.
- Paper
- Scissors
- Popsicle sticks
Directions:
DAY ONE: Painting
Students will watch one video at the start:
o Over the Deep Blue Sea by Super Simple Songs
https://youtu.be/lCPJhybHBkA
Students will watch an demostration of how to use the paintbrush with the paint, and how to paint on paper. The teacher will introduce one color at a time, ie. students start with light blue first, then are given dark blue, so then they are allowed to mix these two together. The teacher will give the students a choice to add glitter to their 'oceans' when they are done. At the end of the class, if there is time, students may watch:
o Baby Shark
https://youtu.be/GR2o6k8aPlI
DAY TWO: Clay
Students will watch how to make a 'boat' by pinching their clay. The teacher will add a popsicle stick to their boat when they are done.
When both the paint and clay is dried, the teacher will add a 'sail' - colored paper triangle - to the popsicle and glue the clay boat to the painted paper. The teacher may use modge podge on the clay boat and painted paper with glitter, but is not necessary.
Note: A student example is photographed below.
