Description
Reggie Laurent Collage Game
Are you looking for a fun way to supplement your art history lessons? Going to be absent and need last minute art sub plans? Fill up your sub tub with low-prep art lessons like this Reggie Laurent collage project that excites students. Teach your students about modern art as well as how to create tints and shades using oil pastels.
Are you trying to foster more independence in your art room? This Reggie Laurent collage art game makes for the best and most productive early finisher activity for your students. You can set up a choice-based art center where students select an activity amongst different ones.
Print out the game board and directions back to back, put them in a labeled folders, and let them pick what they’d like to create. This is similar to a directed drawing activity in which students are guided through the art process.
If you’re a teacher looking for a differentiated art lesson that boosts independent thinking, problem-solving, and skill-acquisition, this will do the trick.
Student Directions
You will create a Reggie Laurent collage by rolling the die and collecting the different parts needed to create it.
- First, roll the die twice to pick two organic shapes from the first column.
- Then, roll again to pick two more from the second and third columns. You will now have six organic shapes.
- Roll twice to pick two geometric shapes from the fourth and fifth columns. You will now have four geometric shapes.
- Next, draw all the shapes on separate scraps of construction paper.
- Cut them out and glue them down onto a sheet of black cardstock paper. Leave space between them. If you have extra space, repeat some shapes.
- Then, using either oil pastels or construction paper crayons, draw patterns on all your shapes. Be creative! Use different colors, lines, and shapes to make your patterns.
- Lastly, using washable tempera paint in squeeze bottles, draw squigly lines around all your shapes. Squeeze gently! And keep your hand closer to the paper so you can control the bottle. If you don’t have paint, you can use crayon or oil pastels to make the squiggles.
And that’s how you play this Reggie Laurent collage game!
Teacher Directions
I’ve included three ways students can generate their design. The first is the game board where students roll the die to select their parts. The second is a “you pick” board. Both of these are printables. And lastly, for teachers needing engaging lessons during distance learning, I’ve added digital spinner wheels!
First, print out the winter hat drawing game and picture directions back-to-back. Then give your students dice and watch them have fun creating their own art project independently. If you have access to a smartboard or projector, use the accompanying PowerPoint presentation. It will guide the students during each part of the art project.
Once completed, have students use the self-assessment rubrics to evaluate their artwork based on craftsmanship, creativity, following directions, work habits, project goals, and clean up. And then have them complete the “Big Ideas” sheet so they can connect the creation process to their learning.
If you are substituting or need a fast finisher activity, use the included coloring page.
Grade Levels
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades
Main Learning Objective
- Students will be able to design a non-objective, abstract collage using an array of materials and geometric and free-form shapes inspired by Georgia-based artist Reggie Laurent.
Materials
- Black Cardstock Paper
- Colored Construction Paper
- Glue
- Construction Paper Crayons
- Scissors
- Squeeze Bottles
- Washable Tempera Paints
You Will Receive
- 17-Page, Non-Editable PDF (Reggie Laurent Game)
- 9-Page Non-Editable PowerPoint Presentation
- Dice Game
- Choice-Based Drawing Version of the Game
- Step-by-Step Picture Tutorial and Directions
- Reggie Laurent Biography Handout
- Visual Arts Self-Assessment Rubrics
- Artist “Big Ideas” Reflection Sheets
- 8, “I CAN” Statements Aligned to the Studio Habits of Mind
- 4 Exit Tickets
- Practice Drawing Page
- Coloring Page
- Paperless Google Drive digital resource for students (also for use in Google Classroom, Schoology, Canvas, Seesaw, Microsoft OneDrive, Teams, and anywhere else you can share a link to a file…link on the bottom of page 2)
- Digital Spinner Wheels in the download as well as on Google Slides and YouTube (links on the bottom of page 3)
Testimonials
Great for teaching organic shapes to my 2nd graders, thank you! – Celia C.
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. – Megan L.
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. – Veronica H.
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. – Cynthia B.
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kathyquinn1612 (verified owner) –
What a FUN take on teaching kids about geometric and free-form shapes! My kids LOVED the squirt bottles!
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.