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Art Activity: Visual Self-Portrait Icebreaker

EducationWorld partner Cre8time has shared this resource from Sargent, the leading supplier of quality art materials to the educational and retail markets throughout the United States. The Sargent Art Teacher Support Center strives to make teaching and learning art more enjoyable and educational by providing lesson plans and interesting products for the classroom. See the full library of Sargent Art lesson plans for grades K-12.

Subjects

Visual Arts

Grade

K-4

Brief Description

Students will celebrate their individuality by creating visual self-portraits that address personal interests and make statements about their environments.

Objectives

Students will

  • Design and paint art works that develop around the principles and elements of design.
  • Draw 8-10 images that describe themselves and tell something about the influences of their environments.
  • Include his/her name in one of the images.

Keywords

Icebreaker, get to know you, self portrait, visual, art

Materials Needed

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Lesson Plan

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Assessment

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Lesson Plan Source

Cre8time, through partnership with EducationWorld


Submitted by

Sargent


National Standards

Visual Arts Grades K-4 Content Standard 1: Understanding and applying media, techniques and processes

Visual Arts Grades K-4 Content Standard 2: Using knowledge of structure and functions

Visual Arts Grades K-4 Content Standard 3: Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas

Visual Arts Grades K-4 Content Standard 4: Understanding the visual art in relation to history and culture

Visual Arts Grades K-4 Content Standard 5: Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others

 

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