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10 Digital Photography Lesson Plans for Elementary Schools Here are ten photography lesson plans that can be used in an elementary school setting: Introduction to Photography: This lesson introduces students to the basic concepts of photography, such as the camera, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
- Snapchat Geo Filter. It’s no secret students are enamored with social media, so why not use it as a teaching tool? If you’re looking for a project that focuses on design and typography, try creating Snapchat Geo Filters for your community.
- Personal Logo Designs. This is a great project to combine printmaking and digital design. Have your students create monoprinted backgrounds directly on copy paper.
- Temporary Tattoos. There’s something about temporary tattoos that excites every age group. Why not try letting students design their own? Using printable tattoo paper, create digital designs using an inkjet printer.
- Mosaic Portraits. If you use Photoshop, you know there are countless features to the program. It’s always exciting to show your students a new technique.
These lessons plans (Grades 4-6/Ages 8-11) are free for you to download, print, and use in your classroom. We've crafted these plans mainly for teachers searching for fun ways to integrate digital photography and media device-based learning into their visual arts curriculum.
8. Find a Point of Interest. Interesting photographs have interesting things in them – they need a visual point of interest (a focal point). Teach your child to identify what this point of interest is before hitting the shutter. Once they’ve identified the point of interest they can then think about how to highlight it (by positioning ...
- Getting The Balance Right Between Photographing People, ‘Things’ and PlacesI still remember coming back from my first overseas trip as a teenager (a school trip) and showing my parents my photos. Their first comment was th...
- Review Your Children’S Images With ThemOne thing that you can do to help your children drastically improve their photography is to sit down at the computer with them after they’ve been o...
- Different Modes For Different SituationsThe day that i discovered my family film camera had a little dial for different ‘shooting modes’ on it was a day my photography improved a little....
- What Do You Teach Your Children?Of course deciding which of the above lessons for kids on photography to teach your child will depend upon their age and experience. Some are obvio...
Submitted by: Angela Watson. Grade Levels: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, K-3. In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades K-12, students use BrainPOP and/or BrainPOP Jr. resources to explore the functions of digital cameras. Students will then use a digital camera to take photos which utilize simple photography composition principles.
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Lesson Plan Introduction. Explore the world from behind the lens with photography and videography science experiments. Discover new things and build amazing structures with science experiments for fifth grade students.
The plan was designed toteach kids about digital photography without having to supply digitalcameras. It focuses on basic camera functions and operations. Thelesson does not require prior computer knowledge and only coversusing the camera.
