Painting the Corners
Fine Arts Grades 4 - 8

           Enrichment and Assessment Activities

A.   Create a museum in the classroom by displaying a collection of the students’ own original sports artwork.  A suggestion might be to re-create a postcard, advertisement, postage stamp or nostalgic baseball card representing a player from an earlier era.  Have students research and develop exhibit text for each work that describes their style (e.g. abstract or realistic), the era represented, medium, size, etc.  Students should review each others’ work and list their constructive opinions.  Invite other classes to tour the museum.

B.   Have students participate in a teacher-designed Web quest to find answers to research questions about sports art.

C.   Develop a creative plan for a new baseball team in your community.  Include artistic renderings of team colors, a logo, mascot, uniform ensembles and marketing materials.

D.  Write a short essay, haiku or poem about a specific piece of sports artwork.  Refer to the work’s importance, expression and/or representation of a particular moment or milestone in history.