Watercolor Designs

Edith Bowen

1st grade

Intro

• Kids sat on rug to start lesson

• The class was set up with tables grouped together, about 5 kids per group

• Art posters and artwork covered the walls

• Supplies on the table, but didn’t hand out paint brushes till I was ready for them to start. (great tip)

• The school is a very strong art school

• They have an art room with a full time art teacher

• Each class gets 45 minutes per week, but the art teacher in working towards getting more

• The art teacher definitely buys in to visual arts instruction.

Objectives

• Through exploration students will discover how mixing primary colors make secondary colors.

• Students will explore the use of watercolors, and use different colors to add visual interest to their picture.

• Students will practice mixing primary colors to create secondary colors.

• Students will manipulate paint brush to add color to each shape.

Why this lesson?

• I thought it would be fun and exciting to do a discovery lesson with the students.

• I really wanted to work with paint, because it is so much fun to see how much each kid loves it.

• I thought the students would enjoy the lesson, and they would be excited about their finished product.

Theory vs. Practice

I planned on• on the lesson being more

organized, with more instruction time from me

• on it being a little bit quieter (got much quieter when they started to paint though)

…but this actual happened• The lesson was more fasted

passed with less time for very detailed instruction

• It was noisy, but it was full of excitement. (had to match their excitement)

• I would not chance anything about it.

Assessment

Ms. Cook’s 1st Grade

Watercolor Designs

Low

Why?These students explored withwatercolors, but did not tryand mix colors or fill in shapes separately.

Medium

Why?These students explored with watercolors and filledin each space nicely, but didnot try and mix colors.

High

Why?These studentsexplored withwatercolors, filled in each space, and mixed colors.

Reflection- What I learned

• Most importantly this experience reminding me how much I love working with kids in the classroom…its been way to long

• I also learned to art can be so fun to teach, if I don’t let negative thoughts in my head.

• Kids love art!!!

Reflection-What would I change

• Honestly, there is not a lot I would change.

• The only thing I can think of is, if I had more time, I would of liked to do a tutorial of mixing colors both on the paper and in the palette.

Questions or Comments?

Thanks for listening