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Our School!

1st Grade, Unit 1

Art Element Focus: Line

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Objective:

I can draw a teacher portrait.

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Warm Up: Look at Images of School Workers!

Look at these images of people. At our schools we have many helpers. They are the principal, teachers, lunchroom workers, and more! Who are some of the helpers you know at our school?

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Explore: The Element of Line

Each of these artists used line. Can you find straight lines? Curved lines? Other kinds of lines?

Line and Curve, by Georgia O’Keefe, 1927, National Gallery of Art

Linen, by Edna C. Rex, 1935/1942, National Gallery of Art

Linen Square, Maud Schmid, 1936, National Gallery of Art

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Today’s Activity:

Exploring Line!

Guided Project

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Supplies Needed:

-Pencil

-Paper

-Coloring supplies

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Explore: The Element of Line

Follow these directions to explore the element of line!

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Explore: The Element of Line

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Explore: The Element of Line

Sign your name in the bottom right corner!

Add color and more lines!

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Create:

Teacher Portrait Drawing

Guided Project

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Supplies Needed:

-Pencil

-Paper

-Crayons

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Draw your teacher’s hair. Maybe it’s long, or short! Maybe it’s straight, or curly!

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Add color!

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You can include things about your teacher. Maybe she likes cats? Maybe he likes music? You can draw those things too.

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Reflect

Look at your teacher portrait drawing. Silently take time to answer these questions:

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  • What do you like about it? I like…

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  • What would you do differently? I would...

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Creative Response:

School Helper Drawing

Independent Project

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Supplies Needed:

-Pencil

-Paper

-Coloring supplies

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Creative Response

We practiced different kinds of lines. We talked about school helpers. We drew a teacher portrait together. Now, you will draw a school helper on your own! You can look at these pictures for ideas. See mine on the next slide. I drew a head custodian. You can do the same as me, or someone else!

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About 15 minutes

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Creative Response Example… Head Custodian!

Sometimes people make art as a gift to give away. It might be fun to send a copy of your art to the person that you drew, who works in the school! You could tell them thank you for all they do.

What are other reasons, times and places that people make art?

Remember to sign your name.

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Thank you for completing Unit 1!