LEARN NC

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

Goal 5

The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

Objective 5.01

Recognize that art from other times and cultures does not look the same.

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Lesson plans on the web

Egyptian symbols and figures: Hieroglyphs
Introduces students to the writing, art, and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs and tomb paintings. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Egyptian symbols and figures: Scroll painting
Introduces students to the writing, art, and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs and tomb paintings. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Family and friendship in quilts
Students recognize how people of different cultures and time periods have used cloth-based art forms to pass down their traditions and history. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
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
Navajo weaving
Using the patterns on the Navajo Rugs, students devise dance patterns and perform a traveling pattern based on Navajo weavings. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Dance Arts Education and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Stories in quilts
Students explore the history and culture of quilt-making. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
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)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts