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An Elementary Lesson Plan
and
Cave Art
links
CONCEPT:
The first artists were cave
people
OBJECTIVES:
Participate in a discussion
about primitive cave people
simulate an environment that
resembles a prehistoric cave
work as a part of a group
VOCABULARY:
Stone Age, Cave Man, Texture,
Rock Painting
MATERIALS:
large box (refrigerator box),
charcoal, tempera paints,
brown bulletin board or
wrapping paper
PROCEDURES:
1. Look at visuals of cave
paintings ie: Crystal Production's Cave Art Prints
2. Discuss the animals, why they
are drawn with small legs, what colors were
used,
what materials the cavemen may
have used, what the purpose for the drawings was
3. Divide class into small
groups . Give each child some charcoal and a small amount of paint. Use
earth colors .
4. Have students draw an outline
of an animal they would hunt if they were a caveman.
5. Paint the drawing using the
colors that the Stone Age people would have used.
6. Have another small group come
paint inside the cave until everyone has had a turn.
7. Crumble up the brown butcher
paper, lay it flat, attach it to the outside of box. Have student s draw
some
stones and cliffs on the outside
of cave.
8. Compare and contrast the wall
with the cave paintings.
Ask students how it feels to be
inside the cave. How do they think the cavemen felt about their cave.
EVALUATION:
1. Animal drawn using charcoal
outline
2. Followed directions
3. Large animal drawn/painted
with earth colors
4. Worked cooperatively in
groups
5. Participation in critique
6. Participation in building of
cave
7. High craftsmanship
FAVORITE CAVE
ART LINKS
French Cave Paintings
Stone Age Tools
and Weapons
A Stone Age Project
Prehistoric Art and
Adornment
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Created by Tabitha Ward
November 1997
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