Cool Colored Sculpture

Katie McEwan

TITLE OF LESSON: Cool Colored Sculpture

GRADE LEVEL: First and Second Grade
NUMBER OF CLASSES NEEDED: Two Classes of 45 minute periods, One
Class Period using only 15 minutes.

LESSON OVERVIEW:
As part of a Color Unit, Students will begin the unit with a cool color paper
sculpture. Students will be given open guidelines to completing this project. Between the
creation of the paper and construction of the sculptures, students will experiment with
mixed media throughout the process. The project is open-ended so that each student
engages in creative and critical thinking in interpreting the assignment. The final projects
will be exhibited and the parents will be sent information about where the exhibit will be
located and what the project consists of for an culminating event.

SECTION TWO:
DESIRED UNDERSTANDINGS:
1. Sculptures are more than stone and bronze in medium.
2. Students will develop skills of creating forms through paper folding and gluing.
3. Students will explore abstraction through playing with

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SECTION THREE:
WHICH VISUAL ARTS CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS DOES THIS LESSON
ADDRESS?
1.3 Learn and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods, materials, and
techniques.
2.1 For color, explore and experiment with the use of color in dry and wet media
Identify primary and secondary colors and gradations of black, white and
gray in the environment and artwork.
Explore how color can convey mood and emotion.
5.2 Classify artworks into general categories, such as painting, printmaking,
collage, sculpture, pottery, textiles, architecture, photography, and film.

EVIDENCE OF UNDERSTANDING AND LEARNING

1. Students will create a well crafted abstract three-dimensional paper sculpture.
2. Students will successfully use cool colors within their paper sculpture.
3. Students will participate fully in a class discussions and will be able to reflect and
respond upon their own processes.
4.

Students will handle materials appropriately and demonstrate behavior that

meets classroom expectations.

SECTION FOUR:
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
1. What are cool colors?
2. How would you create form with a flat piece of paper?

SECTION FIVE:
THE STEPS TO TEACHING THIS LESSON:
Day One:
Students will enter room and sit down, Instructor will begin a discussion about
what students know about cool colors. Instructor will have several examples of objects in
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everyday life that are cool colors. Instructor will have all students in cool colors stand up,
assessing the knowledge base of students.
Instructor will explain lesson for the day, that the students will be given one piece
of paper and they will be expected to cover the entire sheet with cool colored watercolors.
Instructor will pass out supplies and smocks to material managers.
(Fifteen Minutes)
Students will work for the remainder of the class period on covering the surface of
their paper.
(Twenty Five Minutes)
Students will have five minutes for clean up and putting away materials.
(Five Minutes)
Day Two:
Students will enter room and sit down, Instructor will review concepts from
previous class (cool colors and what they are).
Instructor will explain to class the lesson objectives for the day are to cut up their
painted piece of paper to create an abstract paper sculpture.
Instructor will ask students how they could create a three-dimensional shape out
of a flat piece of paper.
Instructor will demonstrate how to create several forms out of paper, mounting
each piece of blue card stock.
Instructor will emphasize to students to try to create structures that are tall and
three-dimensional.

(Fifteen Minutes)
Students will work for the remainder of the class period on covering the surface of
their paper.
(Twenty Five Minutes)
Students will have five minutes for clean up and putting away materials.

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(Five Minutes)
Day Three:
Students will use fifteen minutes of their next class period to participate in a class
discussion and complete a reflection worksheet.
(Fifteen Minutes)
INTRODUCTIONInstructor will begin a discussion about what students know about cool colors. Instructor
will have several examples of objects in everyday life that are cool colors. Instructor will
have all students in cool colors stand up, assessing the knowledge base of students.
Instructor will have students demonstrate their understanding by asking them to give a
thumbs up for understanding, a middle thumb for some understanding and thumbs down
for no understanding.
DEMONSTRATION-

Instructor will demonstrate how to use

watercolor and brushes appropriately,
explaining that if a paper is saturated too
much with water it begins to break down.

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Instructor will demonstrate various

techniques for creating three-dimensional
forms with the treated paper.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES-

Vocabulary:

Skills:

Cool Colors, Sculpture, ThreeDimensional

Cutting, Gluing, Watercoloring Painting

REFLECTION ACTIVITIESStudents will participate in a class discussion on what was difficult at the end of
the project.
Students will complete a reflection worksheet in which they label cool colors and
write two sentences about their process.
TEACHER REFLECTIONTeacher will complete a rubric on project, evaluating student's understanding.

SPECIAL NEEDS CONSIDERATIONSInstructor will have reference sheet at table for students with vision accommodations

Materials will be read for students and scribed for students with academic
considerations.

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ELL/ESL CONSIDERATIONSInstructor will have visuals of concepts labeled for students.
Instructor will have color wheel visible for students to reference.

COMMUNITY BRIDGINGWork will be displayed within hallways with information on skills learned displayed next
to it.

MATERIALS LIST:
Watercolor Paint

Blue Card stock

Glue Sticks

8 1/2x 11 White Paper

Watercolor Paintbrushes

Crayons

Scissors

RUBRIC:
Title of
Lesson:

Ceramic
Cupcakes

Criterion of
Lesson
In addition to
student staying
on task, they
Student
completed the
stayed on
final work plus
task,
additional work.
completed the Actively
final work and engaged and
participated in participated in
Behavioral

Student stayed
on task,
completed the
final work and
participated in
classroom
discussion and
was engaged in

Student stayed
on task, but
needed
redirection and
support to
complete the
final work,
partial
participation in

Student had
difficulty staying
on task, was
consistently
talking throughout
project without
working and did
not participated in
appropriately in

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classroom
discussion
and was
engaged in
working.
Mechanical
Skills
Student
demonstrated
an
understanding
of how to use
materials.
Student has
fine motor
skills and
craftsmanship
is good.
Key
Concepts
Student
demonstrated
an
understanding
of key
concepts
through
application
and
completion of
project.
Student also
demonstrated
understanding
through
written
assessments.

classroom
discussion and
was engaged in
working.

working.

classroom
discussion and
was engaged in
working.

the class
discussion.

In addition to
demonstrating
an understanding
and producing a
well crafted
project, student
was able to aid
fellow students
in use of
materials.

Student
demonstrated an
understanding of
how to use
materials.
Student has fine
motor skills and
craftsmanship is
good.

Student
demonstrated
an occasional
understanding of
how to use
materials .
Student utilized
fine motor skills
inconsistently
and
craftsmanship is
adequate.

Student had
difficulty
demonstrating an
understanding of
how to use
materials. Student
had difficulty with
their fine motor
skills and
craftsmanship is
poor.

In addition to
student
demonstrating
an understanding
of key concepts
through
application and
completion of
project, student
made
connections to
real word
concepts and
demonstrated a
developed
understanding.

Student
demonstrated an
understanding of
key concepts
through
application and
completion of
project. Student
also
demonstrated
understanding
through written
assessments.

Student
demonstrated
some
understanding of
key concepts
through
application and
completion of
project. Student
also
demonstrated
some
understanding
through written
assessments.

Student had
difficulty
demonstrating an
understanding of
key concepts
through
application and
completion of
project. Student
had difficulty
demonstrating
understanding
through written
assessments.

Final Grade:______________________