Visual Art Lesson Plans

Lesson Project/Topic:_Color Eric Carle-Color Wheel

Grade:____2___________

NGSSS Goal/Benchmarks: VA.2.C.2.1, VA.2.S.2.2, VA.2.O.2.1.1, VA.2.H.1.1, VA.2.F.2.1

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Connections: Reading:_____ Math:_____ Science:__X___ Soc.St._______
Vocabulary: warm color, cool color, color wheel, Eric Carle
Literacy Strategies: sound it out Think/pair/share _________________________________________
Objective:
The student will be introduced to warm and cool colors, the color wheel, and Eric Carle.
The student will create a lion that reflects their knowledge of warm and cool colors, the color wheel, and Eric
Carle stressing contrast and balance.
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Higher order thinking:
Create a lion by combining warm and cool colors, and the color wheel achieving contrast and balance.
Instruction/Motivation relate prior knowledge have attention getting sentence to TIE into THEIR
life.

ASK while roaring like a lion, what jungle animal am I?

SHOW image of a lion from the Internet and from Eric Carles book 1,2,3 To The Zoo.
DISCUSS warm and cool colors in Eric Carles images.
INTRODUCE Eric Carles background.
EXPLAIN warm and cool colors and the color wheel.
DEMONSTRATE IN STAGES 1. How to hand tear cool color construction paper into small pieces. 2. How
to glue cool color construction paper pieces onto 9 X 12 cardboard for background. 3. Cut out lions head. 4.
Add oil pastel facial details to lions head. 5. Cut strips of primary and secondary paper. 6. Accordion fold
strips. 7. Glue strips onto lions head. 8. Glue lions head onto background.
CREATE BY: 1. For background, glue cool color construction paper pieces on to cardboard overlapping
paper. 2. Cut out lions head from warm colored construction paper. 3. Add lions facial details with warm
colored oil pastels. 4. Cut out three strips each of primary and secondary colored paper for color wheel mane.
5. Accordion fold strips. 6. Glue strips on back of lions head in a color wheel pattern. 7. Glue lions head to
background cardboard.
WRAP UP (higher order goes here) Express with your neighbor how you demonstrated contrast of warm
and cool colors, and how you balanced colors in your color wheel.
Assessment: Did the student complete the project? Did they do a neat job? Does their art reflect the
lessons objectives?
Materials /Resources: construction paper in various colors, 9X12 cardboard, oil pastels, scissors, and glue