CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.A.2
Draw (freehand, with ruler and protractor, and with technology) geometric shapes with given conditions. Focus on constructing triangles from three measures of angles or sides, noticing when the conditions determine a unique triangle, more than one triangle, or no triangle.
Art Standard: Students use aesthetic criteria to present and reflect upon artwork.
This lesson will focus on both art and math standards. Much of art that you see is based on different shapes and the interaction of different shapes together. The students will learn about the connection between the construction of different shapes and art in this lesson.
The students would have learned how to make constructions with a compass and a protractor before this lesson. This lesson will give the students free reign to create their own artistic shape composition.
Once the art is created the students can use another classmate’s art to find different shapes inside of their artwork. This activity will lead to more assignments about finding shapes in different pieces of art.
This looks like a great lesson to use in the classroom! To expand off of your idea, I would even continue on by having the students use specific shapes to create some sort of art piece as well. They would not necessarily have to be one giant shape, but they could be made into anything. That would still be able to incorporate the art aspect and then continue with the math idea because of the kinds of shapes being used. This truly looks like a fun activity for students to do in the classroom and gets them talking about the different shapes as well.