Kente Cloth Lesson 2nd Grade

Art Lesson Plan
Kente Cloth
Grade: 2nd and 3rd# of sessions: 3

Art Resources: The Spider Weaver by Maragret Musgrove, teacher product, and visual aide.

Art Materials: one 8”x11” sheet of white paper per student; pencils; erasers; strips of construction paper cut 3” wide in red, green, orange, and yellow; and crayons.

Objectives- Student will:
- create a paper replica of Kente cloth.
- use pencils and crayons.
- choose and arrange various Kente cloth patterns in their replica.
- learn about the culture and art of Africa.

Relation to life/Why this is important: Student will learn about the cultural arts of another continent. Student will create a work of art based on literature.

Interdisciplinary Connections: English and Social Studies

Vocabulary: Kente cloth, Africa, Pattern,and Principals of Design.

Procedure: Day 1: Teacher will introduce the read The Spider Weaver: A Legend of Kente Cloth by Margaret Musgrove. Student will view the visual aide/teacher product and learn vocabulary terms. Student will discuss what a Kente cloth and pattern are. Student will be presented with the Principals of Design. The teacher will demonstrate how to draw a pattern using examples of Kente cloth patterns. Student will draw his pattern on two strips of construction paper using pencil.
Day 2: Student will review vocabulary and teacher product/visual aide. Student will begin coloring in pattern. Student will sketch another pattern on two more strips of paper.
Day 3: Student will review vocabulary and teacher product/visual aide. Student will review critique questions. Student will finish coloring his pattern and glue four strips in an alternating sequence on his 8”x11” sheet of paper.

Criteria

Excellent
Satisfactory
Needs Improvement


Student displayed following directions by drawing a Kente cloth pattern on two strips of paper of the same color.
Student displayed following directions by drawing a Kente cloth pattern on two strips of paper of the same color.
Student drew a Kente cloth pattern on two strips of paper not of the same color.
Student did not draw Kente cloth pattern.
Student pasted strips onto 8”x11” sheet of paper in an alternating color sequence .
Student pasted strips onto 8”x11” sheet of paper in an alternating color sequence ..
Student pasted strips onto 8”x11” sheet of paper not in an alternating color sequence .
Student did not paste strips of paper onto 8”x11” sheet of paper.

Behavior

Student demonstrated listening to and following directions in class.
Student demonstrated listening to and following directions in class by knowing how to complete the assignment.
Student demonstrated listening to and following directions in class with little need for repetition of directions.
Student did not demonstratelistening to and following directions in class by needing several repetitions of directions.
Student was respectful to his peers and teacher during lesson.
Student was respectful to his peers and teacher during lesson by not disrupting the class.
Student was respectful to his peers and teacher during lesson with few disruptions.
Student was not respectful to his peers and teacher during lesson with several disruptions.