Day 1: Place a poinsettia plant in the middle of each table. Ask students to spend some time drawing individual flowers. Do a demonstration for them as well, and compare.
Day 2-3: DEMO first. Draw a petal pattern first. Roll out a slab. Cut out as many petals as possible. Lay on the inside of a styrofoam bowl to get the bowl shape. Show students how to score and slip petals together. Do three layers. Score in the middle and roll tiny buds to attach. (Have students put their initials on the bottom of the plate.)
Day 4: DEMO glaze process. Explain how to layer glazes (wait until one glaze dries before applying a new color).
Check out my blog (above) to see more pictures on the steps to create these, as well as more finished pictures of our 4th grade poinsettias!
I did this project in conjunction with a poinsettia drawing that incorperated value and oil pastels. Very easy to incorperate science (plants) and Georgia O'Keefe.
THE STANDARDS
Visual Arts Standard 1: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
[K-4] Students use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner
Visual Arts Standard 2: Using knowledge of structures and functions
[5-8] Students generalize about the effects of visual structures and functions and reflect upon these effects in their own work
Visual Arts Standard 3: Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
[K-4] Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning
[5-8] Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks
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