3: Draw The Line

The third graders are going to be learning all about the elements of art, so we started with the first and most basic of the elements: line. The students learned about different types of lines (zig zag, curvy, vertical, horizontal, dotted, etc). We discussed some of the different uses for such lines and practiced them a number of times. Then, the students used a ruler to create a composition made of only lines. Then these compositions were cut into slips (more lines!) and glued onto black paper.