Standard Course of Study :: Visual Arts Education

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Art Detectives: Students will look at a variety of artworks and explain what tool or medium was used to create them.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–5 Visual Arts Education); By Kathy Greene.

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.

Critical Thinking and Art with The Snowy Day: This lesson will focus on the illustrations from The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. The students will describe what makes illustrations worthy of a Caldecott Award. In addition, the students will complete an art project that will allow for creative critical thinking to compliment the illustrations in the book.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills and Visual Arts Education); By Caryn Levy.

The Grouchy Ladybug: Students will learn the meaning of illustration, will be introduced to a famous illustrator and will create an illustration based on the style of this particular artist.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education); By Jean Caldwell.

A home for Lars: Our lesson plan is based on the book, Ahoy There, Little Polar Bear, by Hans de Beer. We will use the book to introduce the polar bear's habitat and will elaborate on the necessary things a polar bear needs to survive in this habitat.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Information Skills, Visual Arts Education, and Science); By Teacher Academy.

Old Hat, New Hat - 3-D Pattern Hats: After students read "Old Hat, New Hat" by Jan Berenstain and Stan Berenstain, they create new 3-D hats in art.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics); By Lisa Mitchell.

Painted Cylindrical Sculptures: Students will experiment painting a variety of lines as directed in addition to inventing their own on 12" x 18" paper. Students will also glue pre-cut paper strips onto their sculptures experimenting with a variety of paper sculpture techniques such as bending, folding and curling.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics); By Rose Szabo.

Magicicada: A life cycle: Students learn about the appearance, life cycle, and behavior of cicadas. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education and Science); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Masks and Aesop's fables: Students learn on of Aesop's fables, make simple masks, and retell the fable as part of a Greek chorus using masks. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 English Language Arts, Theatre Arts Education, and Visual Arts Education); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The meaning behind the mask: Students explore the cultural significance of masks, discuss the use of masks in stories, and then investigate the role masks play in ceremonies and on special occasions in various African cultures. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Theatre Arts Education, and Visual Arts Education); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Shape hunt: Students look for examples of patterns and shapes in both the natural and designed world. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Mathematics); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

What a Crafty Idea!: Introduces students to the concept of “junk art” or “found art.” (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education, Social Studies, and Mathematics); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

What should a house do?: This is a set of nine lesson plans which compares and contrasts the homes built by the first American settlers with those of the Native American peoples. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities