Lesson Plan | Socioemotional Learning | Art Perception

Objective

Duration: (10 - 15 minutes)

The aim of this phase is to prepare students to understand and appreciate visual and tactile arts, fostering the growth of perception and emotional expression skills. By clarifying the lesson objectives, the teacher provides a clear trajectory for the activities and discussions that will follow, ensuring alignment with the development of the learners' social-emotional skills.

Objective Utama

1. Develop the ability to recognise and describe visual and tactile elements in artworks.

2. Encourage students to express their emotions and feelings through the appreciation and analysis of art.

Introduction

Duration: (15 - 20 minutes)

Emotional Warmup Activity

🌍 Journey to the Realm of Art 🌍

The selected warm-up activity is Creative Visualization, a mindfulness technique where students imagine calming and positive scenes to help them concentrate and become present for the art class.

1. Invite students to sit comfortably with straight backs and feet flat on the floor, and to close their eyes.

2. Guide them to take three deep breaths, inhaling through their noses and exhaling through their mouths slowly.

3. Tell them they will imagine a unique art gallery, starting with: 'Picture yourself entering an art gallery filled with stunning, colourful paintings. The floor is smooth wood, and soft lighting highlights each piece.'

4. Continue the visualization: 'Stroll slowly through the gallery, taking in each painting. Notice the colours, shapes, and details. What feelings arise as you observe these artworks?'

5. Encourage students to focus on a particular artwork that stands out to them. 'Now, choose the piece that captured your attention the most. Reflect on its details, colours, and textures. How does this piece resonate with you?'

6. After a few moments, gently prompt students to open their eyes and return to the present, carrying the positive feelings they experienced during the exercise.

Content Contextualization

Understanding art is crucial for human growth. When we engage with a piece of art, we don't just see colours and forms; we connect with the artist's emotions and intentions. This bond fosters empathy and helps us to appreciate diverse perspectives and realities. Moreover, art serves as a profound channel for emotional expression, allowing us to articulate feelings in ways that words sometimes fail to capture. By learning to perceive and interpret visual and tactile arts, students enhance their technical abilities and develop a deeper self-awareness and awareness of others, thus contributing to their social-emotional development.

Development

Duration: (60 - 75 minutes)

Theory Guide

Duration: (20 - 25 minutes)

1. Visual Elements: Clarify that visual elements are the basic components found in any artwork, including line, shape, colour, texture, space, value, and perspective. For example, line creates contours or suggests motion, while shape can be geometric (like circles or squares) or organic (more free-form).

2. Composition Principles: Explain that these principles help arrange visual elements cohesively. They include balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, and unity. For instance, balance can be symmetrical (equal on both sides) or asymmetrical.

3. Art Interpretation: Discuss how interpreting a work of art involves examining both the visual elements and compositional principles while also considering the historical, cultural, and emotional context. For example, Van Gogh's painting can be studied not just for technique, but for the emotional state he was in while creating it.

4. Emotional Expression in Art: Explain how art serves as a robust medium for expressing emotions. The use of colour, shape, and texture can evoke feelings like joy, sadness, anger, or peace. For instance, warm colours like red and orange can bring feelings of warmth and energy, whereas cool colours like blue and green often suggest calmness.

Activity with Socioemotional Feedback

Duration: (35 - 40 minutes)

🎨 ArtEmotion 🎨

In this activity, students will create a work of art that encapsulates their emotions. They should apply the visual elements and composition principles discussed earlier to convey a specific feeling in their artwork. Following this, the class will engage in a group discussion where each student presents their piece and shares the emotions they aimed to express.

1. Hand out art supplies (paper, coloured pencils, paints, brushes) to students.

2. Instruct students to select an emotion they want to express through their artwork.

3. Encourage students to reflect on the visual elements and composition principles they have learned and think about how they can use them to portray their chosen emotion.

4. Provide students with time to create their artworks while urging them to focus on emotional expression.

5. After creation, organise a group showcase where each student shares their work and discusses the emotion they sought to articulate and how the elements and principles were applied.

Discussion and Group Feedback

In the group discussion, implement the RULER method by first Recognising the emotions expressed in the students' artworks. Ask them how they felt while creating their pieces and observing others’. Understand the reasons behind these emotions by discussing what inspired each choice. Label these emotions accurately, enabling students to expand their emotional vocabulary as they describe their artwork and that of their peers. Encourage students to Express their emotions appropriately, both in speech and through art. Finally, discuss strategies to Regulate those emotions, exploring how art can help in managing complex feelings.

Conclusion

Duration: (15 - 20 minutes)

Reflection and Emotional Regulation

For the reflection and emotional regulation segment, prompt students to write a brief paragraph or join a group discussion about the difficulties they faced while creating their artworks. Investigate how they managed their feelings throughout the process and while presenting their pieces to the class. Encourage them to consider the methods they employed to navigate feelings like anxiety, frustration, and joy, and how these strategies supported them in completing the task.

Objective: The goal of this part is to stimulate students' self-assessment and emotional regulation. By reflecting on the challenges faced and the strategies implemented to manage their emotions, students can pinpoint effective tools for handling challenging situations in the future, both in and outside the classroom. This reflection exercise bolsters self-awareness and self-control, fostering emotional intelligence and personal growth.

Glimpse into the Future

To wrap up the lesson, encourage students to set personal and academic goals related to the topics covered. This could be facilitated through a quick group discussion, allowing each student to state a goal they aim to achieve. Explain that these goals may involve enhancing their artistic perception skills, practising emotional expression through art, or applying composition principles in upcoming creative projects.

Penetapan Objective:

1. Enhance artistic perception skills.

2. Practice emotional expression through art.

3. Apply composition principles in new artistic projects.

4. Grow empathy when interpreting works of art from various cultures and eras.

5. Use art as a means of emotional regulation. Objective: The aim of this segment is to bolster students' autonomy and practical application of their learning by encouraging independent academic and personal development. By establishing clear and reachable goals, students are driven to continue exploring the realm of visual and tactile arts, applying their newfound knowledge to elevate their skills and emotional growth.