A two-day workshop that introduces students to the life and art of Frida Kahlo. Students will create a self-portrait that celebrates identity and personal storytelling using tempera paint, oil pastels and acrylic markers.
Learning Goals
By the end of the workshop students will:
- Understand the relationship between key moments in Frida Kahlo’s life and how they inspire her art.
- Understand the term “self-portrait”.
- Develop foundational art skills: blending, shading, composition, and portraiture, using tempera paint, oil pastels, and acrylic markers.
Deliverable
Students will create an identity-based self-portrait inspired by Frida Kahlo’s expressive style and her surroundings.
Anchor Texts
Frida Kahlo y sus animalitos
By Monica Brown
K – 3
¿Quién fue Frida Kahlo?
By Sarah Fabiny
4 – 6
Timeframe
Each workshop consists of:
- Read aloud: 20 mins
- Vocabulary overview & theme
discussion: 10 mins - Artmaking: 70 mins
- Cleanup & show and share: 20 mins
Total: 2 hours per workshop
Number of workshops: 1