SELF PORTRAIT Art lesson with VIDEO GUIDE for 2nd-4th grade Back to school
Back2School Pattern Portraits is a comprehensive art lesson plan to guide your next art project in grades 2-4, using water soluble oil pastels and coloured (colored) markers. Includes a PDF teaching support document and the instructional video that demonstrates every step. Support students with drawing their self-portraits, using the element of SHAPE and the principle of PROPORTION.
2 portrait versions are demonstrated. Students also learn about the elements of COLOR (colour) and LINE while they create their hair, eyes and backgrounds. Created with students aged 7-9, this lesson plan is aimed at 2nd grade, 3rd grade and 4th grade students.
Use with elementary learners in a series of consecutive lessons. Encourage students to follow choice options and create their unique portraits, while being guided by the demonstrations in the video.
This lesson plan focuses on:
- Use the element of SHAPE to structure the face and its features
- Use the principle of proportion to locate facial features
- Explore warm and cool color (colour) families
- Explore water soluble oil pastels & markers
Student printables and drawing guides have been included in this PDF presentation.
Teaching this lesson can be a meaningful art project for students returning to school at the start of the year and exploring inquiries into Who We Are - IB PYP. Students can express their unique identities through personal choices and modifications, while working through the project. Also makes a great extension for shared picture books.
Extend further with writing Friendship Poetry (LINK HERE) or Bio Poems (LINK HERE)
This is a fully narrated video tutorial that demonstrates all drawing steps & media techniques in real time.
Benefits of using a video lesson:
- The lesson has already been tested
- All steps are viewable from start to finish
- Techniques are demonstrated
- Rewind and rewatch as many times as needed
- Narrated explanation adds depth to understanding art theories
- Its like having an art specialist in your classroom or home
- Encourages independence in learners and self management
- Allows for students to work at their individual pace
- Stored on and streamed from your TPT account so always easy to find
- Not cluttering up your hard drive
- Added benefit of PL in Visual Art teaching for the purchasing classroom teacher
- Includes a PDF lesson companion with support information
Stream the video lesson directly from my Unlisted YouTube account - ads free ! Link only accessible through the PDF Teaching Guide that you download once purchase is complete.
Use your large screen for students to follow along, pausing in places for them to complete the steps at their own pace, or rewind and rewatch when needed.
This method can also offer time for opportunities to explore student responses or modifications, bringing personal creative ideas to the tutorial. Addresses the Viewing & Responding to artwork concepts.
Suits: most primary/ elementary grades and homeschooling families.
Children will learn: to create self-portraits, use line patterns and shapes, work with oil pastels & markers, and make color (colour) selections
Learning intentions include: Draw with tutorials, Apply personal choices or modifications, Drawing, colouring and painting with accuracy (fine-motor development), Use colour with purpose (warm & cool contrast), Make artistic choices within context limits, Respond to art created by artists and by my friends, Reflect on my own artwork, skills and progress.
Media demonstrated: water soluble oil pastels & markers (can substitute if desired)
Materials used: A3* art paper, drawing pencil, black marker, paint brushes, circle stencils
*A4 = 8.5 by 11 inches (215.9 by 279.4 mm) A3 = double A4
The video preview below is a very short clip from the actual resource to give you an idea of my teaching style. I am both a general ed classroom teacher and currently practicing as a Visual Art and Digital Media specialist educator, teaching students from ages 4-12, at a primary school.
Also included in the support documents are:
- Learning Intentions for the IB PYP and NZC at level 2 / Phase 2 but these will closely match LO's from other art curriculums.
- Student Voice reflection/ assessment guides
PRAISE FOR another one of my portrait lessons - This is Me SELF-PORTRAITS (from TPT buyers)
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✅ Where can I find more art lessons like this one?
→ You can browse all my art lessons and support resources provided as PDF presentation lesson HERE: VISUAL ART STORE
→ If you would prefer the added support of guided video tutorials, browse my growing collection in this custom category HERE: ART LESSONS WITH VIDEO TUTORIALS
→ For my other Elements of Art lessons, click HERE: ART ELEMENTS
✅ Is this product available on TPT?
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