Grade/Subject Area:
GR. K-6 - Arts/Crafts and Language Arts
Objectives:
Connecting art and poetry in October.
Materials:
- washable tempera paint
- paintbrushes
- containers for water
- water
- sponges cut-out into halloween shapes
(i.e. cat, pumpkin, witch, moon, bat, monster, etc.) - construction paper
- glue
- cookie tray
- writing paper
- pencils
- scissors
Lesson Plan:
This lesson is for the month of October.
- You will need a cookie sheet for paint and some old sponges cut out to be the shapes appropriate for your sponge painting.
- This activity is adaptable for any grade level, as long supervision is provided and lots of creativity!
- Take the sponges and dip them in washable paint to be printed on a window surface. Make sure not to coat the sponge too much, the paint will drip and smear if too much paint is used.
- While the window is drying the students can take construction paper and cut out pumpkins.
- With writing paper, the students can write poetry to be glued on to the pumpkins.
- An example of a particular type of poem is included below:
October
cool, fall weather, leaves falling
Goblins, Ghosts, and Ghouls
People go trick or treating in October.
Black cats, pumpkins, roasted seeds
I like October.
Autumn - This lesson is great for the students in that it provides artistic expression into the classroom and it also contains a writing assignment.
- For extra excitement, bring in spooky music to set the mood for the activity and bring in some roasted pumpkin seeds to close the lesson.
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Lesson ©Angela Weeks
