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Pop Up Snowballs

Learning Targets

I can...

• Create an original Pop Up Snowballs using drawing techniques learned in class
• Use shape variation (geometric, organic, free form), form (two-dimensional, three-dimensional), and texture (actual, visual, implied) inspired by American Art Educator (2017-Present) Tracie Kiernan
• Use folding techniques (cutting, folding, interlocking, bonding) and design principles (emphasis, variation, contrast) based on American Art
• Define Mitten (a type of hand covering that encloses the four fingers together in one single compartment and the thumb separately) 

Lesson One
Day One, Art Start

1. Mittens Love (2024) Tracie Kiernan

2. Read Snowballs by Lois Ehlert 

3. Discussion Questions "How can artists use pattern to decorate ordinary objects? How can overlapping create the illusion of space? How can artists use color and texture to communicate a season? How can simple shapes be transformed into creative artwork? How can artists show that something is soft or hard? What types of patterns do you notice on winter clothing? Can you use colors that make your mitten look warm even though the snowballs look cold? How can artists use patterns to make a mitten unique? How can geometric shapes (circles, ovals, crescents) become snowballs or mittens? How do illustrations use color, pattern, and texture to help tell a winter story? How can we use ideas from a book to create our own original artwork? How can artists show what is happening in a story through one picture?"

Lesson Activities

1. Choose 12" X 15" Painting Paper

2. Use line types (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) to draw the positive space (foreground, middle ground, mittens) of the Pop Up Snowballs

3. Use patterns (stripes, houndstooth, herringbone, plaid, floral, check) to add designs to the positive space (foreground, middle ground, mittens) of the Pop Up Snowballs

Day Two, Art Start

1. Retrieve Pop Up Snowballs for Assigned Tables 

2. Christmas Mittens (2022) Tracie Kiernan

3. Discussion Questions "What are mittens? How many of you have ever worn mittens? How many of you have ever lost a mitten? How did you feel? What are mittens east to lose? Why do you think this story is called Snowballs? What is the difference between a glove and a mitten? Why do you think a mitten keeps your hands warmer than a glove? Do the mittens you made match? If we make a pair of mittens, how do we make sure they look like they belong together? What kinds of lines are you using to decorate your mitten- straight, zigzag, wavy, or dotted? What kind of repeating pattern can you make with these colors? What is your favorite part of your design? If you made another mitten, what would you change or add next time?"

Lesson Activities

1. Use color combinations (analogous, warm/cool colors, complementary) to fill in the positive space (foreground, middle ground, mittens) of the Pop Up Snowballs

2. Use color combinations (analogous, warm/cool colors, complementary) to fill in the negative space (background) of the Pop Up Snowballs

3. Use neutral colors (black, brown, grey, white) to fill in the positive space (foreground, middle ground, snowball) of the Pop Up Snowballs

Day Three, Art Start

1. Retrieve Pop Up Snowballs for Assigned Tables

2. Set Up Studio Area (paintbrushes, tempera paint, water bucket, glitter)

Lesson Activities

1. Add highlights (reflective light, light source, cast light) to fill in the positive space (foreground, middle ground, mittens) of the Pop Up Snowballs

2. Add shadows (cast shadow, shadows, reflective shadow) to fill in the negative space (background) of the Pop Up Snowballs

3.Use texture (glitter, shimmer, metallic) to add details (snowflakes, glitter, wind) to the negative space (background) of the Pop Up Snowballs

Artist Examples

Student Examples