In this art lesson we have students draw a 1940's-50"s diner using perpendicular lines to create space.
With this lesson you can also relate it to past and present learning through the fact that Fast food business's use the designs that diners introduced many years ago.This lesson will reinforce depth in your picture and the Math consepts of perpendicular lines alosn with parell lines
The children will also use parellel lines with this drawing.
Materials:
Pencil
Ruler optional
paper 81/2 X 11
colored pencils or crayons
1st Step :
Students will draw a vertical line. Then from the top and bottom of this line they will draw two diagonal lines
going the opposite direction.
Let the children undersand that these perpendicular lines will at the other end (or beginning) eventually intersect as a line ray .
Then draw another vertical line on the right side of the first line.
Go back and decorate the windows and walls in this shape.
2nd step:
At the top and bottom of the second line draw two more diagonal lines that could eventually intersect.
These are the perpendicular lines.
On this section make a front door by drawing two vertical lines in the middle of this section.
Then go back and create windows , shades, and wall with vertical lines.
3rd step:
This Step we will draw the stairs and parking lot.
The steps are created by two short diagonal lines in front of the door. Then two vertical lines from each diagonal line.
In the diagram you will draw a horizontal, vertical , horizontal and vertical line . Mirror this image next to the building.
Then dconnect the corners with diagonal lines.
Also draw vertical lines on the bottom corners of the building to create a cover tha eleviate the diner to the stairs.
This lesson not only teaches about perpendicular you can emphasis some parrelel lines in the drawing
instructions as well.
Have the students color their diner and have a good time drawing.
Here are some drawings by my 5th graders:
With this lesson you can also relate it to past and present learning through the fact that Fast food business's use the designs that diners introduced many years ago.This lesson will reinforce depth in your picture and the Math consepts of perpendicular lines alosn with parell lines
Materials:
Pencil
Ruler optional
paper 81/2 X 11
colored pencils or crayons
1st Step :
Students will draw a vertical line. Then from the top and bottom of this line they will draw two diagonal lines
going the opposite direction.
Let the children undersand that these perpendicular lines will at the other end (or beginning) eventually intersect as a line ray .
Then draw another vertical line on the right side of the first line.
Go back and decorate the windows and walls in this shape.
2nd step:
At the top and bottom of the second line draw two more diagonal lines that could eventually intersect.
These are the perpendicular lines.
On this section make a front door by drawing two vertical lines in the middle of this section.
Then go back and create windows , shades, and wall with vertical lines.
3rd step:
This Step we will draw the stairs and parking lot.
The steps are created by two short diagonal lines in front of the door. Then two vertical lines from each diagonal line.
In the diagram you will draw a horizontal, vertical , horizontal and vertical line . Mirror this image next to the building.
Then dconnect the corners with diagonal lines.
Also draw vertical lines on the bottom corners of the building to create a cover tha eleviate the diner to the stairs.
This lesson not only teaches about perpendicular you can emphasis some parrelel lines in the drawing
instructions as well.
Have the students color their diner and have a good time drawing.
Here are some drawings by my 5th graders:
