How to give outdoor art classes

Art classes do not have to be restricted to the classrooms every day. Bringing students to see art in nature, in structures such as buildings, outdoor sculptures and gardens and in people, can strengthen art classes and generate new ideas and encourage creativity. The regular use of outdoor spaces can make the art class not become a static and monotonous practice.

• Drawing notebooks
• Drawing pencils

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Start activities in the school park. Just head to the school grounds for simple art activities, such as having students pick up scrapes from various surfaces. Test the bark of a tree, paving material or brick walls. When studying the geometric figures, go out to observe the different forms in the courtyard or outside the school building.

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Go to a botanical garden, especially if you are studying Monet, for example. Have the students bring drawing notebooks and pencils to draw scenes they observe during the field trip. Later have the students add watercolor to the sketches.

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Look for a park near the school or area that has outdoor sculptures. Students can draw, or they can photograph. Later, have the students use the sculptures as inspiration for an outdoor art project or to create small scale sculptures in the interior.

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Make a route through the city, and observe the architectural details, such as facades of the buildings, ornamental elements and geometric figures. Have the students bring drawing notebooks and pencils to draw the elements or buildings that are most interesting to them. Integrate a study of architectural types and history found in the area.

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Take a walk through nature to collect elements such as branches, weeds and stones to make a collage. When they return to the classroom, students can add items such as seeds and collages to complete with the items they gathered.