Reggie Laurent Collage Game
Ready to teach a Black History Month art project that’ll keep elementary art kids engaged? This Reggie Laurent art lesson will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will appreciate his abstract paintings of geometric and organic shapes. Moreover, they’ll enjoy playing a roll a dice game to make a collage project of their own!
And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on modern Black artists like Reggie Laurent.
During this art project, your class will learn the process that Reggie Laurent follows to create his non-objective paintings. Use it to discuss bright colors, cluttered space, and shapes in art. Kids will create a collage free-form shapes using the step-by-step guide and PowerPoint.
Plan lessons for students about Black art history 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 My Collage Art Lesson
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 Reggie Laurent art project. 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” idea 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
- Reggie Laurent Artist biography about the life and work of this 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 Reggie Laurent’s paintings outside of the art room
Ways to Use this Reggie Laurent Collage Project for Black History Month
This art project 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 (Reggie Laurent Collage 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 were so engaged! These turned out absolutely beautiful. I appreciate the worksheet that outlined each shape in columns and gave them an opportunity to practice drawing the shapes first.
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My students loved getting to see the different types or art and explore creating abstract art. These were great to display with our Black History writing reports in the hallway.
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This is a well written lesson. It was fun for my face-to-face students and for my distance learners. I used this for all grades that I teach K-5. It was easy to follow along.
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Sherry S. –
I used this resource during summer school for a collage/printmaking enrichment class I was teaching in the afternoons. It was a life saver, and the students really enjoyed it!
Darvie K. –
We had an art fair and this resource made teaching a Reggie Laurent style doable for my kindergarten class. The students were each able to make their piece unique.
Gemma M. –
Students were really interested in the symbols during our AHM learning and enjoyed creating their own quilt.
Jennifer P. –
Excellent resource! The students truly enjoyed the activity. There was no prep involved and the art work was fun and enjoyable for the students.
Cheryl H. –
Diving into this lantern project has truly livened up my 5th-grade classroom for Chinese New Year week. It’s been a real hit, making learning super engaging and hands-on. The setup was a piece of cake, requiring hardly any prep time, which is a huge plus. The kids got really into it, showing off their creativity in ways I hadn’t seen before. It’s turned our classroom wall into a display! The essay topic was also fun and created lots of conversation about personalities. This project is a big win in my eyes Ð it’s fun, educational, and keeps all the kids hooked. Definitely a game-changer for this holiday.
Maria H. –
Students loved creating art using this resource. They enjoyed learning about Reggie Laurent and were enagaged in the learning.
Sunny Days and Recess (Teacher-Author) –
We LOVED using this in our class at our arts integration school! I try to do art with my students at least once a week and this was a great project where the kids were able to learn about an artist and create a piece inspired by his! We learned a lot about Reggie Laurent and the kids loved it! There was enough instruction to complete the project, but enough freedom for the projects to be unique! Rolling dice to choose the shapes was a fun addition!
Kristen K. –
The students loved learning about this artist and creating art inspired by him.
Inspired By French (Teacher-Author) –
Students found this engaging during Black History Month
Sarah A. –
Great resource! Also love the “I can” statements and self-reflection provide. Merci!
Madeline Lai –
My students enjoyed completing the activity, it was very fun for the students.
Ashley R. –
We have been learning about black artists this month. The Kiddos loved this activity.
Karen McKee –
My students enjoyed this resource and their art looked beautiful. I found a little more information online about the artist to compliment the resource. The steps were straightforward and easy for my class to follow. Having options to use the dice or the spinners added to the engagement in the project! Thank you!
Elissas P. –
My students had so much fun with this activity! They turned out beautiful. We have received so many compliments on our bulletin board.
Megan B. –
This resource was exactly what I was looking for. My students enjoyed it as well and found it helpful.
Erin P. –
This is a wonderful resource. It was perfect for the needs of my classroom. Thanks so much!
Elaine Jelbert –
Was helpful for my lesson on 2D shapes and organic shapes.
A little Teacher Doing Big Things (Teacher-Author) –
Great little resource
Colleen G. –
Needed a last minute art lesson when our art teacher was absent. I modified to make it work for kindergarten and they enjoyed their creations!
Sowmia K. –
Great resource that helped students create a variety of shapes in their artwork.
Theresa O. –
This is such a fun, engaging art lesson!
Kimberlee S. –
A fun and creative art activity. Thank you!
Angie Braiantsis –
Thank you!
Megan L. –
My students loved getting to see the different types or art and explore creating abstract art. These were great to display with our Black History writing reports in the hallway.
Veronia H. –
My students were so engaged! These turned out absolutely beautiful. I appreciate the worksheet that outlined each shape in columns and gave them an opportunity to practice drawing the shapes first. I had to adapt a few parts to fit my class but it was great. I also found some videos to show that give some background information on Reggie Laurent.
Jenny H. –
My students loved this activity! Thank you.
Julia S. –
This was the easiest art lesson I have ever done! It was great to have to only prepare the supplies and nothing else. They loved the game and the self assessment was perfect for grade 2! Thank you!
Joanna J. –
Thank you
Danielle S. –
Great Resource. Thank you so much!
Brielle Caldera (verified owner) –
This is a well written lesson. It was fun for my face-to-face students and for my distance learners. I used this for all grades that I teach K-5. It was easy to follow along.
Kim D. –
Great resource for my class library!
Lucky Learning with Molly Lynch (Teacher-Author) –
Loved introducing my class to some new artists – thank you so much!
kari B. –
This was a great activity to use as we learned about Reggie. My gifted students really enjoyed creating their artwork!
jesse B. –
Great resource for drawing.
Cynthia B. –
This is a well written lesson. It was fun for my face-to-face students and for my distance learners. I used this for all grades that I teach K-5. It was easy to follow along.
Donna Key –
My boys enjoyed learning about this artist and rolling the dice to choose a design. Their artwork turned out awesome!
Julia H. –
Fun, easy at home art lesson to introduce an artist during Black History Month! Thank you!
Erin M. –
Thank you so much! This was a great lesson and my students loved this art.
celia C. –
great for teaching organic shapes to my 2nd graders, thank you!
kathyquinn1612 (verified owner) –
What a FUN take on teaching kids about geometric and free-form shapes! My kids LOVED the squirt bottles!