Bring creativity, balance, and fun into your art room in October with this Halloween Symmetry and Space Art Project! Made for Grades 3–6, this hands-on activity helps students explore symmetry, positive and negative space, and balance while creating Halloween-themed artwork. With clear instructions, student-friendly slides, and easy prep for teachers, this project connects directly to Ontario (Canada) Visual Arts curriculum expectations, and makes for a perfect bulletin board display!
In this project, students learn that symmetry means both sides of an artwork are the same, like a mirror image. They also explore space in art, which are the positive areas (the main shapes) and the negative areas (the background around them).
4 Halloween Art Options (Student Choice or Teacher Directed):
- Jack-o-Lantern (Orange + Black Paper)
- Cat Face (Black + Purple Paper)
- Monster (Black + Green Paper)
- Ghost (Black + White Paper)
Ontario Curriculum Connections (Grade 3-6 Visual Arts)
- D1.1 create two- and three-dimensional works of art that express feelings and ideas inspired by their interests and experiences
- D1.2 demonstrate an understanding of composition, using selected principles of design to create narrative art works or art works on a theme or topic
- D1.3 use elements of design in art works to communicate ideas, messages, and understandings
- D1.4 use a variety of materials, tools, and techniques to determine solutions to design challenges
- D2.3 demonstrate awareness of the meaning of signs, symbols, and styles in works of art (*Expectation wording varies per grade)
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