Lesson Plan Written By: Tasha Frank

Grade: 2

Mentor Teacher:

Time: Blocks 6 & 7

Date: November 14, 2014

Subject: Art

Topic: Penguins

Objectives and Purpose

Composition:
Concept 7:
Emphasis:
Students will create their works
based on personal choice.

Anticipated outcome of the lesson.

What they are learning.
Why the lesson is important/ why they
are doing it.
What they will be expected to do at the
end of the lesson.

Anticipatory Set
-

Establishing lessons rationale and

motivation.
Link to students past experience or
knowledge.
Actively involves learner.
Relevant to the objective of the
upcoming lesson.

Materials

Read students The Emperors Egg

discuss any information they know
about penguins.

Photocopy of different penguin

templates
Black Construction paper
White Construction paper
Orange Construction paper
Variety of other construction paper
colours.
Scissors
Glue
Projector
Exemplar
Show students the exemplar.
Tell students they will be making their
own!
Handout the different templates.
Tell students to pick one.

Input
-

Concepts and skill to be explained or

developed.
Relevant, questions, information,
activities.

Modeling
-

Demonstration or showing of concepts

After students pick their template ask

them to cut out the body.

or skills.
Examples, illustrations, simulations,
models or demonstrations.

Guided Practice
-

In-class practice of concepts and skills

with teacher guidance.
Provide feedback.

Independent Practice
-

Practice concepts and skills without

Ask students to trace their templates on

a black paper.
Demonstrate this.
Ask students to cut it out now.
Demonstrate.
Ask students to cut out the oval and
then trace it on white paper.
Demonstrate this.
Have students cut out the oval.
Demonstrate.
Demonstrate how to glue the oval onto
the body.
Ask students to do this.
Ask students to cut out the white circles
and trace it onto white paper and cut it
out.
Demonstrate.
Demonstrate where to glue the eyes.
Take a sharpie and demonstrate where
to draw black dots.
Have students do this.
Ask students to get their orange paper
out.
Tell them the penguin needs a beak
and feet. Demonstrate how to draw
them.
Have students draw their own and cut
out.
Paste the objects onto the penguin and
have students do it as well.
Tell students their penguins need
accessories now.
Allow them to pick out their own colour
of construction paper.
Give students ideas on what kinds of
accessories. i.e. hats, scarves, canes
ect.
Show them how to make certain
objects.
Tell them when they are done to cut out
and past it.
As students are making their own
accessories walk around to help.

teacher guidance (could be

homework).

Closure
-

Evaluation
-

Re-focus students on the essential

elements of what they have learned.

Formal or informal checking for

understanding.

With 10 minutes left in class have

students clean up and have some
students share their work.
Have students name their penguin.
Marked formally based on Art Rubric.