3rd Grade Element of Line line, pattern Objective The student will understand how different materials create different line qualities. The student will listen to and follow several verbal instructions which guide them in creating different line qualities. Materials –White paper 12x18 –pencil –eraser –Crayons, thick color markers, color pencils Class Periods - 1 ★ Make sure the students put their name and date on every project!

Procedure (print this page and the next two pages to teach from) Step 1: (slide 2) Talk about the Elements of Art - they are the building blocks to create a work of art. Just like you need the ABC’s to create words. You need DO, RE, ME, etc. to create music. The element we will work on today is LINE. LINE is a mark that is longer than it is wide. It is the most frequently used element of art. HAVE THE STUDENTS DESCRIBE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINE. They can be horizontal (laying down), vertical (standing up), diagonal (slanted), straight or curved, thick or thin. (Demonstrate these on the board as you name them.) Dots or dashes in a row can make a line. Zigzag. Step 2: While showing slide 3, 4 and 5, talk about how a Contour drawing is a line drawing that defines the outer surface edges of a person or object. There is no shading (dimension.) Step 3: (slide 5) Paper should be horizontal - names on back. Have the students lightly draw off their name to fill the entire page. Some students may need to shorten long names. The letters should be wide enough to fill with line designs. Begin by emphasizing that we want to use line variation to fill in the design of their name. Thick lines, thin, dark, light - need to be used around the outside edges of each letter line. They will use markers, crayons, colored pencils. Encourage them to fill the entire paper using lines only with the various media. Emphasize line variation or different line qualities for each letter. It will create more interesting finished work. This process can take a while to fill the entire page. Be patient and encourage the children to do their best. Many of the children will want to call their work finished before the entire page is filled. Encourage them to keep on until the entire page is filled with a variety of lines.

vocabulary contour line - a line that represents (shows) the inside and outside (interior and exterior) surface shapes of an object media - materials used to create art