What are your pupils' homes like? Incorporate their homes into a drawing lesson. Using an enlarged photograph, class members draw a grid so they can easily split their drawing in half. The final product should demonstrate cool colors, warm colors, detailed drawing, and more abstract drawing.

Concepts

cool colors, colors, principles of design, design, elements of design, warm colors, the home

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Additional Tags

elements of design, principles of design, home, warm colors, cool colors, visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Create your own slide show or print out images so that pupils can see the works of art in greater detail

Classroom Considerations

• While there isn't a presentation to download, as is indicated in the plan procedures, images are included in the Artworks and Artists and See and Compare tabs
• Getting students to bring in images of their homes, and then enlarging the photos, may prove difficult

Pros

• The final products will be pleasing to the eye
• Includes extension ideas, a rubric, vocabulary, step-by-step instructions, and images of artwork to show your class

Cons

• None