Description

Usually lessons take a class through a project, this lesson takes a class through reflection and display, a great complement to any activity.

Objective

Children will design a bulletin board of pictures created by themselves.

Resources

See the way other classes have exhibited their Haring-inspired art work

Materials

Small bulletin board

Student artwork

Procedure

Select a small bulletin board on which to feature a child of the week.
Make and post a schedule in which each child gets one week to display their own artwork.
Child chooses and lays out selection of artwork for the bulletin board.

Extensions

Introduce the field of Curating and discuss different ways of creating themes when exhibiting art.

Create your own gallery

Introductory lesson in Curating

Discuss how selecting and organizing work affects the impression other people get when looking at it.

Seee how many different impressions you can come up with by choosing and organizing work differently.