Kente Cloth

Lesson Plan:

Instructional Objectives:

• Students can paint and apply lines in an even stroke to create a tempera painting.
• Students can identify and create repeating patters

Elements of Art:

Color and shape.

Principles of Design:

Pattern and balance.

Materials and equipment:

• Tempra paint
• 6x18 paper
• Round or flat tip medium sized paint brush
• Pencils
• Erasers

Vocabulary:

Textile, fabric, weaving, cloth, and loom.

Art production:

1. Talk to students about African weaving.
2. Show students steps to draw art; create two shapes with five lines. Repeat four times.
3. Allow students to draw, offer help as needed.
4. Instruct students to get their materials from the counter; paint, paintbrushes, and water cups.
5. Show students how to outline their drawing in black paint.
6. Let students try, walk around room to help.
7. Show students how to color in their paintings.
8. Students paint, offer help.
9. Clean up-wash paint brushes, desk, and hands.
10. Put paintings on dry rack.
11. Discuss the assignment and what the students learned from it. 

RUBRIC