Standard Course of Study :: Visual Arts Education

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Clown Portrait: Students will create a clown portrait using tempera paint, oil pastels, and collage. They will look at prints of clowns from artist Pablo Picasso, Red Skelton, George Rouault, and Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus.
You can even dress as a clown if you wish.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education); By Michelle Harris.

Landform Adventure: This lesson will enable students to learn the types of landforms and bodies of water. Then they will use geographic terms to describe landforms and bodies of water in Mexico. Activities in this lesson can be taught during a period of 2-3 days.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); By Beth Edmonds.

Personal Picture Narratives: Jacob Lawrence: In this second grade lesson students will look closely at paintings by Lawrence depicting historical figures. Students will identify Lawrence’s unique style from work by other artists based on the elements of color and shape. They will create a painting using the same art elements to create a picture depicting an imagined scene from the life of Harriet Tubman.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education); By Eileen Palamountain.

Rules and Reasons: Through active participation in a game without rules, students will discover the reason for rules and laws in our neighborhood and community. They will design a poster and write a story about rules.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); By Jeannette Renas.

Starry Night: This lesson will introduce the artist Vincent Van Gogh and give students the opportunity to respond to his work. We will explore theme, color, and line while examining the painting "Starry Night" and creating our own pictures using a combination of oil pastel plus cut and paste.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education); By Martha Pearson.

Undersea Exploration: Students explore the lifeforms and land formations under the ocean. The three ocean levels and their respective lifeforms are investigated and discussed, focusing on shape, form, and color. Students will gain a better understanding of the connections between the science and arts curriculum.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Dance Arts Education, Music Education, and Visual Arts Education); By Russ Johnson.

Dr. King's dream: Students learn about the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. through photographs, speeches, and a brief biography. They create picture books about their own dreams of freedom for Americans today. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

An owl in the woods: Illustrations in the book Owl Moon serve as the inspiration for an arts exploration in which students create a watercolor painting. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education); Provider: The 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

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