easy surrealist apples k
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What You’ll Need
Easy surrealist apples
K
Topics Covered Line, Shape & Pattern
Time Needed 2 Sessions at 40 Minutes
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Easy Surrealist apples
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
12” x 9” white or colored sulphite
paper
Black oil pastel or crayon
Colored oil pastels
Liquid tempera paint
12” x 9” painted or colored paper for
background
Painted paper and/or colored paper
scraps
Scissors
White school glue
Decorative elements such as buttons,
paper flowers, foam sticker shapes,
etc.
In this lesson, children use painted paper or colored
paper for the backdrop to a colorful, surrealist apple.
Children learn about René Magritte and why apples
appear in many of his artworks. Children practice
painting shapes, drawing patterns and cutting paper.
ABOUT SURREALISM
Surrealism is a strange or wacky view of life that often
resembles dreams. In real life, René Magritte spent
his days in Brussels, Belgium painting in his
apartment. He dressed like an everyday man,
wearing a black suit and bowler hat.
Many of Magritte’s paintings feature a bowler hat.
One of Magritte’s most famous paintings, The Son of
Man, 1964, shows a man’s face covered by an apple.
He enjoyed making these types of strange portraits
and each one he made, he used different everyday
objects to cover or partially cover the subject’s face.
Easy Surrealist Apples timeline
Prep
• Work from previous session
• Scissors & glue
• 12” x 18” painted or colored
paper for background
• Painted or colored
paper scraps
• Optional: Flower
template, buttons,
foam sticker
Day two
In Class
Prep
• 12” x 18” white or colored sulphite paper
• Black oil pastel or crayon
• White liquid tempera paint
• Small paintbrush
• Messy mat
1. Watch the lesson video from the beginning to 1:47
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2. Pass out supplies 3
3. Continue watching the video from 1:50 to 2:39; draw the apple shape
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4. Watch the video from 2:39 to 3:32; draw the stem and the leaf
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5. Watch the video from 3:40 to 4:56 2
6. Draw designs in apple 10
7. Watch video from 4:56 to 5:42 1
8. Fill in designs with white paint 13
9. Clean up 5
In Class
Day One
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1. Watch the video from 5:42 to 7:07 2
2. Pass out supplies 3
3. Cut out apple and glue to background 5
4. Continue watching the video at 7:07 to end
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5. Make flower and finish your apple 23
6. Clean up 5
Lesson Notes: Keep some tape handy in case students accidentally cut off the stem or leaf.
Adaptations: Use pre-cut shapes and/or adaptive scissors to aid with grip. Use sponges to stamp clouds.
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Drawing the appleUsing a black oil pastel or
crayon, draw a large circle.
Older students can identify
the top of the apple by flattening out
the top. Most Kinders will be happy
with a circle!
Draw the stem by drawing a
slightly curved line from the
top part of the apple to the
top edge of the paper. Duplicate the
same line and enclose the shape at
the top.
Draw 2 or 3 slightly curved
lines for the center of the
leaf.
Draw a curved line for the
top of the leaf and a curved
line for the bottom of the
leaf.
Decide what type of pattern
to add inside the apple.
Keep it very simple. Ideas
include: clouds, a sun, flowers,
stars, hearts, polka dots, rainbow,
ocean waves, sailboat, etc.
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Painting the appleKeep the paint colors to a minimum. If
using colored paper, adding just white
can be very effective. Other liquid
tempera paint colors may not pop on
colored paper. If using white paper, feel
free to offer a selection of 1-3 colors.
Using a medium round brush, carefully
paint inside the patterns. If a child paints
over their drawing, don’t worry. After the
paint dries, they can trace over the lines
again.
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Adding the detailsWhen the paint dries, trace over any lines covered in paint. Use colored oil pastels to add
any more details to the art work.
Cut out apple shape and glue to background
color.
For added technical skill; consider asking the children to look for a color that is a
COMPLEMENTARY COLOR to their apple. If
their apple is red, the complementary color is
green, etc.
Teaching Tip: if children aren’t sure how to find out what a complementary color is for their
artwork, use a color wheel. Have children find
the closest color to their apple and point to it
on the color wheel. Then, walk their fingers
across the center line and find the color opposite of their apple color. Children are
thrilled by their personal discoveries of
physically finding the answer!
On the back of a colored piece of painted
paper, draw a flower (use template provided), or any other shape. Cut out the shape and glue to
apple.
If desired, glue a button, stick a foam shape or
add any other decorative elements to the
apple.
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Flower template
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NATIONAL CORE ARTS STANDARDS-Kindergarten
CREATING Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work — Imaginative play with materials—
art-making in response to an artistic problem.
Organize and develop artistic ideas and work — Experiment to build skills in art-making—
identify safe and non-toxic materials-create art of different environments
Refine and complete artistic work—Explain process while creating art
Presenting/producing Analyze, interpret and select artistic work for presentation— explain why artwork is
chosen for portfolio or personal display
Develop and refine artistic work for presentation — explain the purpose of a portfolio or
collection
Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work — explain what an art museum
is and why it is different from other buildings
Responding Perceive and analyze artistic work- identify uses of art within one’s personal environment-
describe what an image represents Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work — interpret art by identifying subject matter
and describing relevant details
Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work— explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork
Connecting Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art- create art that
tells a story about a life experience Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding —create art that tells a story about a life experience
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which
they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
As you read through the story (see the book list in the Bundle Guide), you can have students talk
about the illustrations and why they were picked to go with that part of the text.
CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.1 Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of
these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
You can have students identify the shapes being drawn and ask them to describe where they should
be placed in relation to each other in order to make their patterns inside the apple, encouraging
them to use words such as above, below, etc.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a
reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference
about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is…).
Students address this standard when completing the artist statement worksheet (located in
Resources). They are writing their opinion about the artwork they made based on how it was
created and how they were inspired.
Common core standards for SURREALIST APPLES
I CAN STATEMENTS FOR SURREALIST APPLES
• Today I will learn about RENÉ MAGRITTE, so that I CAN talk about his artwork and learn about
SURREALISM.
• Today I will learn about LINE and SHAPE, so that I CAN follow directions drawing an APPLE. I’ll
know I have it when it is large and filled with a PATTERN.
• Today I will learn about COLOR, so that I CAN use a COMPLEMENTARY color for my background
that makes my apple pop.
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ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST
Student Name:
Did the student draw a large apple and fill it with at least one pattern?
Did the student follow directions when painting their shapes?
Did the student use a complementary color for their background?
Main Ideas from:
EASY SURREALIST APPLES