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Name: Hunter Drendel

DAILY PLAN
Lesson Title:

Class Mosaic

Grade Level: 2nd

Skills: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills to create works of visual
art using problem solving, observing, designing, sketching, and constructing by
adding grout to their mosaic and figuring out how their piece will continue to serve
its purpose (26.B.2d).
Students will know how images, sounds, and movements convey stories about
people, places, and times by using their own mosaic to convey a message (27.B.1).

Overall Lesson Objective:

The overall theme for this lesson is Social Studies theme 1 Culture, which states Social
studies programs should include experiences that provide for the study of culture and
cultural diversity. In this lesson, students were highly diverse in their choices of color,
placement of grout, and technique. The culture that was created in the classroom was
highly diverse, not just by the students in the classroom, but also stemming from the ideas
and designs that the students used for their mosaic.
Day 2.
Objective One: Students will be able to mix the grout
Objective Two: Students will be able to place grout in between tiles to finish the mosaic
Objective Three: Students will be able to wipe off excess grout and sponge it to be a finish
product
Daily Objectives/Essential Question/Academic Language:
This lesson would be multiple days, probably 4-5. Start from learning to mosaic, to creating
a mosaic, to piecing together the class, then explaining and telling the class why specific
designs were done the way they were.
Essential question:
Day 1: What does your drawing tell you about yourself and how did you use your
imagination to create something that you can call your own?
Day 2: With this final drawing can you mosaic in between the lines?
Day 3: Do you feel comfortable grouting your plywood?
Day 4: With the colors you used, what does that add to your piece?

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Assessment Criteria:

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Notes: 1) Link criteria to objectives, 2) Include rubrics, etc. as attachments.

OBJECTIVE 1
Technical Skill

OBJECTIVE 2

Formal Quality

OBJECTIVE 3
Conceptual Complexity

HIGH
PERFORMANC
E
Student can
mix the
portions of
grout and
water to
create a good
consistency
Student
places grout
in between
tile to fully
adhere the
pieces, and
does so in a
manor that
reflections the
color choices
for the design
Student uses
sponge and
water bucket
to gentle wipe
away excess
grout from
their design

MEDIUM
PERFORMAN
CE
The grout
that the
mixed is not
perfect and
needs extra
care and
they need
assistance
Student
struggles
with placing
grout and
needs
assistance.
The colors
have no
meaning to
the
piece/design
Students
needs help
with this
task, or
struggles by
taking off too
much grout
from the
sponging
process

LOW
PERFORMAN
CE
Student
cannot mix
grout and
water
correctly and
needs
constant
help
Students
needs a lot
of help with
placing grout
on the
plywood and
cannot do it
without
supervision
Student
cannot
sponge
without
taking off
grout, and
needs to
replace
grout before
can gently
start the
sponge
process
again

Teaching Resources Needed to Support the Lesson: Note: All background materials, research
documents, and handouts should be listed below and included as attachments.

Art Materials Necessary for the Lesson:

-Plywood of current work
-Buckets of water
-Buckets for grout
-Grout mix
-Water
-Mixing Tool
-White Paper to cover tables
-Garbage
-Paint (variety of colors)

Teacher Activities

Student Activities

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Introduction:
Students will be given a demonstration about
how to grout. They materials that each group
will be given will be the water, rationed grout,
and a mixing utensil. They will be taught how
to mix the materials, as well as add different
colors to the mixture, and then apply it to
their plywood and tile. Once the demo is
complete, students will go back to their seats
and work in groups to make their mixture of
grout.

Development:
Students will be start mixing new colored
grout. The will be given a set of directions for
an extra reminder for how to grout. A
demonstration will be needed for how to wipe
away excess colored grout. Each bucket will
be a different color. Its encouraged that
students block out colors for specific designs
so the design is clear and outlined. Reference
from their white paper design is also
encouraged!

Conclusion:
As the lesson comes to a close, students will keep
their pieces of plywood on the paper that covers the
table, throw out any extra grout left over, and clean
off their hands. All materials may be handled by
teacher, since they are delicate.

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Students will listen and fully pay attention

to the demonstration so they know how to
proceed with the task. In order for
students to finish grouting today they
must understand how to and how fast to
work to grout their entire piece.

Students will start by sitting at their seats,

and work in groups on 2 or 4. They will
start by using the materials to mix their
grout and add the color at their station.
Once they mix has been cleared and
thickness is correct, they can start
applying it to their design, in between the
tiles. Grout needs to be pushed all the way
down to the plywood so it has a thickness
to it.
If a student wants a different color, which
is encouraged, there will be extra grout of
colors available and they should ask.
Colors can be passed around when need
be. Also, if grout portion runs out, they can
always make more.
Students will clean up quickly since this
lesson will take majority of the class time.
Extra grout not used shall be put in the
garbage, and the white paper laid on the
tables should also be put in the garbage.
All materials that are not thrown away
should be washed if time permits.
Students work will stay in the classroom
so that it can drive fully for them to take
the last and final step the following class.

Critical Comments and Reflections:

(Problems, successes, and what to think about for next lesson)

FEEDBACK NOTES:
This lesson got very messy! But on the positive side, students really enjoyed getting their
hands dirty and experiencing something new. Next time I would pre-make a few extra
buckets of grout since we ran out at some points. I would also make sure the classroom
management is a bit more controlled. There were a few incidents where students truly
wanted to walk around and see what other classmates were doing, which is great, but I
need to find a way to do it in a controlled manor so that the management is still in my

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control. Other then that, I am super excited with this long-term project and how its been
going. One more lesson!