Texture Exploration
During this lesson, students will get the opportunity to explore the different textures around them. Students will be using crayons and paper, they will rub the side of the crayon on different textures to explore texture in a two-dimensional sense. This is a way of getting students to explore something that is a large part of their everyday life. Everything they touch has a texture, but we don’t always think about that texture. This is getting them to think about something they are exposed to every day.
Essential Understanding
Artists and designers incorporate texture into their work.
Learning Targets
I can look and explore the textures around me and transfer them onto a piece of paper.
I can combine multiple textures into a singular artwork.
Key Concepts
1.After a brief demonstration, students will be able to explore the textures around them, and successfully transfer them onto a piece of paper.
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2. After experimenting with rubbing the paper on different textures, students will be able to combine these textures into one artwork.
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3. After experimenting with rubbing the paper on different textures, students will be able to share their texture discoveries with their table group for the reflective activity.
Skills
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Imagination
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Reflection
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Exploration
Documentation for this lesson can be found here:
The lesson plan can be found here:
Blog reflection entries can be found here
What worked well for this art experience? Why?
As with the natural materials lesson, the students were very engaged in this exploration. Once again, they were not worried about producing a final product but instead were focused on trying out as many textures as they could. At the end of class the students were excited to share their discoveries with the class.
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What didn’t work well for this art experience? Why?
Overall the art experience went well but as with many of our lessons there was not enough time to have students reflect on their discoveries.
What would you do differently? Why?
I would have the students bring in some of their own materials as well as go outside to gather different items for texture. This way the students are more personally connected to the exploration. I would also use this exploration as a starting point for a larger project. For example, perhaps the circus creature collaboration could include one of the texture explorations.