DRAW-A-THON!

DRAW-A-THON!

Suitable for Grades K-3 (adaptable for all grades)

Curriculum connections

// Create artistic works collaboratively and as an individual

// Create artistic works through purposeful play

// Explore line, shape, texture, pattern and repetition using a variety of materials

Bookings available May 1 through June 29, 2018 

End the tour in the cube, and then back in the studios, students will participate in a collaborative drawing party – DRAW-A-THON!!!

INTRODUCTION

The artists we were just talking about, Jessica and Ashleigh, have a drawing exercise they like to do with each other to help them collaborate better when they’ve been apart for a while, and they also like to host drawing parties with large groups of people. They call it DRAW-A-THON and we will be doing it today!! 

MATERIALS

• BIG pieces of paper – Newsprint & Mohawk Superfine Drawing (have big piles ready of each) 

• Bingo dabbers

• Markers

• Pencils

• Pencil crayons

• Scissors

• Glue sticks

• Coloured masking tape

• Drying rack

SET UP
Place all materials on a table at the front of the room
Make sure the drying rack is in the studio
Cue up some fun (age-appropriate) music and make sure the speaker is working
Set up the tables in a clump in the middle of the room // NO CHAIRS
Set out one piece of newsprint per student and scatter bingo dabbers around the tables
*If you have a large class, use the newsprint in portrait-orientation to make more space

PROCESS
When you bring the kids into the studios, have them each find a piece of paper to stand in front of. Let them know that we’re going to start by making some big collaborative drawings. They need to make sure they’re listening because you will shout out commands for them to change places, marks, colours and more. (Like Simon Says)

You’ll get them to change what they’re doing roughly every minute or two. Keep an eye out for full/finished drawings and replace with new paper.
Is everyone ready?
Grab a bingo dabber!
Let’s all make – SQUIGGLY LINES!
STOP! Move to the left.

Repeat like this for 15 or so minutes. If they’re loving it, let them draw a bit longer.

Some prompts:

eyelashes

circles

squiggles

stars

grid

stripes

dots

triangles

switch colours

fast

faster

slow

slowest

fuzzy lines

scribble squares

water

birds

hands

zig zags

swirls

“U”s 

When they’re ready, move on to part two: independent collage/drawings.

Invite the students to pick out some of the collaborative drawings that they like and have them cut them up, glue them onto the larger drawing paper and add their own marks.
Encourage them to set themselves up on the floor or on the tables, with or without chairs.
Encourage them to use as many or as few of the materials as they choose. 

With 15 minutes remaining:
Clean up! Everyone must put the paper scraps in the big recycle bin and help put the materials away in their respective bins.

Let’s compare our drawings & talk about the process. What was fun/hard/silly?

Take a picture – they’re ADORABLE!