Title: Maasai Color Wheel Necklace Unit: Africa
Grade Levels: 5th-6th Grade Medium: Mixed
Suggested Time: One Class Period
Instructional Objectives:
Students will identify the arrangement of colors on the color wheel.
Students will design wearable art.
Students will create original artwork that communicates ideas about functions of art in culture.
Elements of Art:
Form, Color
Principles of Design:
Rhythm, Balance, Contrast
Materials and Equipment:
Paper Plate, Water-Based Markers (Primary and Secondary Colors), Black Sharpie, Hole Puncher, Stapler, Scissors, Pencil, Eraser, Yarn
General Vocabulary:
Functional Art, Three-Dimensional, Color Wheel, Maasai
Art Production:
1) As students come in, wear example of a Maasai necklace. Once they are seated, discuss the Maasai culture and pass around the necklace.
2) Tell students that they will be making a three-dimensional piece of art that represents the Maasai necklace using aspects of the color wheel.
3) Discuss elements of the color wheel and vocabulary associated with it. Have students work on the color wheel sheet of paper that lists the colors and have them fill in accordingly for better understanding.
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Grade Levels: 5th-6th Grade Medium: Mixed
Suggested Time: One Class Period
Instructional Objectives:
Students will identify the arrangement of colors on the color wheel.
Students will design wearable art.
Students will create original artwork that communicates ideas about functions of art in culture.
Elements of Art:
Form, Color
Principles of Design:
Rhythm, Balance, Contrast
Materials and Equipment:
Paper Plate, Water-Based Markers (Primary and Secondary Colors), Black Sharpie, Hole Puncher, Stapler, Scissors, Pencil, Eraser, Yarn
General Vocabulary:
Functional Art, Three-Dimensional, Color Wheel, Maasai
Art Production:
1) As students come in, wear example of a Maasai necklace. Once they are seated, discuss the Maasai culture and pass around the necklace.
2) Tell students that they will be making a three-dimensional piece of art that represents the Maasai necklace using aspects of the color wheel.
3) Discuss elements of the color wheel and vocabulary associated with it. Have students work on the color wheel sheet of paper that lists the colors and have them fill in accordingly for better understanding.
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