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Grade 3 4 Notan Art

This lesson plan is for a 30-minute notan art lesson for grades 3/4. Students will learn about notan art, which uses light and dark harmony in a composition. They will first learn about positive and negative space through examples. Then students will be given a black square to draw designs on with pencil and cut out the shapes. They will arrange the cutouts on a white sheet of paper, placing them correctly with guidance from the teacher. As students work, the teacher will observe and provide help. At the end there will be a discussion about balance in compositions and cleanup. The goal is for students to create a balanced composition using limited color.

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Grade 3 4 Notan Art

This lesson plan is for a 30-minute notan art lesson for grades 3/4. Students will learn about notan art, which uses light and dark harmony in a composition. They will first learn about positive and negative space through examples. Then students will be given a black square to draw designs on with pencil and cut out the shapes. They will arrange the cutouts on a white sheet of paper, placing them correctly with guidance from the teacher. As students work, the teacher will observe and provide help. At the end there will be a discussion about balance in compositions and cleanup. The goal is for students to create a balanced composition using limited color.

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Grade: 3/4 Lesson Title: Notan Art Lesson Duration: 30 minutes

Overview of lesson.

For this lesson students will be doing notan art. Notan art is a Japanese word that means “light dark harmony.” Artists use
notan studies to look at light and dark within a painting. I will also explain to the students negative and positive space.
First, I will show my example of the art for the class. Then I will explain the steps. Students will be given a black square of
paper. They will use their pencil to draw designs on the square. I will do my own in front of the class so they understand
how to do it. Once they have all of their lines drawn they will cut out the shapes. They will have to follow the lines that
they drew the best that they can. Then they will be given a white sheet of paper. They will place all of the black pieces of
paper that they cut onto this sheet. Before they glue anything, they will place the pieces of paper correctly. (I will show
them how). Once they have their paper the correct way – I will check. They will be allowed to glue down the paper. I will
walk around while students complete these steps to help them with their art and to observe.
Alberta Program of Study:

GLO /GLE
Composition
SLO/SLE Component 8 Unity: Students will create unity by interrelating the parts of a composition.
Concepts
A. The parts can be arranged so that movement in the picture space leads the eye around and not out of the picture area.
B. Parallel edges induce harmony within a composition.
C. Every major area of a composition should be interesting in itself.
D. Limited colours and materials tighten a composition.

Learning Objectives.
Students will be able to create a balanced composition.
Students will be able to compose an image using limited colour.

Lesson Guiding Questions:


How does this artwork show balance?
Why is a balanced composition important?
What makes this image so interesting?

Annotated Learning Resources List

Resource #1: https://drawpaintacademy.com/notan/#:~:text=Notan%20is%20a%20Japanese%20term,color%2C%20texture%20and%20finer


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Material and Equipment:

White paper
Black paper (pre-cut 5x5)
Pencils
Scissors
Glue
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Lesson Procedures

Introduction (1 min.):

Notan art is a Japanese word that means “light dark harmony.” Artists use notan studies to look at light and dark within a painting.

Body (20 min.):

Steps and Procedures: Formative Assessments Type/Name:


Where Assessment Occurs:

Activity #1: Explaining Activity [Direct Instruction] (10 minutes) Observation- I will be circulating and checking in
with the students while they work.
I will explain to the students positive and negative space. I will draw
an example for the students.
First, I will show my example of the art for the class. Then I will explain
the steps. I will also show examples on the board for students to see.
Students will be given a black square of paper. They will use their
pencil to draw designs on the square. I will do my own in front of the
class so they understand how to do it. Once they have all of their lines
drawn they will cut out the shapes. They will have to follow the lines
that they drew the best that they can. Then they will be given a white
sheet of paper. They will place all of the black pieces of paper that
they cut onto this sheet. Before they glue anything, they will place the
pieces of paper correctly. (I will show them how). Once they have
their paper the correct way – I will check. They will be allowed to glue Differentiation: Indicate in brief sentence areas
down the paper. of differentiation.
*remind students about placement of the paper and not letting the
black paper go off the edges. Steps- Students will be given steps and I will be
doing guided drawing with them so they know
Transition: Now students will be given time to complete the task. what to do.

Activity #2: Work Time [Independent] (10 minutes)

Students will now have time to complete all of the steps and I will
walk around to observe and help them.

Transition: Tell the students when there is only 5 minutes left of


class.

Consolidating ( 5 ) mins
Today we did notan art which helps make a balanced artwork. Also talk about negative and positive space.

Clean up ( 5 ) mins
Students will give their artwork to me and put all of their borrowed supplies in the art cart.

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