Patriotic Activity: Op Art Stars Writing & Class Project
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Description
Give students a chance to write about a patriotic topic at the same time, create an eye-catching patriotic display that will sure to be a show-stopper. This is a great lesson to do before the 4th of July, Veteran’s Day, President’s Day, Flag Day or anytime you want to show some patriotic spirit.
You students will have so much fun creating some vibrant Op Art Stars that they won’t notice how much they are learning! They will be thrilled with their results, but behind the “pretty picture” they will also learn several art concepts.
Your students will:
✪ Learn about Op Art and how implied contours are created.
✪ Learn how warm and cool colors can create an illusion.
✪ Make a class assemblage op art star project.
✪ Write about the meaning of freedom, patriotism or why they love America.
INTEGRATE
✪ Color Theory - warm & cool, monochromatic
✪ The Science of Op Art - implied contours
✪ The Elements of Art - positive & negative shapes, color, line
✪ Writing
✪ Citizenship
This art lesson packet includes the presentations and handouts to help you from start to finish! Just print and go!
The 6.5” squares can be taped together or assembled on a larger paper for a quilt-like group project. There is also a writing page in this set that has the star inside the square for students to draw on. Then, instead of cutting it out, they complete the sentence, “Freedom is …", Patriotism is ... "or "I love America because ....” at the bottom of the page.
What you get:
✪ Table of Contents (great as a reference)- 1 page
✪ Instruction Sheets for Teachers - 3 pages
✪ Instruction Handouts for Students - 3 pages
✪ Student Drawing Pages - 1 pages
✪ Writing/ Drawing Pages - 3 pages
✪ Color Examples - 2 pages
✪ PDF Presentation on Op Art Stars - 33 slides
❯❯❯❯❯A total of 47 pages
Please take a look at the preview to get a snapshot of what you get.
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