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Who Will See Your Art?

Art for Specific Audiences

Day 141of 180
Week 29of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that art can be created for different audiences

2

Identify how artwork might change based on who will view it

3

Develop empathy by considering the perspective of art viewers

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 22:29

“Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; he won't stand before obscure men.”

— Proverbs 22:29 (WEB)

Demonstrates how skill and thoughtfulness in creating can impact the audience's appreciation

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blank paper
  • Colored pencils or markers
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: Grade 2 Art
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse art lesson! Let's think about how artists create art for different people.

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about working together in our last art project?
2Teaching (12 min)

Today we'll explore how artists think about who might see their artwork

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Different people like different kinds of art
  • Artists think about their audience when creating
  • Art can make people feel happy, inspired, or comforted
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What kind of art do you think a baby might like?
  • How might art for your grandparents be different from art for your friends?
3Activity: Audience Art Challenge (14 min)
drawing

Create two small artworks for different audiences

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a picture that would make a young child smile
  2. Draw a picture that would make an older person feel happy
  3. Compare the two drawings
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Draw one picture and describe who might like it

Challenge: Write a short explanation of why you chose specific elements for each audience

4Closing (4 min)

Share your artwork and discuss how you thought about your audience

📝 Review Questions:
  • How did your art change when thinking about different people?
  • What makes art special to different people?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll create art specifically for a young child

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Second graders are developing empathy and understanding of different perspectives

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creative thinking
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Help child think beyond their own preferences
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find it challenging to imagine perspectives different from their own

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Attempts to modify artwork based on imagined audience

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional drawing prompts
  • Discuss how Biblical characters might create art for different audiences

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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