Age Appropriateness

Hola!
This week we have to design or find an art lesson for a given age group and say why it's appropriate for that age group.

I found a lesson plan about Henry Rousseau and 'stained glass' windows. I tweaked it to meet the standards for the Utah State Core. This lesson plan is age appropriate because it matches up with the standards and objectives of the state core. It also uses the affective, cognitive and psychomotor skills developed at that age. They should be able to know how to use the oil pastels and the gel glue without making too much of a mess. I focused my lesson plan towards 4th graders. According to our textbook (p 210), 3rd-4th graders will typically:

• Create space and depth by employing vertical placement, diminishing size, and overlapping shapes
• Draw and compose with more conscious, deliberate planning and show more naturalistic/realistic proportions
• Mix and experiment with an expanded range of colors, including tints and shades
• Select and arrange objects to satisfy their compositional needs

All of these fit in well with my 4th grade lesson plan.
If you want a copy, just email me and I'll send it to you. I was going to have a link or something on my blog, but I'm not sure how to make it work. :S sorry