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Art Lesson Plan

Title: Maasai Necklace Unit: African Culture


Grade level (s): 3rd-5th Medium: Art Making
Suggested Time: Class Period

Instructional Objectives (2-3):


1. Connections to the culture through the arts.
2. To understand the importance of the Maasai Necklace to the Maasai people.
3. To gain knowledge of a culture that isnt widely spoken about.

Elements of Art (1-3) line, color, shape, form, space, texture, value
1. Line
2. Color
3. Texture

Principles of Design (1-3) repetition, pattern, movement, balance, emphasis, contrast, unity
1. Pattern
2. Balance
3. Emphasis

Materials and Equipment:


Computer
Paper Plates
Crayons
Markers
Paint
Scissors
Stapler
Paper
Hole Punch
Yarn

General Vocabulary (4-5):


Maasai- a member of a pastoral people living in Tanzania and Kenya.
Balance- refers to the ways in which the elements of a piece are arranged.
Texture- is the perceived surface quality of a work of art.
Emphasis- is defined as an area or object within the artwork that draws attention and
becomes a focal point.

Art Production (based on Madeline Hunter model)


1.anticipatory set 2. state objectives 3. Input: art history, instructions 4.demonstration, modeling
5. check for understanding 6. guided practice 7. independent practice 8. closure

1. Show students a video about the Maasai people and a video about the Maasai necklace.
2. Start a discussion with the students about what they learned about the Maasai people
from the videos.
3. State the objectives for todays lesson on the Maasai necklace (Connections to the culture
through the arts, to understand the importance of the Maasai Necklace to the Maasai
people, to gain knowledge of a culture that isnt widely spoken about.).
4. Give some background information on the Maasai people & necklace that the video
didnt speak of.
5. Have a short discussion with the students to see what they have learned (check for
understanding).
6. State that today in class we are going to build our own Maasai necklaces.
7. Start by showing them how to build one by going through each step.
Step 1- Grab a paper plate and cut a straight line to the circular part in the middle of the
plate.
Step 2- cut the middle part out of the plate.
Step 3- use that middle part to cut out a shape you want that we will use for our necklace.
Step 4- Color your Maasai necklace part with different colors and patterns.
Step 5- Take the shape you made out of the circle in the middle of the plate and punch 4
holes with the hole puncher.
Step 6- Staple the shape onto the necklace at the neckline.
Step 7- Take the scissors and cut 4 pieces of yarn (size and color doesnt matter).
Step 8- Tie the pieces of yarn in the holes that you punched out in the shape that you
stapled onto the necklace.
Step 9- Enjoy your Maasai necklace.
8. Go over steps together again one more time before giving them a chance to work on their
own.
9. As students are working on their necklace, walk around and see if any student needs help
or demonstration.
10. When students are finished in creating their necklaces, go over the content information
of the necklaces one more time to make sure your students have a good understanding.
11. To close the activity have the students clean up their stations and have the students get
in a line to take a class picture of them wearing their Maasai necklaces together.
12. Let students take home their Maasai Necklaces.

Assessment (should relate to objectives):


Modifications / Special Notes / Drawings

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