4 sessions; 45 minutes per session

1.SWBAT identify stained glass and describe what it looks like.
2. SWBAT identify a period in history when stained glass was being used a lot and tell what structures it was being used in.
3. SWBAT paint a picture using tints and shades of colors they choose.
4. SWBAT break up the space of their painting with black lines to create rhythm and visual texture.

1. Canvas, canvas board or black paper
2. Pencil
3. Tempera or acrylic paints including black and white
4. Black fabric paint in the bottle
5. Paint brushes
6. Water
7. Mixing tray or styrofoam tray
8. Pictures of stained glass windows ( I would make a pp)

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1.Small group discussion on a print of a stained glass window? What is this a picture of? What kind of building/structure do you think it is in? Why do you think that? (60seconds)
2. Whole class discussion
3. I can make a painting using color value and break the space uo to resemble stained glass.
4.PowerPoint presentation on stained glass. Discuss periods, structures and a little about how it was made.
5. For this lesson we used birds. You can use whatever subject you like. Demonstrate drawing a bird then painting it in with tints and shades of the colors you choose. You want to encourage them to use a lot of tints in this lesson.
6. When the paint is dry they will outline all the drawn and painted lines with black fabric paint. Tell them to break up any large spaces into smaller spaces by repeating lines or shapes creating rhythm in their art.
7 Depending on the size of the canvas or paper the amount of time spent on this lesson will differ.

TAG Review
In pairs TELL something you like about your partners work.
ASK a question about their partners work.
GIVE a suggestion to make their partners work better.

Sticky notes- Write one thing you learned about stained glass.

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I painted the canvas black before drawing on it, but you could probably start out with white canvas also.

Renaissance, Medieval Art, Byzantine, Baroque

Texture, Space, Rhythm/Pattern, Line, Contrast, Color/Value

Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media, Painting

History/Social Studies