What a great lesson to help students to think about balance! First I introduced Mandalas and their different cultural significance. We discussed the different kinds of balance mandalas have including radial and symmetrical balance. After talking about the different lines, shapes and other Elements of Art we could see, we made a science connection to flowers.We used the mandalas for the center of our flowers. I could not be more amazed at the different patterns some students came up with for their artwork!
After we designed our mandalas then we added petals and a stem to create the flower with crayons. Then we used watercolor to finish by adding a sky and ground. Students were thinking art smart by choosing some different colors for their sky besides blue, such as violet for night or orange and red for a sunset.
These pictures are from a second grade class. But this lesson can be done with students all the way up to fifth. And it is great for a one day project with older students you just don't make the flower connection. A big thank you to Adventures of an Art Teacher for this idea!
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