Hi Stacie,
You mentioned that your students like cars. Here is a lesson that my
fifth graders liked. Collect as many large pictures of cars as you can from
magazines and newspapers. The students cut away the wheels and the windows.
Mount on a piece of paper. Think of an animal or creative creature and add
parts like legs, wings, etc to the chassis of the car picture where the
wheels would be....draw eyes in the windows. Sometimes we incorporated
pictures of food items and called them "foodmobiles." The students can
create fantastic settings for their cars. You can bring in examples of
works by Archimboldo or Magritte to make an historical connection.
The process is a blend of collage and drawing with any handy media you may
have. Another lesson in advertising design may be a good follow-up, like
business cards for the new vehicle.
PS I think I got the idea for the fantastic car lesson from School Arts
or Arts and Activities many, many years ago.
Ann-on-y-mouse in Columbus
Art teacher, K-5, Retired
> Thanks Randy. I have asked them in general what they might like, but a lot
> of them seem clueless. So far, I know that they like hip hop, cars and
> sports.
> I just don't have a bunch of lesson plans up my sleeves. In fact, I had NO
> plans when I took this job, so it's been really hard for me to come up with
> interesting things. Often the cool lessons I find online seem too
> complicated.
> I don't have the confidence to attempt them. Other plans call for materials
> that I simply don't have. I find that finding good lessons which require
> little research and only basic materials has been one of my biggest
> challenges. I
> know that I need to take some classes and workshops to get more experience,
> but right now I just don't have the time. I spend hours every day and pretty
> much most of my weekend trying to find suitable lessons that I really
> understand. It's totally draining me.
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