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Lessons

Below are lesson plans and examples of student work created during my Student Teaching experiences and my studies at Queens College.

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Appropriation

This lesson was taught to an 8th Grade Advanced Art class. Students learned about inspiration and appropriation through the study of Romero Britto and iconic art movements. The class recreated popular images through the style of their chosen art movement..

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Mosaics

This lesson was taught to a 4th Grade Self-Contained class. Students learned about mosaics through the study of Antoni Gaudi. The class created mosaics of leaves using cut paper.

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Complementary Colors

This lesson was taught to a 2nd Grade class. Students learned about complementary colors through the study of Pop Art artists. The class created emojis using paint sticks, with contrasting background.

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Recreating James Rizzi's Style

This lesson was taught to a 4th Grade Self-Contained class. Students learned about artist's style through the study of James Rizzi. The class drew birds using colored pencil and black pen.

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School Mascot!

This tutorial was created for the students of P.S. 32 to teach them how to draw their school mascot – GEO!

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