1. K-12 Perspective Lessons
by Mandy Hallenius

2. Kindergarten Close = Big Far = Small Can you see the top? The bottom?
Where are we in this scene?

3. Snow Art
• good project for Kindergarten because placement of large and small snowflakes doesn’t ruin the perspective

4. Jumping Dinosaurs Drawing
• Where are your eyes?
• How can you show where your eyes are when drawing the dinosaur?
• What is closest to you? will it be big or small?
• What is farthest from you? Will it be big or small?

6. Hands and Feet
• have students trace hands and feet, then draw body around them

7. 1st Grade
Applying perspective ideas to a drawing

8. 2nd Grade Finding the Sides • Can you find the side of an object?
• How many sides can you see at one time?

9. 3rd Grade Rules of Ellipses • squishy game
• farther from eye = more curve
• Which way does the curve bend?

11. 4th Grade Teaching boxes in perspective • big=close, small=far
• vertical, horizontal, orthogonal lines
• horizon at eye level

12. Imaginary Room Collage
Notice that the bigger animals are closer to us in the space

13. Great science connection

14. 1-Point Road Drawing

15. 5th & 6th Grade Finding 1-pt perspective in a chair
• finding a horizon line

16. Cityscape Project Atmospheric Perspective
• farther= less contrast, fuzzier edges, less color
• closer = more contrast, sharper edges, more color

17. Resources • Building with Dad by Carol Nevius and Bill Thomson
• The Art of Learning Art
•Art with Ms. K. rooms/
• linesdotsanddoodles.blogspot.com
• allery=y
• shutterstock.com •

18. Materials • magazines • crayons • colored pencils • cupcakes • pencils
• construction paper
• scissors
• chair/tuffet/large boxy object
• rulers
• toys