capturing joy k-7
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What You’ll Need
Capturing joy
Topics Covered Color, Unity & Emotion
Time Needed 2-3 Session at 45 Minutes
K-7
ABOUT JOY Have you ever felt a rush of happiness and
contentment? Like everything is right in the
world? That’s JOY. Joy is a bit different than
happiness, because happiness only lasts for
a fleeting moment,
while joy is
something that is
built up within a
person and
endures even
through problems
and hardship.
This lesson is jam-packed with
opportunities for students to reflect on
things that bring them joy, as well as
create a meditative piece of artwork to
represent themselves. There are three
different versions of the lesson included
so it can be used for kindergarten
through seventh grade.
What You’ll Need: All versions
Puck tempera paint
Liquid tempera paint & bubble wrap
Medium round & flat paintbrushes
Scissors & glue
K-2 additional supplies:
Oil pastels (optional)
Glitter
6” x 9” colored sulphite
3-4 additional supplies:
Chalk markers or paint pens
9” x 12” white sulphite paper
Colored markers
5-7 additional supplies:
Colored card stock & circle tracers
Cardboard squares
Yarn
Hole punch & paper fasteners
Colored, painted or glitter paper
National Core Arts Standard Connecting: Anchor Standard #10:
Synthesize and relate knowledge and
personal experiences to make art.
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Capturing joy
First steps• Begin by completing the planning sheet on page
seven. This will help you plan your COLOR SCHEME. A color scheme is a planned use of color.
• Use a pencil to draw a large
“whoosh” shape. For K-2nd
students, use 12” x 18” white
sulphite paper. For 3-7th, use
18” x 24” white sulphite.
• From the top left side of the
paper, draw a long, gently
curving line that stops at the middle of the right
side. Draw another line from bottom left side to the
same point. The shape should taper to a point.
• Use cake tempera to paint inside the “whoosh”.
Use a flat paintbrush to save time. Use colors from
your planning worksheet.
• For added TEXTURE, paint the center of a small
square of bubble wrap with liquid tempera paint.
Press it gently on the paper, then repeat. This step is
optional for K-2.
• Use a palette of your chosen colors to paint
REPEATING circles on your “whoosh” with liquid
tempera paint. Repetition will help give your artwork
a sense of UNITY.
• To save time, use
one color and add
circles of multiple
sizes across the
paper, then repeat
with another color.
Handout on page 7
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K-2: final steps• Start with a 6” x 9” colored piece of sulphite paper.
Fold it in half VERTICALLY.
• With a pencil, draw half of a heart.
• Cut while folded.
• Open up and use a
Sharpie to add your
name to the center of
the heart.
• Add repeating LINES and SHAPES to create a
PATTERN around the outer edge of the heart.
• Use markers or crayons to add some color to the heart.
• Glue the heart to the thin end of the “whoosh”.
• As an optional step, use oil pastels to add joyful lines
to your paper, radiating from and inside the circles.
• Use liquid glue to draw curved lines and circles
within your “whoosh” and heart. Wherever you put the
glue, that’s where glitter will stick.
• Sprinkle glitter over the top, then allow it to sift off
by lifting it up. Save the leftover glitter.
• TIP: For younger students, setting up a glitter station is a great (and less messy) idea. Allow them to
glue at their seats, then bring their papers over to you
and you can sprinkle the glitter and shake it off over a
container. If you don’t want students to travel, you can walk around with the container as a mobile glitter station.
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3-7: adding details• For both the 3-4 and 5-7 versions, follow these
steps for the details and nets.
• Use chalk markers or paint pens
like Poscas to trace the circles, add
circles in the background, and add
patterns.
• Refer back to your planning
document for your color scheme.
• Inside several of the circles, include some short
1-2 word answers of what brings you joy.
• Make sure to use a CONTRASTING color so your
words stand out from the paint color below.
• Set aside and let dry.
• On a 9” x 12” piece of white sulphite, use a
Sharpie to draw the net.
• You can reference the drawing guide on page eight.
• Use markers to color in the net. The colors don’t
have to be realistic. Add your name to the handle.
• Cut out the net. Fold over the net portion gently
and hold it. Use scissors to cut a slice in the top
portion of the net.
• Open up the net
and slide the thin
part of your
“whoosh” into the
slice. Glue.
Handout on page 8
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5-7: adding 3d elements• Layered COLLAGE and WEAVING make up the
THREE-DIMENSIONAL elements of the 5-7 version.
• For the collage, use circle tracers to cut a variety of
sizes of circles from colored, painted or glitter paper.
Arrange them from large to small in a stack.
• Glue a small square of cardboard between each
layer to pop it up a bit and make it more
dimensional. Glue a cardboard square beneath the
largest circle when you glue it to your “whoosh”.
• For the weaving, trace a circle tracer on colored
card stock. Sulphite paper is too thin for this step.
• Use a hole punch to make a hole in the center.
• Make five cuts in toward the center of the circle.
Your number of cuts need to be an odd number for
the LOOM to work correctly.
• Slide a piece of yarn between the slits and begin
weaving in an UNDER-OVER pattern. Continue
weaving around the circle until you fill it up.
• If you need another yarn piece, you can just
wedge a new piece in where you left off.
• Poke the paper fastener through the hole in the
circle. Use a long arm stapler to make a hole in the
“whoosh”. Or you can
make a hole with a
pencil.
• Add extra details
with chalk markers to
the 3D elements.
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CAPTURING JOY PLANNING WORKSHEET
Write or draw your answers to the following questions:
Three colors that bring me joy:
Who brings you joy? What activities bring you joy?
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K-7ALL ABOUT
Add diagonal lines inside the net and oval.
Example “whoosh”
Draw a large oval near the top right corner of the paper. It should slightly slant upward. Add another oval inside.
Add a rounded triangle on the left side of the oval. Add a long, angled handle.
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D R A W I N G G U I D EJoy net
Add angled lines going the opposite way to create the netting.
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Draw a long, curved, upside-down triangle for the net. It should go almost to the bottom of the paper.
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I Can StatementsC A P T U R I N G J O Y
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Today I will learn about EMOTIONS so that
I CAN create a visual representation of JOY.
Today I will learn about COLOR so that
I CAN chose a COLOR SCHEME that I relate
with joy.
Today I will learn about SHAPE so that I CAN REPEAT circle
shapes to create a sense of UNITY in my artwork.
Criteria
Craftsmanship
Effort
Composition
Did you follow all steps?
Were you satisfied with the end result?
Did you use the supplies correctly?
Did you do your best?
Excellent Needs WorkSuccessful Progressing
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TEACHER ASSESSMENT
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
Time to evaluate your work! Review your project and check the box with your answer.
Student Name:__________________ Class:__________ Project: Capturing Joy
Student Name:__________________ Class:__________ Project: Capturing Joy
Did the student create a visual representation of the emotion joy?
Did the student choose a color scheme that they relate with joy?
Did the student repeat circular shapes to create a sense of unity?
Collage
Color scheme
Emotion
C A P T U R I N G J O Y V O C A B U L A R Y
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Joy
Loom
Repetition
C A P T U R I N G J O Y V O C A B U L A R Y
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Under-over
Unity
Weaving
C A P T U R I N G J O Y V O C A B U L A R Y
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