For this lesson the teachers incorporated Australian aboriginal art into our painting lesson. First they discussed a little bit about Australia and where it is on the map, and then they discussed artist Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and his famous art work using dots and animals. Then we got to create our own dot art too.
To create our own dot work, we followed the steps bellow after choosing a black, animal stencil to use in our project.
Step 1: Cut a brown paper bag in half, and then cut off the excess to make it the desired shape and size. Then glue your cut out black animal stencil onto the bag wherever you please.
Step 2: Plan your design on a plain piece of paper while your animal dries.
Step 3: Including at least 1 warm and cool color, use Q-tips to dot your planned design onto your paper bag. Try to utilize your space and cover the bag completely with dots.
Extension Activity:
A great extension activity for this project would be to have your students create their project exactly as we did, and then give them a writing prompt to write a story that is being told by their art. For example mine could be that this kangaroo is all alone, trying to raise a Joey, and she is taking in the beauty that is nature by looking at the sunset. You can give your students more direction if there is a specific topic you want them to cover, or give them more requirements if you want them to add more to the story such as creating characters, problem, and a resolution, etc. An example standard could be 3.W3 or 4.W.3.
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