Elementary Art Games
Elementary art students do more than play with colors and shapes. They learn about art elements such as line, texture and space as well as art principles such as balance, perspective and symmetry. Students also learn about art vocabulary, famous artists, art materials and genre such as abstract and pop art. Games assist students in learning these topics quickly and offer students a time-saving learning method that leaves more time for art creation.
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Artist Who's Who
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Create a fact card for each different artist you will study. Each fact card should contain 10 to 20 facts that provide clues to the artist's identity. Divide students into teams. As you read the clues, students take turns guessing the name of the artist. The team to first guess correctly wins a point. Play continues until the cards are all read and one team wins.
Artist Matching Game
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Create a set of cards with different artist's names on them. Create another set of cards that contain clues about the artist's life and works. Mix the cards up and lay them face down in rows. Have students turn over two cards at a time, attempting to match the artist to his description. If there is no match, the cards are replaced in the exact same location and play continues. The student with the most matches at the end of the game wins.
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Art Picture Guessing
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Divide students into two teams. Have the names of art elements and principles in an opaque container. Students take turns pulling an art element such as texture or value, or an art principle such as scale or repetition from the container. After reading the card, the student draws a picture to illustrate that art concept as the others attempt to guess what principle or element he is drawing. The first team to correctly guess earns a point. Plays continues to a designated point total or time limit.
Art Genre Relay
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Print or locate pictures of art from different art genre. Provide containers with the names of the different genre on them such as pop art, abstract art, landscape or still life. Divide the children into teams of four to eight. Place the printed pictures in front of the teams. When play starts, each team sends one member to the picture container where he picks up the top picture and attempts to identify its genre. The team member then races to place it in the correct genre container and returns to tag the next team member who repeats the process. Play continues until all cards have been played.
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References
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