Digital Art Lesson Plan:Mr. Tiger Goes Wild

Amy ZschaberStanislaus County Office of Education

azschaber@stancoe.org

Question: Do you think shapes can tell a story? Why/why not?

Can you spot the shapes in this story?

Three MusiciansPablo Picasso1921

Can you spot the shapes in this story?

Three MusiciansPablo Picasso1921

Art tells stories with shapes.

Some books use only words to tell stories.

Some books use words and shapes to tell stories.

Read: Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown

• Read aloud: https://youtu.be/gh0RzikLtx4

What shapes do you see in the pictures?

Who is the main character in Mr. Tiger Goes Wild?

What does Mr. Tiger do?

What do the animals think of how Mr. Tiger acts?

Where does Mr. Tiger go?

What do the animals do after Mr. Tiger goes into the jungle? How does the story end?

Henri Rousseau• This is Henri Rousseau.

• What is Rousseau doing?

• Does Rousseau live today or long ago?

• Where is Rousseau?

• Why was this picture of Rousseau made?

Henri Rousseau• This is Henri Rousseau.

• Rousseau lived 1844-1910

• Rousseau is an artist.

• Rousseau is French.

• Rousseau did not begin making art until he was very old. He retired from his job, and taught himself how to paint.

Rousseau loved painting jungles• Rousseau never

left France.

• There was little photography in Rousseau’s time.

• How do you think Rousseau knew what jungles look like?

Rousseau used his imagination to paint scenes of jungle life.

Rousseau used his imagination to paint scenes of jungle life.

Rousseau used his imagination to paint scenes of jungle life.

Rousseau used his imagination to paint scenes of jungle life.

Rousseau used his imagination to paint scenes of jungle life.

Same / Different?

Illustration from Mr. Tiger Goes Wildby: John Brown

Tiger in a Tropical Stormby: Henri Rousseau

Same / Different?

Illustration from Mr. Tiger Goes Wildby: John Brown

Jungle with Tigerby: Henri Rousseau

Do you think Peter Brown was inspired by Henri Rousseau? Why / Why not?

Let’s make digital art inspired by Mr. Tiger Goes Wild & Henri Rousseau