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CURRICULUM AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT * 3 HOURS * LEVEL 2

Making Masterpieces: Art Appreciation for Preschoolers
Lesson Plan Example

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Dot Dot Seurat: Discovering Pointillism
Age Group: ​ 
  • ​Preschoolers
Objectives:
  • Student will share information about the famous artist Seurat
  • Student will be introduced to more advanced art vocabulary
CDA Competency Standard:  
II.6.5b
  • Candidate promotes children’s vocabulary development
    • b) Regularly introduces children to more advanced vocabulary
Dot Dot Seurat: Discovering Pointillism
Dot Dot Seurat: Discovering Pointillism
Materials:  
  • Q-tips
  • Paint
  • Thick paper
  • Copies of Seurat and his works
Resources
Procedure: 
  1. Introduce Seurat to your students. Give them a short history of his life and give them examples of his work.
  2. Explain that Seurat used an art style called pointillism. This is an art technique of using small dots in a pattern to create a larger image. Answer any questions students have about pointillism.
  3. Invite students to practice pointillism at an art area.
  4. When finished, regroup and discuss how the new art technique went. 
Assessment:  
  • Observe and record the students at work. When prompted, were they able to explain the term pointillism? What did they have to say about Seurat and his artwork? Take pictures of your students creating and display the photographs along with their finished pieces in your classroom.
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    Dot Dot Seurat: Discovering Pointillism (7/8)

    Making Masterpieces: Art Appreciation for Preschoolers
For Future Reference
When this training is over, it's going to be hard to remember all these lesson plans! We want you to get the most from this training, and continue to use this information in your classroom.  We have put the lesson plans in this course, that are produced by Successful Solutions, on our resource website, www.Lessons4Learners.com, where you can continue to access them after your training expires. 
Be sure to bookmark the direct link to the page where the lesson plans can be found for easy access in the future at:   
http://www.lessons4learners.com/art-appreciation.html