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Visual Arts Education — Grade 1
Goal 1, Objective 1.02
Resources aligned to this objective
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- How Do Pumpkins Grow? book
- This is an integrated science and language arts lesson plan. Students will create individual books that illustrate how pumpkins grow.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Science)
- By Marty Britt.
- Butterfly Metamorphosis
- This is an integrated lesson which is introduced using the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Butterfly metamorphosis is explored through art, math, and writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education)
- By Laura Byers.
- Calico Watercolor Cats
- This two-class lesson focuses on students learning how to draw a cat using geometric shapes, learning and applying wet-on-wet technique of watercolor painting, and using crayon to create area surrounding cats. The final art product will be a mixed media painting of one cat and one kitten in an indoor or outdoor environment. Students will orally present their completed artwork using prepositions and nouns to describe the location of their cats.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education and English Language Development)
- By Barbara Zimmerman and Heidi Summers.
- Color Mixing
- Students are introduced to the basic steps in mixing secondary colors from primary colors of paint.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education)
- By Gwen Auman.
- Colorful fruit bowl
- Students learn color theory by exploring color mixing. Students will use overlapping to show simple perspective in their picture.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living Education and Visual Arts Education)
- By Marilyn Carter.
- Marc Brown Author Study : Arthur's Nose
- Using the book Arthur's Nose by Marc Brown students will respond to the story through art, music, and in written form.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Music Education, and Visual Arts Education)
- By Kathy Palmore.
- Native American Investigation (Visit)
- The children will review the environment of the Canadian Northwest Territory and the American Southwest Territory. They will experience art from those two areas through a museum visit and slides. They will recognize that art is derived from indigenous materials and represent this through journal writings and illustrations.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies)
- By amy yost.
Lesson plans on the web
- Adjective Monster
- Students explore the connections between visual art and language arts, and how both are used to creatively tell stories and express emotions. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Mathematics)
- Provider: ARTSEDGE: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Right whales and people
- Students will learn about the highly endangered northern right whale and think about how this species' geographical distribution places it in direct contact with human threats such as ships. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education)
- Provider: National Geographic
- Story advertisements
- This lesson opens students' eyes to the world of illustrations while giving them a way to showcase what they learned from a book. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education)
- Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts