Joan Miro Portrait Art Game
Ready to liven up your elementary art curriculum with a fun Hispanic Heritage Month activity? This Joan Miro portrait art project will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be delighted by his child-like, dreamscape paintings and sculptures of people and places. Moreover, they’ll connect with his painting style called Surrealism.
And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on modern artists like Joan Miro.
During this surrealism art lesson, your class will learn about how he used lines and symbols in his paintings. And, they’ll discover that he also created public art and ceramics, too. Students will create an abstract portrait using oil pastels and tempera paint using the step-by-step guide and PowerPoint.
Plan lessons for students about contemporary artists and art appreciation in a way that excites them. Finally feel confident in your art curriculum and be organized and prepared to teach art!
What’s Included In Elementary Art Project
Can I be honest with you? Art history can sometimes be boring for kids. There, I said it. Teaching about artists and cultures doesn’t have to be a snoozer, though!
I’ve designed 3 different ways for students to attempt this Joan Miro art lesson. All will engage kids to create! Choose which way works best for your classes:
- Roll a dice game to add randomness to your student’s artwork
- “You Pick” art worksheet for kids to choose their own elements
- Digital spinner wheels, so kids can randomly pick elements and you can integrate technology in the art room
- Printable dice template in case you have no dice
- Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
- Drawing practice worksheet, for kids who want to sketch out their ideas
- Joan Miro Artist biography about the life and work of this Spanish abstract painter, so you don’t need to research
- “Big Ideas” reflection worksheet where students write about their art process
- Self-assessment worksheet so kids can think about how they performed during the project
- Art grading rubric which assesses expectations, craftsmanship, work habits, creativity, and clean-up
- 8 “I CAN” Statements aligned to the Studio Habits of Mind to use during instruction or post on your bulletin board
- 4 Art exit tickets with quick, thought-provoking prompts
- Art history coloring pages to keep kids inspired by Joan Miro’s whimsical artwork outside of the art room
Ways to Use This Joan Miro Portrait Project
This Joan Miro lesson plan is flexible and can be used in many ways throughout your art room and beyond. It’s great for maternity or emergency art sub plans, early finisher activities, and even for virtual art class or an after-school art club.
You Will Receive
- 1 Non-Editable Printable PDF (Joan Miro Art Project)
- 1 Non-Editable PowerPoint
- 5 Digital Spinner Videos (downloadable, and links to them on Google Slides and YouTube)
- Paperless Google Drive Digital Resource
Why You’ll Love It
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My classes LOVED this activity! They wanted to do multiple artworks and they were engaged the whole time. Very little prep work and if you make a big deal about how the randomness is actually very cool – they are less likely to “choose” their own number!
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I left this packet for a guest teacher on a day I had to teach art to all grade levels. I didn’t write much except, “Have a great day. See the attached packet.” These directions and the accompanying PowerPoint were not only easy for the teacher to follow, the stuff the kids produced looked great.
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I am the STEM teacher at my school, but had to be the art teacher for a week. I had to find something fast for lessons and boy, did these really deliver! These had everything that I wanted – art history, examples, and fun projects that I used for everyone, Kindies on up to the 5th grade. 2 of their pieces from these lessons even ended up in the district art show! LOVE THEM!!
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Kimberly Castellano –
I’ve used this activity when we are studying las partes del cuerpo. It’s a fun, creative activity, and I love that they’re able to learn about Joan Mir— as well. The spinner was perfect and easy to use. Muchas gracias.
lisa H. –
This is a great resource. My students were totally engaged!
Bekki M. –
I teach my high school students how to identify different Spanish artists–and the unit can sometimes be tedious. This is a fun activity to just relax and have a “fun day” with the Spanish artists!
Teach Love And Inspire (Teacher-Author) –
Wonderful lesson that my students were engaged with and had tons of fun with!
Kristen K. –
I used this in talent development with the first grade students. They LOVED doing the portraits!
Canvas-less Artist (Teacher-Author) –
Very engaging resource for students. They had fun using it.
Miranda K. –
This was a great way to study a new artist and create art inspired by them.
Laurie Shapiro –
I especially love the updates! My students were very successful with the simplicity of Miro’s lines and the way the resource helped them achieve great results.
Carmen E. –
Great quick project for students.
Andrea Ormond –
By far, my second grade students’ favorite! We watched a kid-video on Miro and then they followed along with this product. It was easy to follow and their artworks turned out amazing!
Fiona M. –
Great resource. Loved it!
Elementary One Stop Shop (Teacher-Author) –
My students had so much fun with this!
Erin T. –
This was a great activity!
Miss T Pot –
My classes LOVED this activity! They wanted to do multiple artworks and they were engaged the whole time. Very little prep work and if you make a big deal about how the randomness is actually very cool – they are less likely to “choose” their own number!
Elva Studio (Teacher-Author) –
I have bought so many of these roll a master piece dice. I always love them! This one did not disappoint. They are fun and an excellent resource to teach art history.
jesse B. –
My students love these art games,
Kristen E. –
This was a great activity to do right before Christmas break! It was fun AND educational and the students really enjoyed making their creations!
Debbie Casburn –
Great resource that engaged my students
MIRANDA S. –
Thank you! This was a lot of fun and we enjoyed our creations!
Karina G. –
Great resource, thank you!
Dana T. –
Great resource! These were fun to make!
Deborah G. –
A great product! Thanks!
Auriana Reznik –
The kids liked having a choice with the roll a line and it helped scaffold reluctant artists.
C Woo –
Thanks!
Sarah F. –
I am the STEM teacher at my school, but had to be the art teacher for a week. I had to find something fast for lessons and boy, did these really deliver! These had everything that I wanted – art history, examples, and fun projects that I used for everyone, Kindies on up to the 5th grade. 2 of their pieces from these lessons even ended up in the district art show! LOVE THEM!!
Susan M. –
Used for choices in my virtual classroom. Gave students options without having to ask “What do i do?”
lisa P. –
I think they should make prisoners write sub plans for punishment. The worse the crime, the more one has to document his her day to the minute so someone else can copy it. Ugh. That’s why we go to school when we are sick–it’s better than having to write sub plans. I left this packet for a guest teacher on a day I had to teach art to all grade levels. I didn’t write much except, “Have a great day. See the attached packet.” These directions and the accompanying PowerPoint were not only easy for the teacher to follow, the stuff the kids produced looked great. I love every Glitter Meets Glue dice roll game I have purchased. I have at least five. The resource looks professional and the work that results is always impressive!
Karen Siwak –
This was well received by my students. Their artworks turned out really fun and they now love Miro!
Laura F. –
Simple and so effective. All children engaged excellently with the activity and everyone was enabled to feel successful. Highly recommend and look forward to using it again in the future
Heather D. –
Great!
REBECCA D. –
Was a great resource to bring out creativity of students! They love the randomness rolling a dice brings!
celia C. –
Great artist to use as a sub plan or a one day lesson about movement and figures. I love the “you pick” column! thank you
kelly D. –
We love this resource
M M. –
Excellent! I love your ÒRoll-A-MasterpieceÓ lessons, theyÕre always so successful!
Susanne S. –
Great resource!
Emily B. –
great lesson…the dice rolling made it fun
Susan L. –
Love this…it was such a fun activity for our famous art week
Ana Azurmendi –
Great resource and easy to use.
Kristen C. –
This is great – thank you!
Jacqueline S. –
My students loved it!
Jessica F. –
A fun take on Miro and makes silly people. A good way to show kids that it doesn’t need to look like a real person to be art!