PI DAY CITYSCAPES ART LESSON
Starry Night Pi Day Cityscapes Art Lesson to celebrate Pi Day (March 14th) for Grades 5-8. This lesson can be simplified by using larger graph paper and a simple sky or done with a variety of materials. Great STEAM or homeschool art lesson.
A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD of “Pi DAY LANDSCAPES” is available on ETSY & TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS
YOU’LL NEED graph paper (or the printable included the digital download), black marker, and something to add color
MATERIALS:
- PENCIL & ERASER
- GRAPH PAPER 1/2in squares or 1in squares to simplify (printable graph template included in download)
- OIL PASTEL (Crayola brand is my fav)
- BLACK MARKER or SHARPIE
A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD of “Pi DAY LANDSCAPES” is available on ETSY & TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS
This is a great activity for grade levels 5-8. An excellent resource for homeschoolers, teachers, and parents. I have done this in class, and have this PI LANDSCAPE STEAM ART LESSON remotely.
DIRECTIONS
Graph out the number for pi with black sharpie, 3.14159265358979323… You can do less or more depending on how large the paper is and how much time you have. once it is graphed, color in the buildings with black marker or sharpie.
Begin filling the sky in from bottom. Start with white then transition to light blue. Stop when you get about half way up the sky. For the swirls for the starry night sky, you can start with light blue circles of oil pastel, then swirl them in with white oil pastel. Swirl in yellow in to the white circles. Fill in the rest of the sky with blue oil pastel. Blending a little to create a nice transitions between the colors. Finish it off with using white to ring around the stars a bit more.
Add in dots or small lines for the lights on the city buildings with the oil pastels.
VARIATIONS
Pi Day Cityscapes Art Lesson can be done with a variety of materials. The graphed buildings can be colored in with oil pastel, acrylic or tempera. They can even be cut out and glued on over the sky. The sky can be created in acrylic or tempera paint.
Use 1in. graph paper to simplify this project. It will be less buildings graphed, but they will be a but larger and easier to color. Create a simple sunset or blue sky instead of the starry night sky.
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