6th grade studies world studies and ancient civilizations so we integrated some social studies with the elements of art to create these collaborative Paleolithic Cave Paintings. The students worked in partners and had to study the cave paintings of Lascaux, France from the paleolithic time period. We discussed the different themes like animals and hunting and how those themes related to paleolithic life. We also went in depth on the element of art, TEXTURE. Students learned about real vs. implied texture and different techniques for creating texture in a painting. They worked hard to give their poster background cave wall texture and then designed their own cave painting using the themes of Lascaux. At the end they all wrote an artist statement describing their choices and techniques and how their work related to the paleolithic work. You can go on a virtual tour of the real caves at Lascaux HERE. Check it out!
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