Easy Surrealist Apples K

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What You’ll Need

Easy surrealist apples

K

Topics Covered Line, Shape & Pattern

Time Needed 2 Sessions at 40 Minutes


Easy Surrealist apples

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

12” x 9” white or colored sulphite

paper

Black oil pastel or crayon

Colored oil pastels

Liquid tempera paint

12” x 9” painted or colored paper for

background

Painted paper and/or colored paper

scraps

Scissors

White school glue

Decorative elements such as buttons,

paper flowers, foam sticker shapes,

etc.

In this lesson, children use painted paper or colored

paper for the backdrop to a colorful, surrealist apple.

Children learn about René Magritte and why apples

appear in many of his artworks. Children practice

painting shapes, drawing patterns and cutting paper.

ABOUT SURREALISM

Surrealism is a strange or wacky view of life that often

resembles dreams. In real life, René Magritte spent

his days in Brussels, Belgium painting in his

apartment. He dressed like an everyday man,

wearing a black suit and bowler hat.

Many of Magritte’s paintings feature a bowler hat.

One of Magritte’s most famous paintings, The Son of

Man, 1964, shows a man’s face covered by an apple.

He enjoyed making these types of strange portraits

and each one he made, he used different everyday

objects to cover or partially cover the subject’s face.

Easy Surrealist Apples timeline

Prep

• Work from previous session

• Scissors & glue

• 12” x 18” painted or colored

paper for background

• Painted or colored

paper scraps

• Optional: Flower

template, buttons,

foam sticker

Day two

In Class

Prep

• 12” x 18” white or colored sulphite paper

• Black oil pastel or crayon

• White liquid tempera paint

• Small paintbrush

• Messy mat

1. Watch the lesson video from the beginning to 1:47

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2. Pass out supplies 3

3. Continue watching the video from 1:50 to 2:39; draw the apple shape

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4. Watch the video from 2:39 to 3:32; draw the stem and the leaf

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5. Watch the video from 3:40 to 4:56 2

6. Draw designs in apple 10

7. Watch video from 4:56 to 5:42 1

8. Fill in designs with white paint 13

9. Clean up 5

In Class

Day One


1. Watch the video from 5:42 to 7:07 2

2. Pass out supplies 3

3. Cut out apple and glue to background 5

4. Continue watching the video at 7:07 to end

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5. Make flower and finish your apple 23

6. Clean up 5

Lesson Notes: Keep some tape handy in case students accidentally cut off the stem or leaf.

Adaptations: Use pre-cut shapes and/or adaptive scissors to aid with grip. Use sponges to stamp clouds.


Drawing the appleUsing a black oil pastel or

crayon, draw a large circle.

Older students can identify

the top of the apple by flattening out

the top. Most Kinders will be happy

with a circle!

Draw the stem by drawing a

slightly curved line from the

top part of the apple to the

top edge of the paper. Duplicate the

same line and enclose the shape at

the top.

Draw 2 or 3 slightly curved

lines for the center of the

leaf.

Draw a curved line for the

top of the leaf and a curved

line for the bottom of the

leaf.

Decide what type of pattern

to add inside the apple.

Keep it very simple. Ideas

include: clouds, a sun, flowers,

stars, hearts, polka dots, rainbow,

ocean waves, sailboat, etc.

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Painting the appleKeep the paint colors to a minimum. If

using colored paper, adding just white

can be very effective. Other liquid

tempera paint colors may not pop on

colored paper. If using white paper, feel

free to offer a selection of 1-3 colors.

Using a medium round brush, carefully

paint inside the patterns. If a child paints

over their drawing, don’t worry. After the

paint dries, they can trace over the lines

again.


Adding the detailsWhen the paint dries, trace over any lines covered in paint. Use colored oil pastels to add

any more details to the art work.

Cut out apple shape and glue to background

color.

For added technical skill; consider asking the children to look for a color that is a

COMPLEMENTARY COLOR to their apple. If

their apple is red, the complementary color is

green, etc.

Teaching Tip: if children aren’t sure how to find out what a complementary color is for their

artwork, use a color wheel. Have children find

the closest color to their apple and point to it

on the color wheel. Then, walk their fingers

across the center line and find the color opposite of their apple color. Children are

thrilled by their personal discoveries of

physically finding the answer!

On the back of a colored piece of painted

paper, draw a flower (use template provided), or any other shape. Cut out the shape and glue to

apple.

If desired, glue a button, stick a foam shape or

add any other decorative elements to the

apple.


Flower template


NATIONAL CORE ARTS STANDARDS-Kindergarten

CREATING Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work — Imaginative play with materials—

art-making in response to an artistic problem.

Organize and develop artistic ideas and work — Experiment to build skills in art-making—

identify safe and non-toxic materials-create art of different environments

Refine and complete artistic work—Explain process while creating art

Presenting/producing Analyze, interpret and select artistic work for presentation— explain why artwork is

chosen for portfolio or personal display

Develop and refine artistic work for presentation — explain the purpose of a portfolio or

collection

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work — explain what an art museum

is and why it is different from other buildings

Responding Perceive and analyze artistic work- identify uses of art within one’s personal environment-

describe what an image represents Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work — interpret art by identifying subject matter

and describing relevant details

Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work— explain reasons for selecting a preferred artwork

Connecting Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art- create art that

tells a story about a life experience Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding —create art that tells a story about a life experience

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which

they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

As you read through the story (see the book list in the Bundle Guide), you can have students talk

about the illustrations and why they were picked to go with that part of the text.

CCSS.Math.Content.K.G.A.1 Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of

these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

You can have students identify the shapes being drawn and ask them to describe where they should

be placed in relation to each other in order to make their patterns inside the apple, encouraging

them to use words such as above, below, etc.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a

reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference

about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is…).

Students address this standard when completing the artist statement worksheet (located in

Resources). They are writing their opinion about the artwork they made based on how it was

created and how they were inspired.

Common core standards for SURREALIST APPLES

I CAN STATEMENTS FOR SURREALIST APPLES

• Today I will learn about RENÉ MAGRITTE, so that I CAN talk about his artwork and learn about

SURREALISM.

• Today I will learn about LINE and SHAPE, so that I CAN follow directions drawing an APPLE. I’ll

know I have it when it is large and filled with a PATTERN.

• Today I will learn about COLOR, so that I CAN use a COMPLEMENTARY color for my background

that makes my apple pop.


ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

Student Name:

Did the student draw a large apple and fill it with at least one pattern?

Did the student follow directions when painting their shapes?

Did the student use a complementary color for their background?

Main Ideas from:

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