LEARN NC

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

Goal 4

The learner will choose and evaluate a range of subject matter and ideas to communicate intended meaning in artworks.

Objective 4.03

Produce work that shows attention to detail in one's surroundings.

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Who has seen the wind?
Students explore characteristics of the wind through observation and discussion of several of Vincent van Gogh's paintings, and through poetry, pantomime, and painting. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Visual Arts Education)
Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Sunflowers
Van Gogh's depiction of sunflowers is used as a means of focusing on the parts of a flower, growing sunflowers in the classroom, and developing students' artistic impressions of sunflowers. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education and Science)
Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Rock hunters
Through their observations of rocks, students will begin to develop an understanding that there are many types of rocks with a multitude of different attributes. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Visual Arts Education and Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Materials and Manufacturing
The tale of The Three Little Pigs is used as an introduction to materials and manufacturing. Students examine the properties, limitations and durability of a variety of materials, then evaluate which of the materials would be best for building a model house. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education and Information Skills)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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)
Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts