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Name: Liz Heil Grade Level: 3 Project Description: African Tribal Masks

This lesson plan teaches 3rd grade students about African tribal masks through a craft project. Students will learn about the uses and features of traditional African masks and create their own mask using felt, craft foam, and raffia. To assess learning, students will write down three facts they learned about African masks on an index card. The lesson addresses art, geography, and cultural standards and provides accommodations for students with special needs.

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Name: Liz Heil Grade Level: 3 Project Description: African Tribal Masks

This lesson plan teaches 3rd grade students about African tribal masks through a craft project. Students will learn about the uses and features of traditional African masks and create their own mask using felt, craft foam, and raffia. To assess learning, students will write down three facts they learned about African masks on an index card. The lesson addresses art, geography, and cultural standards and provides accommodations for students with special needs.

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Art 396.

101 Teaching a Lesson


Art Education for Elementary Teachers
Instructor: Barbara Kling

Name: Liz Heil Grade Level: 3rd


Project Description: African Tribal Masks
Art and Geography

Objective:
• Students will be able to understand the uses of African masks
• Students will be able to create a recognizable mask of African culture
• Students will be able to recall three facts from the lesson
Standards:
• NA-VA.K-4.1 Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
• NA-VA.K-4.4 Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
• NA-VA.K-4.6 Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines
• 7.3.3 B. Geography 3rd Grade Identify the human characteristics of places and regions by their cultural
characteristics
Materials:
• Felt pieces in black
• Felt pieces in tan/white
• Craft foam in brown
• Colored or plain Raffia (if colored-earth tones)
• Glue
• Scissors
Steps of Instruction:
• Review with the class the current unit of World Cultures
• Introduce the new culture of “Africa”
• Introduce the African tradition of masks
• Discuss the uses of the traditional masks in Africa
• Discuss the traditional features of an African mask
• Distribute handout of traditional African masks
• Introduce the African Mask Craft
• Describe the directions for the craft
• Display the sample project and answer any questions
• Have students collect the materials for the craft
• Help students with craft completion
Assessment:
• Hand out an index card to every student
• Students will write three facts that they learned about African masks during the lesson
• Students will write their names on the back and hand them to teacher on the way out the door
Accommodations:
• Students with limited fine motor skills would have precut felt pieces that have adhesive on the back for
easy application
• Mentally disables students would be assisted by an aid or teacher and could use a checklist or have an
example right in front of them
Sources:
• http://www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/lib/stateboard_ed/pdfgeography.pdf
• http://www.artyfactory.com
• http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/africa/make_an_african_mask.htm

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