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Teaching Artist Lesson Plan
11 weeks
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Teaching Artist Name
Melissa Muttiah
Class Name
Explore, Discover, & Create
Semester (Include Year)
Spring 2025
Which program is this lesson plan for?
Studio
(If Community Partnerships) At which partner location will the classes be held?
N/A
Which "bucket" does your program fall into?
Visual Arts (painting, drawing, collage making, grafitti, etc)
What age category(s) do your students fall into (Please refer to your Scope of Work or Memorandum of Understanding?
K-3rd (5-7 yo)
Themes & Milestones
This semester's theme is "The World Through My Eyes". You have complete autonomy over how you execute this theme. Please share a few thoughts on how you would like to incorporate this theme into your lesson.
Each activity is designed to help children explore materials and create artwork that reflects their feelings, thoughts, and experiences. There is no right or wrong in their exploration, and in their process. There will be strong emphasis on process over product. This aligns with the theme as this lessons will give the children full autonomy to engage with materials and create their own unique expressions.
List 3-6 Milestone
s or Goals you wou
ld like to achieve
this semester. (E
x: Music Productio
n: students will d
evelop beats, lay
tracks & record vo
cals; Visual Arts:
students will lea
rn to hold a paint
brush, how to mix
colors & paint on
a canvas)
1. Students will identify
positive traits and qualit
ies associated with promot
ing self-esteem, identity
strength, and self-awarene
ss.
2. Students will build con
fidence and pride as they
create meaningful and thou
ghtful artworks reflecting
themselves and their expe
riences.
3. Students will engage in
art processes to identify
and discuss feelings, tho
ughts, and experiences.
4. Students will learn new
art techniques and develo
p competence in a variety
of painting, sculpture med
iums.
5. Students will identify
coping skills to manage di
stress.
6. Students will identify
and use resources required
to achieve desired result
s.
7. Students will develop p
roblem solving and creativ
e thinking skills.
he and practice grounding
through art processes and
build resiliency.
Lesson #1:
Creating Community (Weeks 1 & 2)
SEL Goal(s) you are focusing on this week (check all that apply):
- Self-Management (managing emotions & behaviors to achieve one's goals)
- Self-Awareness (recognizing one's emotions and values as well as one's strengths and challenges)
- Social Awareness (showing understanding and empathy for others)
- Relationship Skills (forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict)
- Responsible Decision-Making (making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior)
Opening Ritual & Intro Activity
Goal(s):
Identifying current mood. Grounding.
Activity Name
Feeling Mandala
Brief Description:
Students are invited to use lines, shapes, and colors to draw their emotions. Students are invited to share about their days and process their mood with the group and with the teacher.
Please list all materials and quantities needed for your lesson.
Paper coastersMarkersPoster BoardLarge paperTempera paintBrushes
Main Exercise
Goal(s):
Promote imagination, creativity, and possibility. Engage in self-expression.
Activity Name(s):
Group Norm Painting
Brief Description:
Students draw small pictures about one group norm. Students work together to create a scribble paint mural. Students paste their pictures on the mural.
Closing Ritual
Brief Description
artwork with the group. S
tudents share about feelin
gs and thoughts related to
working with the material
s, the process of creating
, and their final products
. Students work together t
o clean up the room.
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Lesson #2:
Creating Community (Weeks 1 & 2)
SEL Goal(s) you are focusing on this week (check all that apply):
- Self-Management (managing emotions & behaviors to achieve one's goals)
- Self-Awareness (recognizing one's emotions and values as well as one's strengths and challenges)
- Social Awareness (showing understanding and empathy for others)
- Relationship Skills (forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict)
- Responsible Decision-Making (making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior)
Please list all materials and quantities needed for your lesson.
Paper CoastersMarkersMirrorsBlack Permanent MarkersLiquid Water color (all colors)Small cupsBrushesWatercolor paper
Opening Ritual & Intro Activity
Goal(s):
Identifying current mood. Grounding.
Activity Name
Feeling Mandala
Brief Description:
Students are invited to use lines, shapes, and colors to draw their emotions. Students are invited to share about their days and process their mood with the group and with the teacher.
Main Exercise
Goal(s):
Promote self-awareness and self-esteem. Engage in self-expression. Promote creativity.
Activity Name(s):
Watercolor Resist Self-Portrait
Brief Description:
Students learn about the concept of self-portrait. They consider all the elements needed to create a self-portrait. Use black permanent marker to create their likeness. Students glue paper onto black card stock to create a face.
Closing Ritual
Brief Description
Students share about their artwork with the group. Students share about feelings and thoughts related to working with the materials, the process of creating, and their final products. Students work together to clean up the room.
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Lesson #3:
Creating Art (Weeks 3 -5)
SEL Goal(s) you are focusing on this week (check all that apply):
- Self-Management (managing emotions & behaviors to achieve one's goals)
- Self-Awareness (recognizing one's emotions and values as well as one's strengths and challenges)
- Social Awareness (showing understanding and empathy for others)
- Relationship Skills (forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict)
- Responsible Decision-Making (making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior)
Opening Ritual & Intro Activity
Goal(s):
Identifying current mood. Grounding.
Activity Name
Feeling Mandala
Brief Description:
Students are invited to use lines, shapes, and colors to draw their emotions. Students are invited to share about their days and process their mood with the group and with the teacher.
Main Exercise
Goal(s):
Promote imagination and creativity. Decrease perfectionism.
Activity Name(s):
Squiggle Drawing Games and Exploration
Brief Description:
Students engage in a variety of scribble drawing games to promote imagination and creativity, and to release need for perfectionism.1) Bilateral drawing.Students work on large paper and draw with both hands at the same time.2) Pass the squiggle.Students create quick squiggle on paper. Students pass the paper to the student to the left. Students talk about what the squiggle reminds them of. Students create a drawing out of the squiggle.3) Scribble Draw.Students create a quick scribble. Students hang the scribble on the wall. Students create a drawing out of the scribble.4. Group Scribble.Each student scribbles at the same time on a large piece of paper. Students work on one part of the scribble to create an original drawing.
Closing Ritual
Brief Description
Students share about their
artwork with the group. S
tudents share about feelin
gs and thoughts related to
s, the process of creating
, and their final products
. Students work together t
o clean up the room.
Please list all materials and quantities needed for your lesson.
Paper CoastersMarkersLarge and small white paperOil pastelsTempera Paint SticksColored Pencils
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+12028890655
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Lesson #4:
SEL Goal(s) you are focusing on this week (check all that apply):
- Self-Management (managing emotions & behaviors to achieve one's goals)
- Self-Awareness (recognizing one's emotions and values as well as one's strengths and challenges)
- Social Awareness (showing understanding and empathy for others)
- Relationship Skills (forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict)
- Responsible Decision-Making (making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior)
Opening Ritual & Intro Activity
Goal(s):
Identifying current mood. Grounding.
Activity Name
Feeling Mandala
Brief Description:
Students are invited to use lines, shapes, and colors to draw their emotions. Students are invited to share about their days and process their mood with the group and with the teacher.
Main Exercise
Goal(s):
Promote imagination and creativity. Decrease perfectionism.
Activity Name(s):
Abstract Clay Works
Brief Description:
Students receive model magic. Students are invited to close their eyes and explore the clay with their sense. Student are invited to roll their clay into a ball and stick it on to a wooden plank. Students are exposed to the concept of 3D art and sculpture. Students poke pipe cleaners and foam shapes into the clay to create a sculpture.
Closing Ritual
Brief Description
Students share about their artwork with the group. Students share about feelings and thoughts related to working with the materials, the process of creating, and their final products. Students work together to clean up the room.
Please list all materials and quantities needed for your lesson.
MarkersPaper CoastersAir Dry ClayPipe CleanersFoam pieces
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Lesson #5:
SEL Goal(s) you are focusing on this week (check all that apply):
- Self-Management (managing emotions & behaviors to achieve one's goals)
- Self-Awareness (recognizing one's emotions and values as well as one's strengths and challenges)
- Social Awareness (showing understanding and empathy for others)
- Relationship Skills (forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict)
- Responsible Decision-Making (making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior)
Opening Ritual & Intro Activity
Goal(s):
Identifying current mood. Grounding.
Activity Name
Feeling Mandala
Brief Description:
Students are invited to use lines, shapes, and colors to draw their emotions. Students are invited to share about their days and process their mood with the group and with the teacher.
Main Exercise
Goal(s):
Promote imagination and creativity. Decrease perfectionism.
Activity Name(s):
Expand the Image
Brief Description:
Students choose 1 picture from a range of animal pictures. Students glue the picture of the animal on a piece of paper. Students create a background for their animal using a range of drawing materials. Students choose images from magazines and create an original collage with images and using drawing materials. Students tell a story about each collage.
Closing Ritual
Brief Description
Students share about their artwork with the group. Students share about feelings and thoughts related to working with the materials, the process of creating, and their final products. Students work together to clean up the room.
Please list all materials and quantities needed for your lesson.
Paper CoastersMarkersPictures of AnimalsMagazinesScissorsGlue SticksColored PencilsOil Pastels
Project Create
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+12028890655
Lesson #6:
Creating Opportunity (Weeks 6 -11)
SEL Goal(s) you are focusing on this week (check all that apply):
- Self-Management (managing emotions & behaviors to achieve one's goals)
- Self-Awareness (recognizing one's emotions and values as well as one's strengths and challenges)
- Social Awareness (showing understanding and empathy for others)
- Relationship Skills (forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict)
- Responsible Decision-Making (making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior)
Opening Ritual & Intro Activity
Goal(s):
Identifying current mood. Grounding.
Activity Name
Feeling Mandala
Brief Description:
Students are invited to use lines, shapes, and colors to draw their emotions. Students are invited to share about their days and process their mood with the group and with the teacher.
Main Exercise
Goal(s):
Promote imagination, creativity, and possibility. Engage in self-expression.
Activity Name(s):
Collagraphs
Brief Description:
Introduce the concept of collagraphing as stamping. Students learn two types of collagraphing techniques by using blocks and cardboard.https://www.smallhandsbigart.com/its-a-small-world-collagraph-prints/https://www.artbarblog.com/collagraph-printmaking-with-kids-using-wooden-blocks/
Closing Ritual
Brief Description
Students share about their artwork with the group. Students share about feelings and thoughts related to working with the materials, the process of creating, and their final products. Students work together to clean up the room.
Please list all materials and quantities needed for your lesson.
Paper coastersMarkersBlack poster boardScissorsSticky FoamWooden Blocks
Project Create
www.projectcreatedc.org
+12028890655
Lesson #7:
Creating Opportunity (Weeks 6 -11)
SEL Goal(s) you are focusing on this week (check all that apply):
- Self-Management (managing emotions & behaviors to achieve one's goals)
- Self-Awareness (recognizing one's emotions and values as well as one's strengths and challenges)
- Social Awareness (showing understanding and empathy for others)
- Relationship Skills (forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict)
- Responsible Decision-Making (making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior)
Opening Ritual & Intro Activity
Goal(s):
Identifying current mood. Grounding.
Activity Name
Feeling Mandala
Brief Description:
Students are invited to use lines, shapes, and colors to draw their emotions. Students are invited to share about their days and process their mood with the group and with the teacher.
Main Exercise
Goal(s):
Promote imagination, creativity, and possibility. Engage in self-expression.
Activity Name(s):
Self-Garden
Brief Description:
Students use a range of materials (tissue paper, butterfly stickers, natural fibers, and construction paper) to create a "family garden." Students are encouraged to explore who is with them in their garden, was is growing in their garden, and what protects the garden from intruders.
Closing Ritual
Brief Description
Students share about their artwork with the group. Students share about feelings and thoughts related to working with the materials, the process of creating, and their final products. Students work together to clean up the room.
Please list all materials and quantities needed for your lesson.
Paper CoastersMarkersCardboard SheetsTissue PaperButterfliesNatural fibersWhite GlueGlue SticksScissors
Project Create
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+12028890655
Lesson #8:
Creating Opportunity (Weeks 6 -11)
SEL Goal(s) you are focusing on this week (check all that apply):
- Self-Management (managing emotions & behaviors to achieve one's goals)
- Self-Awareness (recognizing one's emotions and values as well as one's strengths and challenges)
- Social Awareness (showing understanding and empathy for others)
- Relationship Skills (forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict)
- Responsible Decision-Making (making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior)
Opening Ritual & Intro Activity
Goal(s):
Identifying current mood. Grounding.
Activity Name
Feeling Mandala
Brief Description:
Students are invited to use lines, shapes, and colors to draw their emotions. Students are invited to share about their days and process their mood with the group and with the teacher.
Main Exercise
Goal(s):
Promote imagination, creativity, and possibility. Engage in self-expression.
Activity Name(s):
Shaving Cream Marbling
Brief Description:
Students explore the shaving cream with their senses. Students use eye droppers to drop liquid watercolor on the shaving cream. Students use skewers to marble the colors. Students press watercolor paper on top of the shaving cream to make a print. Students repeat the process.
Closing Ritual
Brief Description
Students share about their artwork with the group. Students share about feelings and thoughts related to working with the materials, the process of creating, and their final products. Students work together to clean up the room.
Please list all materials and quantities needed for your lesson.
Paper coastersMarkersShaving CreamLiquid WatercolorSkewersPopsicle SticksWatercolor PaperEye droppersSmall containers
Project Create
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Lesson #9:
Creating Opportunity (Weeks 6 -11)
SEL Goal(s) you are focusing on this week (check all that apply):
- Self-Management (managing emotions & behaviors to achieve one's goals)
- Self-Awareness (recognizing one's emotions and values as well as one's strengths and challenges)
- Social Awareness (showing understanding and empathy for others)
- Relationship Skills (forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict)
- Responsible Decision-Making (making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior)
Opening Ritual & Intro Activity
Goal(s):
Identifying current mood. Grounding.
