LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.

Objective 1.02

Uses logical sequence to complete an activity.

Resources aligned to this objective

How do pumpkins grow?: Book project
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 Visual Arts Education and Science)
By Marty Britt.
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 Visual Arts Education)
By Marilyn Carter.
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.
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.
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 1–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science)
By Laura Byers.