Breaking Down
Stereotypes with Art and Teamwork
Materials needed: marker/writing utensil, paper (or paper alternatives, such as
drawing with your finger or stick in the sand/dirt)
Procedure: Instruct the group they are to draw the object or concept you will announce, such as “House”. Each person will have approximately 5 seconds to add to the drawing before the trigger sound (or flashing lights if the group is deaf) before surrendering the drawing to the next person.
Procedure: Instruct the group they are to draw the object or concept you will announce, such as “House”. Each person will have approximately 5 seconds to add to the drawing before the trigger sound (or flashing lights if the group is deaf) before surrendering the drawing to the next person.
Pick an object, concept,
or idea that relates to your lesson objectives.
Debrief:
Compare each groups drawings.
Compare stereotypes represented in each drawing
Debrief:
Compare each groups drawings.
Compare stereotypes represented in each drawing
If the drawing was of a
house, most groups will end up with a box shape with a triangle roof. Is this a
stereotype? This would be a good introduction for lesson learning about other
cultures, countries, or history.
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