Self-PORTRAIT Art lesson for BACK TO SCHOOL 4th-7th grade Back2school
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Looking for the perfect back to school self-portrait art project to create with your students in the first weeks of school? Your students will love working on this engaging Portrait Art lesson as they include personal ideas in their artwork and make unique self-portraits to share with the class. Also included is an introduction to US contemporary artist, Eden Gasior - who inspired and endorsement this comprehensive teaching guide.
✅ A great way to create self-portraits at the start of the year, for getting to know each other, or end of the year to summarise student's growth over the year.
In creating this art project, your students will explore how to use the art elements of LINE and SHAPES when composing artwork and creating patterns or TEXTURE. Learn about the innovative ideas and artwork of Eden Gasior.
✅ This lesson has tons of built in choice for differentiation, while keeping the skills taught consistent across the class, to save your sanity.
But you don't need to take my word for it, see what teachers say about the added value they gained from this product.
PRAISE FOR SELF-PORTRAITS (already enjoyed by over 90 educators)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Excellent, easy to follow instructions with beautiful examples to inspire."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This was comprehensive and easy to use. Thank you!"
✅ Exploring the uniqueness of self with motivational quotes and favourite personal subject matter. Use with your unit on New beginnings at the start of a new year.
Alternatively, as a wrap-up of personal development at the end of the school year.
A popular and bold option for Calendar Art fundraising as well.
❤️ Take the guesswork out of teaching art, avoid the epic fails that result from not having the time to trial the lesson or media yourself before teaching it.
I’ve done it all for you and trailed this lesson with my own students, aged 8-11, Fourth to Seventh Grade. I am both a general ed classroom teacher and currently practising as a Visual Art and Digital Media specialist educator, teaching students from ages 4-12, at a primary school.
❤️ How will this resource help busy teachers, who are nervous about teaching art?
No worries - I’ve got you covered.
This lesson comes as a full colour PDF teacher guide, with a bumper 50 slide deck, where all steps are clearly explained and photographed, from start to finish, giving you the confidence to deliver a series of quality visual art lessons to your students.
❤️ All the materials & skills are also clearly listed for you. It’s like having an art specialist with you in your classroom.
The PDF slides are purposely designed in landscape orientation to share with your students as a presentation on your large screen. This extra visual support will prove useful to you and your students, particularly diverse learners, and will also save yourself having to repeat the same instruction, like 100 times a lesson.
Select VIEW > enter full screen for presentation mode. Then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to drive a smooth slideshow experience, like a pro :)
Encourage students along the way, to follow choice options and create their unique artwork, while being guided by the information on the slides.
More praise for SELF-PORTRAITS
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Thank you, all the hard work is done. Can't wait to use this in my class"
⏰ How long will this project take to finish?
This art project will span multiple lessons, depending on the age and stage of students and the size of paper /media/ style you or your students choose. Chunk into small manageable lessons, as shading and colouring can tire out young hands and quality of execution can drop. Between 4-6 lessons.
➡️ View the PDF & Video previews above, then add to cart and smile, knowing you will soon have beautiful artwork on the walls and students glowing with pride!
❤️ So what is special about this resource?
This Back to School Art project for Self Portraits is NOT a superficial art or craft option. As a specialist in this field, I write lessons that encourage deeper, cross-curricular learning and make meaningful connections to other subject areas. This IS:
- a drawing tutorial that uses shapes and line for patterning (Math),
- supports concept of self-worth & individuality (Who We Are),
- teaches about the elements of art (How We Express Ourselves, Visual Art).
Teachers who have used SELF-PORTRAITS say:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Great activity for calendar art. My students are very excited and have already taken a pile of photos to choose from.
Inspired by the drawings of contemporary sculptor - Eden Gasior. This lesson plan can be the perfect companion art project for students inquiring into
✏️ Back to school, building community, respect for diversity
✏️ Writing biography poetry,
✏️ How We Express Ourselves and (IB PYP)
✏️ Who We Are (IB PYP)
Students can express their unique ideas through personal choices and modifications, while working through the guided project. Reflect in places to discuss next steps with students, check understanding and explore potential student responses or modifications, bringing personal creative ideas to the tutorial. This addresses the Viewing & Responding to artwork objectives in a purposeful way.
✅ What is included in Back to School SELF PORTRAITS guided lesson plan?
A 50 slide PDF teaching support document for step-by-step guidance and reference, intentionally designed in landscape orientation. Share with your students as a presentation on your large screen.
This PDF includes step-by-step support & teaching instructions for:
- Background information about artist model Eden Gasior.
- Detailed instructions to create the artwork
- Photographs of every step
- Student and teacher examples of work in progress and completed. (5th grade)
- Guidance for assessment - Learning Intentions included for the International Baccalaureate Phase 3 & New Zealand standards at levels 3 - which will closely aligned to assessment standards you may be using
- guidance and examples for Student Voice reflection/ assessment - either use orally with the slide, or print for students to fill out as a record of their learning. Alternatively export that slide as a jpeg from the PDF and post for digital reflections like Seesaw.
- Note-taking template for research & response
- Materials list
- Visuals for reference
✅ What knowledge, techniques and skills will my students learn?
- Plan compositions
- Follow a tutorial for guidance - listening skills, visual discrimination, sequencing
- Develop fine-motor & technical skills for using pencils, felt markers, liquid paints (dye), adding detail & working accurately
- Respond to art created by artists and by other students
- Reflect on my own knowledge, skills, progress and artwork - using the included student sheets (share on screen for oral reflection or print out for student’s records.
✅ That sounds great! So what about the Visual Art focus?
- Learn about the art of Eden Gasior
- Explore the art elements of LINE, SHAPE, TEXTURE & COLOR (colour) schemes
- Explore the principles of PATTERN & RHYTHM
- Explore self portrait photography
- Draw from observations,
- Draw from imagination,
- Develop planning & composition skills,
- Apply theoretical learning to own ideas,
- Develop technical skills for drawing & using liquid water colour (dye),
✅ Bonus inclusion:
This project also aligns to the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme art curriculum
Students will produce personalised self portraits that you can enjoy all year long. Create a stunning display for your classroom, school or art show.
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