Exploring Line and Shape
Exploring Line and Shape
Lesson 1
Line Walk
In this lesson, you will:
● go for a line walk
● look at different kinds of lines around your home
● draw them on your paper
You will need:
A piece of paper
A pencil
Line Walk: Finding Lines
Everything is made out of lines.
What lines do you see?
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Line Walk: Types of Lines
There are many different types of lines.
You might find a line that’s not on this chart.
You can draw any new line you find and think of a name for it.
Line Walk: Look for Lines
What lines can you find in your home?�
Look for different kinds of lines and use your finger to practice drawing the lines in the air.
Line Walk: Drawing Lines
Draw at least five different kinds of lines that you found on a piece of paper.
Line Walk: Connecting and Placing Lines
Put your lines on different parts of your paper:
Top
Middle
Bottom
Corner
Try drawing them in different directions, �so that some lines cross or connect to each other.
Line Walk: Reflection
Take a moment to look at your drawing.
What types of lines did you draw?
Where are the lines on your paper?
Remote Arts Learning Partnership
Module One �
Studio in a School NYC Team
Julie Applebaum, Senior Director
Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project DIrector
Writing Team Project Team
Belinda Blum Bryan Melillo Belinda Blum Nicola Giardina Sassy Kohlmeyer
Cynthia Chen Traci Talasco Andrea Burgay Katherine Huala Paul Urevitch
Graphic Design
Don Giordano
NYC Department of Education OASP Team
Karen Rosner, Director of Visual Arts
Amber Lodman, Arts Program Manager Kaitlin Trammell, Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project Coordinator
NYC Department of Education Visual Arts Teacher Team
Maria Bonilla Susan Bricker Amie Robinson Lara Tyson
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