




Learning Through 'The Creative ARTS'
IPads '4' Art
Year Level: Grade 6
Lesson Idea: Collage to depict mood
Duration of Lesson: 60minutes
Learning intention: We are learning to create a picture collage
Success Criteria: We are able to use the technique of collage to create to add meaning to poetry
Resources:iPads
Student Back ground or knowledge: Students have a lot of experience using iPads
Assessments ideas: This task can be adjusted to be prior knowledge, diagnostic and final assessment.
Procedure
Introduction
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Teacher shows past students work of picture collages and read the poem
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Teacher asks question about the use of the elements of art to elicit answers from students
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Teacher ask questions comparing past artworks with picture collage to revisit mood, emotion and sensory awareness.
Activity 1
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Student and teacher discuss how the picture collage is made in note to store app
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Teacher and students walk through a step by step demonstration
Activity 2
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Students discuss how they could create a mood with pictures
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Students are then allowed out in the yard with the teacher supervising their photo taking and behaviour
Activity 3
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Student create collages thinking about the mood and sensory awareness.
Activity 4
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Student create a Haiku poem which has the flowwing amount of syllables:5, 7, 5.
Conclusion
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Students do a gallery walk to see each other work.
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Students leave feedback on posted notes
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Student verbally explain what they found meaningful and important in this lesson.
