Jacob Lawrence Elementary Lesson Plan
Let's celebrate Jacob Lawrence!
Read the entry on Jacob Lawrence in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison, then extend the learning with this lesson plan, featuring a print-and-go activity where students are invited to emulate some of Jacob Lawrence's techniques by telling a story with a beginning, middle, and end across four panels using simple, flat shapes and a limited color palette, an art prompt for a more long-form exploration of telling a story through paintings, and a new original coloring page.
Included in this lesson:
Book and video recommendations
Materials list
Art prompt combining story telling with painting
Printable activity page where students can summarize a story across four panels using simple shapes and limited bright colors
Jacob Lawrence coloring page featuring one of Jacob'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 Jacob Lawrence!
Read the entry on Jacob Lawrence in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison, then extend the learning with this lesson plan, featuring a print-and-go activity where students are invited to emulate some of Jacob Lawrence's techniques by telling a story with a beginning, middle, and end across four panels using simple, flat shapes and a limited color palette, an art prompt for a more long-form exploration of telling a story through paintings, and a new original coloring page.
Included in this lesson:
Book and video recommendations
Materials list
Art prompt combining story telling with painting
Printable activity page where students can summarize a story across four panels using simple shapes and limited bright colors
Jacob Lawrence coloring page featuring one of Jacob'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 Jacob Lawrence!
Read the entry on Jacob Lawrence in Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison, then extend the learning with this lesson plan, featuring a print-and-go activity where students are invited to emulate some of Jacob Lawrence's techniques by telling a story with a beginning, middle, and end across four panels using simple, flat shapes and a limited color palette, an art prompt for a more long-form exploration of telling a story through paintings, and a new original coloring page.
Included in this lesson:
Book and video recommendations
Materials list
Art prompt combining story telling with painting
Printable activity page where students can summarize a story across four panels using simple shapes and limited bright colors
Jacob Lawrence coloring page featuring one of Jacob'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!