With this lesson, I have two goals. First, to study about Picassos interesting perspectives and second, why painting as a child was so important to him as he states in the following quote: "It took me 4 years to paint like Raphael but a lifetime to paint like a child".  The idea behind this is to introduce my students to another approach of fantasy by changing perspectives.

Objectives:

• Teach children about the cubist Pablo Picasso, his life and his work.
• Discuss about the development in his artwork from the early stages through the mastering of the cubism and why this is importance for the arts.
• Learn about the unexpected perspectives and views.
• Practice their new knowledge by creating a still life from an unexpected perspective.

 

Essential Questions:

1.What do you know about Picasso and his artwork?
2.Why Picasso wanted to be a child again?
3.Did Picasso live in a fantasy?



​Materials: 

Watercolor Paper, Oil Pastels, Watercolors and brushes.



Discussion:
This discussion will be focused in different perspectives in art and how hard Picasso worked through his life to first perfection his artwork and then to be free and have his own vision of objects by just changing his perspectives in his creations. The discussion will try to stimulated children to think different and to try new views when creating. Change in perspective can open surprisingly new path to innovate.

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Extension:
Picasso’s Bread Fingers picture.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yooareyoung/4737983861/

​Make a project with clay just to create our own Bread Finger Picture with the students in class as an extra activity. Take digital pictures.



Picasso Quotes.
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3253.Pablo_Picasso

Write some Picasso Quotes in the white board specially the ones that shows that he wants to be a child again.​



Picasso video about a journey through his life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odqhkt3kYiA

Video -A journey in Picasso’s artwork and periods.

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Activity:
1. Students will be sketching to find an interesting view of a still life that will be in display for the whole class.
2. They will be drawing their final sketch with pastels and will be color on top whit watercolors.
3. The artwork will be hang in in the art room to discuss in group about the different perspectives we all have.

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​Assessment:
Children will demonstrate there learning by completing the activity and discussing about the unit at the end of the class.

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Resources:

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• Pablo Picasso
http://www.mykidsart.com.au/Pablo_Picasso_Famous_Artists_My_Kids_Art.html

Website with information for children about Picasso.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fNvBJAJw4s

This is a short video about Picasso’s life narrated by a girl.​



• Joan Miró
http://joanmiro.com

Paintings, biography, quotes and a video about Miró artwork.

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• Paul Klee
http://www.paulklee.net/paul-klee-paintings.jsp

Website about Paul Klee artwork and life.