Activity Name
Feeling Mandala
Brief Description:
Students are invited to use lines, shapes, and colors to draw their emotions. Students are invited to share about their days and process their mood with the group and with the teacher.
Main Exercise
Goal(s):
Promote imagination, creativity, and possibility. Engage in self-expression.
Activity Name(s):
Tissue Paper Bowls
Brief Description:
Students create tissue paper bowls. Students begin by using fingers to spread vaseline over their plastic bowel. Students place tissue paper strips over the bowl. Students add another layer of tissue paper by glueing with modge podge. Students add 5 or more layers to create a tissue paper bowl.https://www.callmegrandma.com/make-tissue-paper-bowls-an-easy-inexpensive-craft/
Closing Ritual
Brief Description
Students share about their artwork with the group. Students share about feelings and thoughts related to working with the materials, the process of creating, and their final products. Students work together to clean up the room.
Please list all materials and quantities needed for your lesson.
Paper coastersMarkersTissue PaperVaselineFoam brushesModge PodgeBowls
Project Create
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Lesson #10:
Creating Opportunity (Weeks 6 -11)
SEL Goal(s) you are focusing on this week (check all that apply):
- Self-Management (managing emotions & behaviors to achieve one's goals)
- Self-Awareness (recognizing one's emotions and values as well as one's strengths and challenges)
- Social Awareness (showing understanding and empathy for others)
- Relationship Skills (forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict)
- Responsible Decision-Making (making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior)
Opening Ritual & Intro Activity
Goal(s):
Identifying current mood. Grounding.
Activity Name
Feeling Mandala
Brief Description:
Students are invited to use lines, shapes, and colors to draw their emotions. Students are invited to share about their days and process their mood with the group and with the teacher.
Main Exercise
Goal(s):
Promote imagination, creativity, and possibility. Engage in self-expression.
Activity Name
Stepping Stones
Brief Description:
Students are introduced to mosaic artwork. Students follow the step-by-step process of creating a stepping stone. Students select from a variety of objects to create their mosaic stepping stone. Students arrange objects. Teachers spray pie plates, mix cement and place cement in pie plate molds. Students wear disposable gloves and place objects in pie plate.Once dry, students finish molds by painting with layer of modge podge.https://meganzeni.com/garden-stepping-stones/
Closing Ritual
Brief Description
Students share about their artwork with the group. Students share about feelings and thoughts related to working with the materials, the process of creating, and their final products. Students work together to clean up the room.
Please list all ma
terials and quanti
ties needed for yo
ur lesson.
Paper Coasters
Quick Dry Cement one- 2- 2
5kg bag of quick set concr
ete
Pie Tins- 12 inch
Sea Shells
Glass gems
Small Tiles
Beads
Other objects
Glitter
Cooking Spray
3 Large Tarps
Child-sized disposable glo
ves
Modge Podge
Brushes
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Lesson #11:
Creating Opportunity (Weeks 6 -11)
SEL Goal(s) you are focusing on this week (check all that apply):
- Self-Management (managing emotions & behaviors to achieve one's goals)
- Self-Awareness (recognizing one's emotions and values as well as one's strengths and challenges)
- Social Awareness (showing understanding and empathy for others)
- Relationship Skills (forming positive relationships, working in teams, dealing effectively with conflict)
- Responsible Decision-Making (making ethical, constructive choices about personal and social behavior)
Opening Ritual & Intro Activity
Goal(s):
Identifying current mood. Grounding.
Activity Name
Feeling Mandala
Brief Description:
Students are invited to use lines, shapes, and colors to draw their emotions. Students are invited to share about their days and process their mood with the group and with the teacher.
Main Exercise
Goal(s):
Promote imagination, creativity, and possibility. Engage in self-expression.
Activity Name(s):
Yoga Stretch & Srtike a Pose Drawings
Brief Description:
Students go on a field trip to Anacostia Park. Students participate in animal child-friendly yoga led by the teacher. Students line on large butcher paper and asked to strike a pose. The teacher outlines them. The students add features to their drawings using permanent markers. Students then paint their figures using liquid watercolors.
Closing Ritual
Brief Description
Students share about their artwork with the group. Students share about feelings and thoughts related to working with the materials, the process of creating, and their final products. Students work together to clean up the room.
Please list all materials and quantities needed for your lesson.
Yoga MatsLarge butcher paperPermanent markersLiquid water colorPitcher of waterLarge brushessmall cupsSmocks
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