March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb! This makes for a great art lesson - lion masks! To prepare, the materials needed will be: cheap, uncoated paper plates, yellow, orange, red and brown tempera paint, colored paper strips precut using yellow, orange and brown, and a popsicle stick. Two things you can prepare first: Precut the eyes in the paper plates and precut the paper strips for the mane. I let students staple on the strips so would make sure the staplers were loaded with staples ahead of time. I advise starting with a picture book about lions - my favorite for Kindergartners was a delightful 1954 book by Louise Fatio called The Happy Lion which I used to teach my students about the importance of manners and not judging others by their appearance. Next, I would review what a pattern is (yellow, orange, brown - yellow, orange brown). Day One: Begin by having your child paint the yellow face and blow dry or set aside to dry. Next, have your child paint small stripes in a pattern of brown, orange and yellow around the edge of the paper plate following the imprinted lines on the plate. I used q-tips for my 5 year olds, with one q-tip for each color. If the q-tips got "stringy", we just used a new q-tip. Day Two: After the paint dries, I would show your child/student how to curl pre-cut strips of brown, orange and yellow paper around a pencil or their finger. Lastly, I taught my students how to safely use staplers and let them staple the strips IN A PATTERN around the plate (curl facing inward) to create a colorful mane for their lion. Hint: Remind them to keep their fingers outstretched and straight, never curled around the stapler and not to bang on the stapler. Then go on a lion hunt! Masks are always a hit! Variations I have done include dragon masks and Elmer the Elephant masks!
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AuthorMy name is Mrs. Krupa and I'm an elementary art teacher at Oxbow Elementary. I'm a professional harpist turned art teacher of 20 years. I'll share art lessons and ideas on these pages, what works and doesn't. Enjoy! Categories
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