Some Engaging Ideas for Lesson Plans
This week I have been looking at the importance of making lessons meaningful and providing a purpose for students to learn. Students are engaged when they have a purpose for what they are learning about.
I have been brainstorming lesson lesson plan ideas that are meaningful and I wanted to share my ideas with you!
Visual Arts Lesson: "Know Your Lines"
Focus: Element of Design - Line
For this lesson I will have students create their own classroom colouring book! It has been proven that colouring is an excellent way to reduce stress and anxiety. It is a very relaxing process. This lesson is an excellent way to introduce mental health awareness into your classroom. I will teach a quick lesson on Lines and how line can create different emotional responses in viewers.
I would share some examples:
Curved Lines: Calm, Flowing Energy Viewer Response
Vertical Lines: Stable, Anchored Viewer Response
Each student will create their own page for the colouring book. First, they will create a rough draft of their idea. They will use two types of lines we've learned about.
Visual Arts Lesson: "Know Your Lines"
Focus: Element of Design - Line
For this lesson I will have students create their own classroom colouring book! It has been proven that colouring is an excellent way to reduce stress and anxiety. It is a very relaxing process. This lesson is an excellent way to introduce mental health awareness into your classroom. I will teach a quick lesson on Lines and how line can create different emotional responses in viewers.
I would share some examples:
Curved Lines: Calm, Flowing Energy Viewer Response
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Onj, J. (2012, January 15). Starry Night Line Art (Online Image) Retrieved from https://missjunieong.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/van-gogh-line-art.jpg
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Vertical Lines: Stable, Anchored Viewer Response
| The Elements of Design (2015). Online Image. Retrieved from http://www.bhiec.com.au/aaart_esl/images/pdfs/designwkshts.pdf |
Each student will create their own page for the colouring book. First, they will create a rough draft of their idea. They will use two types of lines we've learned about.
They will respond to these questions:
1. Why did you chose to use these types of lines?
2. What emotional response do these lines bring to the viewer?
Students will draw their final copy using black marker on white card stock and write their rationale/response on the back. I would like to collect all of them after the lesson. I would make a couple copies and bind them together to create our very own classroom colouring book! Students can colour the book that they made if they need a break to de-stress or have a bit of free time to relax! This lesson plan is awesome for providing students with a purpose for creating art. The book will help to raise mental health awareness!
Till next time!
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