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Mirroring Kandinsky

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A lesson plan for Grades 3–4 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics

Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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3–4
Provider
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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In this lesson, one of a seven-part unit from Illuminations titled “Geometry in the World of Art,” students explore the geometric figures Wassily Kandinsky used in his art. Students apply what they have learned in previous lessons by designing their own art and use Kandinsky's style of art and their own creativity to make paintings that reflect their understanding of geometry.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Visual Arts Education (2001)

Grade 3

  • Goal 2: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
  • Goal 3: The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.
    • Objective 3.03: Identify geometric shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle, diamond, oval, octagon, and pentagon.
    • Objective 3.04: Use a variety of geometric and organic shapes in creating own work.
    • Objective 3.06: Develop ability to discuss his or her own work and that of others in terms of art elements.
  • Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

Grade 4

  • Goal 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
  • Goal 2: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
    • Objective 2.02: Use additional art media, techniques and processes which may include:
      • Fibers - stitchery, a variety of fiber weaving techniques, felting and quilting
      • Cut paper - complex symmetrical folding and cutting;
      • Sculpture - experiments with varied tools including small hand tools.
  • Goal 3: The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.
    • Objective 3.02: Differentiate horizontal, vertical, parallel, and diagonal lines.
    • Objective 3.04: Exercise flexibility when approaching a problem-solving situation.
  • Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
    • Objective 5.05: Recognize an increased selection of works of art and artists.

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 3

  • Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will recognize and use basic geometric properties of two- and three-dimensional figures.
    • Objective 3.01: Use appropriate vocabulary to compare, describe, and classify two- and three-dimensional figures.