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The Art Book Page Eight, About the Artist: Portfolio Assessment and Art Lessons for Kids: KinderArt ®
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THE ART BOOK PAGE EIGHT
About the Artist
Written by: Maryanne Messier [Maryanne is a teacher from Janesville Wisconsin.]
Grade: K-6
Age: 4-12
Activity Summary:
Students will investigate how they see themselves as they create a self portrait for their art book.
Objectives:
This Art Book was created to help art educators by giving them another form of assessment. So many times we as art educators find it difficult to assess a child's progress when projects are sent home. By using portfolio assessment it is easier to judge a child's progress because you can see it from beginning to end.
What You Need:
What You Do:
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Talk about what we look like. What are things that we find on our
faces. Talk about hair color, eye color, etc.
- Maybe even bring out prints from famous artists and talk about the
self-portrait that they created. Remind students how they included
eyes, nose, hair, eye brows, etc.
- Have students then look in a mirror to remind them of what they really
look like.
- Allow students, with their crayons, to draw a picture of themselves.
They only have to draw their faces, but they can draw their whole body
if they so chose.
- When they have completed that, they need to glue their portraits to one
side of the large colored construction paper, on the other side have
them glue their handout.
- As they watch you sample the handout on the board, have them fill in
their names, ages, and the school they go to. This is nice because they
can practice writing.
- Once they have finished filling in the handout, have them put their
names on the back, date it, and you are finished with the art book.
► Go to the Conclusion
Related Lessons and Resources:
► About the Artist Handout
► The Art Book - Index
► Pop Art Portraits
Recommended Books:
Teaching Art to Young Children ages 4-9
by Robert Barnes

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