
Each pillar of our ‘Experience, Reflect, Make’ sequence incorporates several lesson plans to roll out for each age group, and no matter what the scale of the activity, discussion is highly encouraged.
Each lesson plan and accompanying worksheet should be a collaborative experience where students share their work, so that the whole class can learn from each other, and enrich individual & collective learning.
The IPaintMyMind Art Lesson Plan Book (K-12 | 2023 – 2024) contains 3 pillars which in sequence are:
This pillar provides a general jumping-off point for students to begin discussions and deep critical thinking. Students can pick a Featured Artist either individually or as a class, and undertake the activities included in Phase 1, focusing on the Featured Artist. Through these 6 activities, students will develop their art vocabulary, their ability to unpack pieces of art formally, and their presentation skills. Phase 1 is all about diving in, and immersing yourself within the work of one artist. (Although it can be repeated with new artists as many times as needed!)
Pillar 1 focuses on terms, techniques used, and the artist’s career and backstory, creating a wider lens for interpreting the Featured Artist’s work. Students are encouraged to dive in headfirst to the art, focusing less on precise terminology and more on how art makes you feel, what about it makes you feel that way, and what the artist may have been trying to say.
There’s a special emphasis on discussion and presentation in the Pillar, because class-wide collaboration will enrich the individual students’ understanding of their Featured Artist.
Pillar 1 supports NCAS standards including:
(As per the National Core Arts Standards.)
(As per the National Core Arts Standards.)
(As per the National Core Arts Standards.)
Pillar 1 finished with students thinking more about mediums, tools, and techniques, and becoming an art historian / curator is how students can explore how they might express themselves best.
The second Pillar is all about creating connections between artists, movements, and visual styles, and putting art within a broader social context. These activities focus on comparing different artists, finding similarities, and looking for art in your everyday life. Students are free to choose many different artists, and become curators of their own!
This pillar is focused on the student becoming a researcher, a historian, a curator, and an artist all at the same time. While Pillar 1 was about drilling down to learn more about the Featured Artist and other artists in our collection, Pillar 2 is built around discovery.
After unpacking the artist specifically, we zoom out to think about artists working with similar techniques, in the same cities, and with similar subject matter or projects. We encourage students to engage in what we like to call ‘Rabbit Hole curation.’ What we mean is, let one question lead to another when researching art history and learning more about various techniques.
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