Primary Lesson 4: Form
What do you know? Paper Bags are Educational!
What You'll Learn in This Lesson
What can a paper bag teach you? (Doesn’t matter if it’s large or small.) It will teach you the difference between shape and form. Things that are flat, only have two-dimensions(2-D). They are height and width. FORMS, however, have THREE dimensions! (3-D) HEIGHT, WIDTH and DEPTH. If you see a flat paper bag, that’s all it is . . . FLAT! However, open it up and you’ll discover its DEPTH. Create a 3-D paper bag mask and wear it! Model it to teach your parents and others the difference between shape and form.
*Note: Form is intertwined with Space & Shape.
How will I learn about 3D Forms?
Experience FORM and discover other art elements in this lesson with a 10-minute video and easy-to-follow projects.
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- 2-D & 3-D BEARS: Discover the art elements of SPACE, SHAPE, FORM, COLOR and TEXTURE and the principles of proportion variety, emphasis, and contrast. Students create a 2-D design using a 3-D toy as inspiration. The designs may be cut-and-pasted with colored paper, painted, drawn with markers, or created as a textured collage.
- PAPER BAG MASK: Explore the art elements of SHAPE, SPACE, COLOR, FORM, TEXTURE and LINE. Students study information and pictures of the Saguaro cactus, its properties, size and environment. This includes the fascinating role of the cactus, in serving small desert creatures with its inside space and prickly exterior. The bag decorations may be cut-and-pasted with colored paper, painted, drawn with markers, or created as a textured collage.
- CULTURAL ART: Students will see on the video and look for pictures in books of a wide variety of African Masks made of numerous components—wood, plants, shells, metal items, feathers.
- BOOK ART: The Cactus Hotel by Brenda A. Guiberson | Project: Paper Bag Mask. This project is excellent for teaching science: Life cycle of the Saguaro cactus and how it plays a role in desert life. It also reinforces visually the difference between 2-D and 3-D and uses numerous descriptive words — adjectives, verbs and adverbs!
- ROCK CREATURE: Learn about the art elements of FORM, SHAPE, SPACE, COLOR, and TEXTURE, LINE and the principles of, balance, proportion, variety, emphasis, and contrast. Students’ understanding of 3-D form and texture is reinforced in their choice of a special rock: Its 3-D feel, weight, and its surface texture. This is a great and easy art activity to create the gift of a one-of-a-kind paperweight!
- FINE ART: For inspiration, students look for images of a wide variety of artworks by the artist Pablo Picasso in books or on the internet. The famous artist painted and sculpted in many styles of art including his realistic blue period and his cubistic paintings and sculptures.