After too much cramming in assessment opportunities for report cards, sprinkled with a heavy dose of EQAO and not enough Art, we took some time over the past week to examine the work of Charles Sheeler, and create our own city scape collages. We used construction paper, scissors and glue.
An ideal Art lesson to complement the study of Urban and Rural Communities in Grade 3 Social Studies, this lesson encourages students to consider the "landscape" of a heavily urban environment, and experiment with collage.
An ideal Art lesson to complement the study of Urban and Rural Communities in Grade 3 Social Studies, this lesson encourages students to consider the "landscape" of a heavily urban environment, and experiment with collage.
As you can see from the photos above, they really enjoyed mucking around with the materials. And, here are some of their finished products...
| You can try it too: Here is a ppt to intro the students to Sheeler's work. I have to confess it was largely put together by an outstanding student teacher I was lucky enough to host in my classroom last year. | 
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