Art Lesson: Van Gogh Olive Trees Roll A Dice Game, Art Sub Plans, & Assessments

Ready to liven up a dull art history lesson? Why not try a roll a dice game? It's how I get my students excited to talk about famous artists! This art project to create a Van Gogh Olive Trees drawing is no exception. Going to be absent? Fill up your art sub plan folder with no-prep, fuss-free art projects that are easy to implement for substitute teachers. Teach your students about Post-Impressionism art, the artist's time spent in Arles, and how to use different line varieties. Step-by-step picture directions and the included PowerPoint presentation with close-up, detailed photos will guide your students from start to finish.

BE PREPARED

Are you going to be absent and need a last minute art lesson for the substitute? In search of an activity for a remote learning or distance learning situation? Relieve the stress of being absent! This Van Gogh landscape art project is structured in a way that students can do the reading and practice drawing in one lesson, and the actual project when you return the following week.

Planning on a maternity leave and looking for engaging, ready-to-go art projects that even an uncertified art sub could handle? No worries! This lesson includes everything from the activity to self-assessment resources that will keep students learning while you're out on leave.

Fill up your art sub plan folder with thorough art lessons that will motivate your students and not overwhelm your substitute. Leave copies of the game in a labeled folder inside the tub along with some dice. Once your students know how to play the game, they're easy to leave with a sub!

FOSTER INDEPENDENCE

Are you trying to cultivate self-reliance in your art room? This Van Gogh Olive Trees art game makes for the best and most productive early finisher activity for your students.

Set up a choice-based art center where students select an activity amongst different ones. Print out the game board and directions back to back, put them in a labeled folders, and let them pick what they'd like to create. This is similar to a directed drawing activity in which students are guided through the art process.

DIFFERENTIATE LESSONS

If you're an art teacher looking for a differentiated art lesson that boosts independent thinking, problem-solving, and skill-acquisition, this will do the trick.

In art, there are four main ways to differentiate: by the outcome of the project, the task at hand, the supplemental resources given to students, and the amount of support offered to each student. Despite students selecting designs from the same Vincent Van Gogh game board, the outcome of each project is unique to the creator.

I've included three ways students can generate their design. The first is the game board where students roll the die to select their parts. The second is a "you pick" board. Both of these are printables. And lastly, for teachers needing engaging lessons during distance learning, I've added digital spinner wheels!

YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 12-Page, Non-Editable PDF
• 9-Page, Non-Editable PowerPoint Presentation
• Dice Game
• Choice-Based Drawing Version of the Game
• Step-by-Step Picture Tutorial and Directions
• Vincent Van Gogh Background Information Handout
• Visual Arts Self-Assessment Rubrics
• Artist "Big Ideas" Reflection Sheets
• 8, "I CAN" Statements Aligned to the Studio Habits of Mind
• Practice Drawing Page
• Coloring Page
• Paperless Google Drive digital resource for students (also for use in Google Classroom, Schoology, Canvas, Seesaw, Microsoft OneDrive, Teams, and anywhere else you can share a link to a file...link on the bottom of page 2)
• Digital Spinner Wheels in the download as well as on Google Slides and YouTube (links on the bottom of page 3)

VAN GOGH OLIVE TREES GAME DIRECTIONS

You will create Van Gogh olive trees by rolling the die and collecting the different line varieties required to create it.

1. First, draw a sun and mountains.
2. Next, draw overlapping olive trees with twisted branches.
3. Lastly, create bumps on the ground in the orchard and shadows for the trees.
4. Then, roll the die five times to select five line varieties for your project.
5. Carefully plan your design before beginning. Balance the different line varieties throughout your composition.
6. Also consider the direction of your lines to make each area stand out.
7. Use two or three different colored pastels for each portion of the design to add interest.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

• Keith Haring Art Project
• Paul Cezanne Art Project
• Van Gogh Sunflowers Art Project

TERMS OF USE

In downloading this teacher resource, you agree that you are purchasing a single user license for personal classroom only and does not give you copyright. All teaching materials sold by Glitter Meets Glue may not be adapted, re-sold, distributed, or translated into any other language for re-sale. You may not remove the graphic credit in any of our teaching materials.

ADDITIONAL LICENSES

Would you also like to purchase a license so your colleagues may use this product, too? I offer a 10% off discount on all additional copies. Please use the honor system here as you would in your own classroom.

Created by Amie Bentley, © Glitter Meets Glue Designs, LLC