COLOR, SHAPE & ARTIST STUDY
Delaunay Fashion Designs
TIME REQUIRED: 1 session @ 40-minutes
Kinder, 1st & 2nd
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Children’s Literature
Connection:
Madam Sonia
Delaunay: A Pop-Up
Book by Gérard Lo
Monaco
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
6” x 12” white sulphite
paper
Colored markers
Black permanent
marker
Delaunay Fashion DesignsWhat’s not to love about a lesson that combines fashion with
a famous artist? With this simple marker lesson, your
students can pretend to be fashion designers, focusing on
the elements of color and shape.
ABOUT SONIA DELAUNAY: Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) was best known for her use of
color but less known for her great impact in the world of
fashion. Sonia, along with her husband Robert Delaunay, co-
founded an art movement called Orphism. It was influenced
by the bright color of the Fauves but without the distracting
details. Her preference for clean lines and shapes translated
well into the world of fashion. Sonia wanted to create
clothing that allowed women to play, dance and be
active.
Image of Sonia: ft.com
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Tracing the figurePhotocopy the three “Delaunay Fashions
Drawing Guides” (pages 5-7) on copy
paper. Give each child a 6” x 12” piece of
drawing paper. The sulphite drawing
paper is thin enough to see the figures if
you place the drawing guide under the
drawing paper. Use a marker to trace a
figure.
To modify this lesson for younger children,
skip the tracing step and allow the
students to draw their
designs directly on the
photocopies of the
figures.
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Coloring the figureSelect a Sonia Delaunay piece of art as inspiration for your dress
design. Notice the colors and shapes that Sonia Delaunay used.
You can find an
assortment of her
artwork on
wikiart.org.
Use broad tip
markers to color
in the designs.
Delaunay, Sonia. Rythme. wikiart.org
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D R A W I N G G U I D EDelaunay Fashions
Fashion Bundle
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D R A W I N G G U I D EDelaunay Fashions
Fashion Bundle
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D R A W I N G G U I D EDelaunay Fashions
Fashion Bundle
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CREATING Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work — Brainstorm multiple approaches to
art and design—use of various materials to make art
Organize and develop artistic ideas and work — Explore materials to explore personal
interests in art-making—demonstrate safe use/cleaning—repurpose objects into something
new
Refine and complete artistic work—discuss/reflect with peers about choices when creating
artwork
Presenting/producing Analyze, interpret and select artistic work for presentation— categorize artwork based on
a theme or concept for an exhibition
Develop and refine artistic work for presentation — distinguish between different
materials or artistic techniques for preparing artwork for presentation
Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work — analyze how art exhibited
inside and outside school contributes to communities
Responding Perceive and analyze artistic work- describe aesthetic characteristics of the natural world—
categorize images based on expression Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work — interpret art by identifying the mood
suggested and describing relevant subject matter and identifying the characteristics of
form
Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work— use learned art vocabulary to express preferences
about artwork
Connecting Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art- create works of
art about events in home, school or community life Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding —create works of art about events in home, school or community life
NATIONAL CORE ARTS STANDARDS-second grade
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.2 Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or
through other media.
After reading Madam Sonia Delaunay: A Pop-Up Book by Gérard Lo Monaco to introduce the works
of Sonia Delaunay, ask students questions about the artwork, the story, etc. to formally assess their
understanding of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.2.1 Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an
opinion, supply reasons that support the opinion, use linking words (e.g., because, and, also) to
connect opinion and reasons, and provide a concluding statement or section.
Students address this standard when completing the artist statement worksheet (located in Teacher
Aids). They are writing their opinion about the artwork they made based on how it was created and
how they were inspired.
CCSS.Math.Content.2.G.A.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares, describe the shares using the
words halves, thirds, half of, a third of, etc., and describe the whole as two halves, three thirds, four
fourths. Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes need not have the same shape.
As students are observing the art of Sonia Delaunay, you could have them identify shapes they see,
note the shapes that are divided and describe how they are divided (halves, thirds, etc.).
I CAN STATEMENTS FOR DELAUNAY FASHIONS
• Today I will learn about SONIA DELAUNAY, so that I CAN draw and color clothing like a FASHION
DESIGNER by using her artwork as inspiration.
• Today I will learn about SHAPE, so that I CAN design clothing for my FASHION FIGURES by
including different GEOMETRIC SHAPES in my design.
• Today I will learn about COLOR, so that I CAN select COLORS that are similar to the colors used
by artist Sonia Delaunay.
Common core standards for DELAUNAY FASHIONS
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ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST
Student Name:
Can the student tell me at least one fact about artist Sonia Delaunay?
Did the student use geometric shapes to design their clothing?
Did the student use colors that were inspired by the artwork of Sonia Delaunay?
Main Ideas from:
DELAUNAY FASHION DESIGNS