Paper Mask Art Project: Elementary Art

Bring art history into your art classroom in elementary art or middle school art classes with this paper mask art project. Designed for kindergarten art students but perfect all the way to middle school students learn about Kifwebe African masks before designing their own mini paper mask. This is a perfect art lesson intro to sculpture that takes just one day to create.

In this paper mask art project, students are introduced to artwork from the Democratic Republic of Congo with Kifwebe masks. Students apply inspiration from the masks to create their own 2D paper mask that is transformed into a 3D form.

All in all this art history lesson pack includes:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 6 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• PowerPoint presentation (20 slides)
• Demo video (8 minutes)
• Project guide (2 pages)
• Oval tracing template (1 page)
• Mask design template for adapted art students (2 pages)
• Mask design early finisher art activity (3 pages)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

Kindergarten art students through early middle school art students walk through all of the steps of creating a work of art from research to brainstorming to practicing designs to creating their paper mask design.

This African art history lesson pack is fun, engaging, and adaptable to a wide range of art students. Get everything you need to teach this lesson even if you have no experience.

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