Teaching the Elements and Principles of Design

Project:

This project includes multiple photos that represent the different elements and principles of design. You can have a PowerPoint with all the different elements and principles of designs with examples and definitions. 

Extension:

I created a matching game with 24 pictures. On the back of each picture was the answer and definition. The students would have to either match the picture with the same type of picture or you could do half the pictures showing and the other half definitions and they would have to match the picture with the definition. 

Movement

Space

Contrast

Lines

Value

Dot Day!

 

Inspired by the beloved children's book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds, Dot Day encourages us all to make our mark in the world—just like Vashti, who began her journey of self-discovery with a simple dot on a piece of paper

Project:

After reading the book "The Dot", students are encouraged to create their own unique dot. We used coffee filters, crayons, markers, and watercolors for this dot project. First, we cut the coffee filter to the shape we wanted, a snowflake, heart, or could stay as a circle. We then decorated the dots using white crayons and oil pastels. We finished by using watercolors and washable markers to make our own unique dots.

Extension:

Dot Storytelling:

Have students write a short story or poem that is centered around a dot or a series of dots. They can illustrate the story, making it a visual and narrative experience. This could connect to themes of imagination, growth, and exploration as seen in The Dot.