Lesson Plan: Kindness Group Art Project
Lauren Cottle
Planet Kid: December 2019
Objective
To define what kindness means to each student & list examples of how to be kind.
To identify what a mural project is and how it can represent community.
To identify what colors, shapes, or images come to mind when one thinks of “kindness.”
Introduction
Murals can represent community goals or values. They enhance the environment by providing artwork to look at and an idea that the artwork proposes.
Students will work together to complete their own heart (or leaf) which will be placed alongside each other to create a wall of hearts (or tree).
Activity
The project will begin with a short lesson on murals and kindness (how American culture and Judaism define this value).
Directions will be given so that students understand how the art process works.
Instructor will show an example of a completed heart/leaf.
Instructor will point out supplies and areas where students can work on the project.
After the lesson and directions, students will choose a leaf and/or heart and begin coloring, constructing, and writing on their papers.
Counselors will assist students in completing their project and answer any questions.
After students are done completing their project, they will bring them to the front of the room where, as a group, the class will paste each paper onto the mural.
The mural will be hung in the classroom (or hallway) area upon completion.
Supplies
Multi-colored construction paper
Markers, crayons, colored pencils
Paper plates
Large cardstock or poster board
Gluesticks and liquid glue
Topics
What are the values of the GJCC?
What is a mural?
What does kindness mean to you?
Learning Outcomes/Assessment
Knowledge: Ask the students to define the words kindness, mural, and community.
Analyze: Look at the mural and point to different leaves/words/images. What do these mean?
Comprehend: How does this mural communicate the values of Planet Kid/JCC?
Apply: What would someone think about or see when they pass this mural?
Synthesize: What did we learn today? What was our goal? Have we completed our goal?