Upper-elementary students will ...

• recognize several famous paintings and be able to name the artists who painted them.

• use problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

• draw bubble letters and fit them in an enclosed area of the stocking.

• apply the elements and principles of design effectively in their work.

• 12" x 18" drawing paper
• Tag-board stocking example
• Pencils
• Scissors
• Permanent markers
• Crayola® Twistables® or other color media

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Download attached PDF of lesson.

http://artsandactivities.com

[5-8] Students select media, techniques, and processes; analyze what makes them effective or not effective in communicating ideas; and reflect upon the effectiveness of their choices

[5-8] Students intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques, and processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideas

[5-8] Students select and use the qualities of structures and functions of art to improve communication of their ideas

[5-8] Students generalize about the effects of visual structures and functions and reflect upon these effects in their own work

[5-8] Students employ organizational structures and analyze what makes them effective or not effective in the communication of ideas

[5-8] Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks

[5-8] Students integrate visual, spatial, and temporal concepts with content to communicate intended meaning in their artworks

Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe, Henri Matisse, Leonardo da Vinci, Grant Wood

Crayon, Marker, Colored Pencil

StockingsForArtists.pdf