Aaron Douglas Elementary Lesson Plan
Let's celebrate Aaron Douglas!
Read the entry on Aaron Douglas in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison, then extend the learning with this lesson plan, featuring a beautiful art assignment with optional printable exploring Douglas' use of symbolism in his art, plus two original coloring pages.
Included in this lesson:
Book and video recommendations
Materials list
Art prompt and accompanying worksheet exploring Aaron Douglas' use of symbolism in his artwork
Coloring page exploring two techniques Aaron Douglas employed in his most famous paintings- radiating circles or shapes that focus the viewer's attention on the most important element in his paintings and color variations where those radiating lines fracture the image.
Aaron Douglas coloring page featuring one of Aaron's famous quotations
This Black History lesson is one of the 21 lessons in our Read Glow Grow: A Celebration of 21 Black History Luminaries unit. This lesson, like all the lessons in Read Glow Grow, features read alouds for all ages coupled with innovative and engaging art activities and was designed to be appropriate and accessible for a wide range of elementary-aged learners, from K-6th grades and even beyond.
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Let's celebrate Aaron Douglas!
Read the entry on Aaron Douglas in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison, then extend the learning with this lesson plan, featuring a beautiful art assignment with optional printable exploring Douglas' use of symbolism in his art, plus two original coloring pages.
Included in this lesson:
Book and video recommendations
Materials list
Art prompt and accompanying worksheet exploring Aaron Douglas' use of symbolism in his artwork
Coloring page exploring two techniques Aaron Douglas employed in his most famous paintings- radiating circles or shapes that focus the viewer's attention on the most important element in his paintings and color variations where those radiating lines fracture the image.
Aaron Douglas coloring page featuring one of Aaron's famous quotations
This Black History lesson is one of the 21 lessons in our Read Glow Grow: A Celebration of 21 Black History Luminaries unit. This lesson, like all the lessons in Read Glow Grow, features read alouds for all ages coupled with innovative and engaging art activities and was designed to be appropriate and accessible for a wide range of elementary-aged learners, from K-6th grades and even beyond.
Connect with us!
We'd love to hear what you think and see photos of how you used this product! Also, please consider signing up for our newsletter to receive a freebie every month!
Let's celebrate Aaron Douglas!
Read the entry on Aaron Douglas in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison, then extend the learning with this lesson plan, featuring a beautiful art assignment with optional printable exploring Douglas' use of symbolism in his art, plus two original coloring pages.
Included in this lesson:
Book and video recommendations
Materials list
Art prompt and accompanying worksheet exploring Aaron Douglas' use of symbolism in his artwork
Coloring page exploring two techniques Aaron Douglas employed in his most famous paintings- radiating circles or shapes that focus the viewer's attention on the most important element in his paintings and color variations where those radiating lines fracture the image.
Aaron Douglas coloring page featuring one of Aaron's famous quotations
This Black History lesson is one of the 21 lessons in our Read Glow Grow: A Celebration of 21 Black History Luminaries unit. This lesson, like all the lessons in Read Glow Grow, features read alouds for all ages coupled with innovative and engaging art activities and was designed to be appropriate and accessible for a wide range of elementary-aged learners, from K-6th grades and even beyond.
Connect with us!
We'd love to hear what you think and see photos of how you used this product! Also, please consider signing up for our newsletter to receive a freebie every month!