Lesson Plans for Different Grades

Grade 5: Tint and Shade Ice Cream Cone

colour: complementary colours, hue, intensity
texture: textures created with a variety of tools,
materials, and techniques
value: gradations of value to create illusion of depth,
shading
Lesson:
In the first lesson, students watched a modelled
demonstration of adding black and white to create
shades and tints. The students then chose a colour
for their monochromatic colour scheme, which was to
be used for the ice cream portion of their ice cream
cone. They then added white to the colour to create
different tints. After they painted four visibly different
colours, they set it off to dry. They then added black to
the colour to create a shade, which was to be used
for the cone portion of the ice cream cone. During the
next lesson, they chose a complementary colour and painted the background using texture
tools. They then cut out the various tints from the previous lesson into the shape of ice cream
scoops while the background dried. Then they arranged the scoops in a gradient scale and
glued them in the shape of an ice cream cone, adding a sparkly cherry to the top of their ice
cream if they so desired. This will take approximately two 50 minute blocks.
Materials and Supplies:
- paint
- paper
- paintbrushes
- water jugs (buckets for clean-up)
- paper towel

Gear Up: Grade 6

Gear Down: Grade 4

texture: textures created with a

variety of tool, materials, and
techniques

colour: monochromatic colour

scheme

value: gradation

value: variations in value to create

emphasis

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Grade 2: Optical Illusion Art

line: horizontal, vertical, diagonal
lines; lines that show motion (e.g.
pointy, curvy); lines inside shapes
shape: symmetrical shapes
space: overlapping of objects to
show depth
colour: secondary colours (various
colours made by mixing equal
amounts of primary colours, such as
violet, orange, green); mixing of
colours with a limited palette
Lesson:
In the first lesson, students will view examples of optical illusion art and then create their own.
They will use a pencil and ruler to draw lines and then use the ruler to draw symmetrical shapes
across the page. In the second lesson, the students will then use markers, using at least one
secondary colour, to colour in the lines and shapes, alternating to create contrast. This will take
approximately two 50 minute blocks.
Materials and Supplies:
- paper
- ruler
- pencils
- markers

Gear Up: Grade 1

Gear Down: Grade 3

line: jagged, curved, broken, dashed,

spiral, straight, wavy, zigzag lines;

line: variety of line (e.g. thick, thin,

dotted)

shape: geometric shapes(geometric:

circles, blocks)

shape: composite shapes;

symmetrical and asymmetrical
shapes and forms

colour: identification of warm (e.g.

red, orange) and cool (e.g. blue,
green) colours

colour: mixing of colours with white to

make a range of warm and cool tints

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Grade 6: Zentangle Flower

line: lines that direct the viewers attention; lines that create
the illusion of force or movement (e.g. wavy and wiggly lines
used in op art)
shape: exaggerated proportions, motifs, fonts; geometric
(e.g. conical, pyramidal) shapes and forms
value: gradation
Lesson:
During the first lesson, students will look through zentangle
art projects and using post-it notes, find and highlight
patterns and designs that they feel drawn to. They will then
begin by drawing their flower on one of the corners and then
begin drawing their zentangle designs with a sharpie. Over
the next two lessons, students will continue their zentangle
designs. When they are finished, they will choose one colour
and add white to create different tints. They will then create a
gradient scale of the tints moving away from the flower. This will take approximately three 50
minute blocks.
Materials and Supplies:
- paint
- paper
- paintbrushes
- water jugs (buckets for clean-up)
- paper towel
- sharpies
- rulers

Gear Up: Grade 7

Gear Down: Grade 5

line: repetition of lines to create visual

rhythm

line: linear and curved hatching and

cross-hatching that add a sense of
depth to shape and form

shape: various shapes and forms,

symbols, icons, logos, radial balance

shape: symmetrical and asymmetrical

shapes and forms
value: gradations of value to create
illusion of depth, shading