Students will review three different types of boomerang shapes, use stencils to draw and cut out these, shapes and use various art materials and mediums to design their surfaces.
A lesson plan for grade 6 Visual Arts Education
Learning outcomes
Students will:
- gain knowledge of boomerang shapes while engagong in decision making (cognitive critical thinking) as to how they will design their boomerangs up to the finished designed project.
- briefly review boomerangs: their history, their art forms, how they were used then and now and different boomerang shapes. The three basic types of boomerangs covered and used are: Underhand Triskelian, Kangarang or Kangaroo, and Easy Boomerang.
- collect and schematically arrange various pictures from magazines, use personal photographs, stamps and other paper materials.
- engage in collage making activities in order to decorate their boomerangs.
- critique their finished projects.
Teacher planning
Time required for lesson
5 days
Materials/resources
Students will work in the art room on tables that are large enough to spread out their art materials.
The teacher will provide the 3 pre-made templet/stencil boomerang outline forms and some of the foundation hardware material.
The following materials will be selectively needed upon choices that each student makes. Note that not every student will use the same materials in this listing.
- X-acto knife/scissors/tweezers
- pencil and white paper
- magazines
- tissue paper
- construction colored paper/colored foil
- found objects from nature
- personal photographs from photo albums
- postage stamps from old stamp collection
- glue/paste that dries clear
- paper towels
- soft/lightweight/thin wood sheet such asbalsa/balsm wood, plywood or very soft pine
- plexaglass plastic (optional)
- metal tin foil
- stiff leather piece approx. 15 inch square
- 2 Types of Paint: oil-based (model) or water-based (acrylic)
- water or paint thinner (oil-based)
- various sizes of art paint brushes
- fine grain sandpaper (320-400 grade)
- one can of clear polyurethane varnish
- four or five 1″ or 2″ varnish brushes
- string and wire (if making a mobile)
- roll or sheets of inexpensive, white, non-print paper (if available)
- books and articles about boomerangs
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