x3 Painting Art Lessons - Using a paintbrush, brushstrokes and Piet Mondrian

Do you want to teach your students how to paint with a paintbrush, different brushstrokes and geometric blocks of primary colors in a fun and engaging way? Look no further than this resource pack, which includes three outstanding art lessons that cover these topics in a creative and interactive way.

This resource pack contains:

• Three detailed lesson plans that outline the learning objectives, success criteria, starter activities, main inputs, main activities, differentiations, plenaries and item lists for each lesson.
• Three PowerPoint presentations that support the main inputs and plenaries, with text boxes for the teacher to read and key questions to ask the students. They also include images and diagrams to illustrate the concepts and techniques for each lesson.
• Vocabulary task sheets that help the students to learn some words related to painting, such as brushes, thick, painting, palette, bristles, primary colors, thin, gentle, brushstrokes, handle, color, shade, stroke, etc. The sheets have tables with three columns: word, definition and example. The students need to match the words with their definitions and examples or fill in the missing columns for each lesson.
• Examples of paintings sheets that show some paintings that use different techniques and colors. You can use these sheets as references or print them out and display them in the classroom for each lesson.
• Three Piet Mondrian painting question sheets that help the students to observe and describe some paintings by Piet Mondrian, an artist who used geometric shapes and primary colors to create abstract art. The sheets have some questions to test the students’ understanding and appreciation of the paintings. You can use these sheets as worksheets or as discussion prompts for the third lesson.
• Piet Mondrian templater. The templates have some dotted lines to guide the students. You can use these template as references or print them out and give them to the students for the third lesson.

This resource pack is suitable for 6 year old students and covers the following skills and knowledge:

• How to identify the parts of a paintbrush: the handle, the ferrule and the bristles.
• How to hold and use a paintbrush correctly, with a relaxed grip and the bristles pointing downwards.
• How to use the dip, dip, dab method to apply paint, using water, paint and a palette.
• How to create different shades of colors by adding more or less water or paint.
• How to rinse and clean a paintbrush using water and a paper towel.
• How to make a range of marks by stroking the brush on the paper, such as curved, straight, dotted, etc.
• How to use black lines to border each section, creating a contrast and a neat finish.
• How to divide a paper into rectangular sections using a pencil and ruler.
• How to paint blocks of a single color without mixing into other colors, using only red, yellow and blue.
• How to observe and describe paintings that use different techniques and colors.

This resource pack is designed to inspire and motivate your students to explore and experiment with painting with a paintbrush, different brushstrokes and geometric blocks of primary colors. It will also help them to develop their artistic skills and express their creativity. Download this resource pack today and make your lessons a masterpiece!