Elements of Art-6th Grade Edition

The assignment on the left (my copy). Students completed cubes on right.

 Usually I like to start the trimester off with 6th graders, with an introduction to the Elements of Art. Sometimes I do the "Elements of Art Olympics" which I adapted from The Incredible Art Department but this trimester I started off showing this Elements of Art video and then we filled out a vocab chart. After that, I have them create an Elements of Art cube, where each side is different element (with Form being the cube itself). It's pretty cool and kids think it's neat that the cube is an actual element. Sometimes I have them complete an Elements of Art scavenger hunt around the room.

Completed cubes

Vocab chart done in sketchbook