LESSON: A VERY HUNGRY CATEPILLER
October 8, 2009 was the 40th anniversary of the publishing of A Very Hungry Catepillar by Eric Carle
GRADE LEVEL: 1st grade
STATE STANDARDS:
RESPONDING TO ART: History and Culture
1- Understand art in relation to history and past and contemporary culture.
2- Recognize significant works of art and the chronological development of art movements and historical periods
VISUAL LITERACY: Criticism and Aesthetics
3- Describe, analyze, and interpret works of art and artifacts
4- Theorize about art and make informed judgments.
5- Reflect on and discuss the nature of art, aesthetic experience, and aesthetic issues concerning the meaning and significance of art.
CREATING ART: Studio Production
6- Develop a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas for artwork and utilize skills of critique, reflection, and revision.
7- Understand and apply elements and principles of design in personal works of art, utilizing a variety of media, tools, and processes.
INTEGRATED STUDIES
8-Experience the integrative nature of visual arts, other arts disciplines, and disciplines outside the arts, and understand the arts as a critical component of learning and comprehension in all subject areas.
NUMBER OF CLASS SESSIONS: two
MOTIVATIONAL MATERIALS:
Week 1
-“blue atmosphere” by Frankenthauler”
Week 2
-A Very Hungry Caterpillar- by Eric Carle
-song I’m a very hungry catepillar
TEACHER PREPARATIONS:
Week 1
-tape 9x12” piece of paper to tray for each student using masking tape
Week 2
-cut abstract paintings in half, using ½ to cut 8 ovals for caterpillars using 2” O and dye cut letter machine
-Make patterns for butterflies
-cut black construction paper 9x6”
PROCEEDURES:
Week 1
-show abstract painting and explain the term
-discus the what the students think the artist was trying to paint
-what do the students like and dislike about the painting
-demonstrate how to get the colors to bleed
-students are encouraged to use all colors, but no black
-pass out water and watercolors
-students are to fill entire picture with color
-pull one corner of the tape so students can add name to white frame
-place on shelves to dry
-teacher will remove the tape after the paint has dried
Week 2
-read book and explain 40th birthday of the book
-pass out black paper and butterfly pattern. Student are to trace their butterfly on folded black paper, cut and glue on white paper.
-explain how the students are to decorate their butterfly using ½ of their abstract painting from last week. By folding their paper, they can cut identical shapes, one for each wing of their butterfly
-teacher is to cut ovals from the other half of their watercolor painting.
-students are to glue ovals together to make their caterpillar.
-using sharpies, add face and details to caterpillar.
-a background is added to the white paper using their crayons
MATERIALS NEEDED:
STUDENTS ART ROOM
Week 1 Pencil 9x12” white paper
Watercolors
Paint shirts
Week 2 Pencil 9x12” white paper
Crayons black paper
Scissors abstract watercolor paintings
Glue black sharpies
Dye cut machine- 2” O
EVALUATION STANDARDS:
Week 1
-student fills entire paper with many colors
-student allows colors to mix together, rather then stirring the colors together
-student follows direction in not using black
Week 2
-cutting techniques
-gluing techniques
-addition of details using sharpie
-addition of colored background
-addition of extra details