Name: Teri Robinson

DAILY PLAN
Lesson Title: Self Portraits/ String Painting Grade Level: 4

S & S Statements: I am teaching this to give students a different and spontaneous way to paint.
Students may already know about painting, but they may think they are
limited to paint brushes. You could use anything you want to paint, and I
want students to know they are not limited.

Concepts and Skills student will be able to use Repetition, pattern, unity in their painting.

Vocabulary: Repetition, pattern, and unity

Purpose of Lesson (Overall Lesson Objective): Students could learn how to be more spontaneous
when painting. The self portrait is an add on to help them visualize themselves while being introduced
to a new way of painting.

Objectives: 1. Create a drawing that represents themselves

2.Create a painting based on what they learned about repetition, pattern, and unity

Assessment Criteria:
Students must be able to fully understand repetition, pattern, and unity. Students must also be able to
create a self-portrait that represent themselves.

Teaching Resources Needed to Support the Lesson:

Art Lab book, white board, and example art.

Art Materials Necessary for the

Lesson:
White/ Colored construction paper, strings, tempera, paper plates, craft sticks, newspaper, scissors,
markers, pencils, and smocks (if needed)

Teacher Directed Activities Student Activities

Introduction:
Teach students about what repetition is, what
pattern is, and review unity. Also ask students to give
examples of pattern, what they think repetition is,
and how they could use pattern and repetition to
create unity.
Introduction
Students will answer question about what they
believe repetition is, give examples of pattern,
and reflex on unity.

Development: Students will be taught how to make Development:

self-portraits by example on the board and shown a
sample of the finish product. Students will also be
taught the steps of painting with strings.
Steps for painting
1.Dip string into the paint
2.Immerse the string with a craft stick
3.Drop string onto the paper
4.Continue to add color
5.Move the string in different directions
or across the page to create patterns
Students will work on self portraits

Conclusion: Make sure students are on task and Conclusion: Cut out self-portraits and glue
finishing up. them to painting if dry. If students finish early
they will work on finishing collages from the last
lesson.

Critical Comments and Reflections:

(Problems, successes, differentiated learners, and what to think about for next lesson)

The problems I had was the confusion of the lesson. I didn’t think to give a presentation or a
demonstration of what we would be doing in the classroom. For the
second group of students I will rearrange the entire lesson by
allowing them to paint with strings first then having as much time as
they can to work on their self portraits instead of taking all the time
to finish the portraits and not understanding what they were going to
do with the paint.