Standard Course of Study :: Visual Arts Education

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Butterfly cycle: Students will understand the life cycle of the butterfly and create various art activities that would model metamorphosis.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, Computer Technology Skills, and Science); By Becky Woolard.

Geography centers: A geography unit in which students investigate and compare their hometowns and other cities. The unit incorporates nine centers: math, science, social studies, reading, writing, computers, puzzles and games, art, and listening. They all have activities that are integrated with the geography unit.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, Social Studies, Mathematics, Computer Technology Skills, and Science); By Laurie Perry.

Geometry and Art: Art Museum Post-Visit: Geometry and Art: Art Museum Post-Visit is the third lesson of a three-part unit integrating math, writing and visual arts. In this integrated lesson, students apply their knowledge of geometry by organizing and displaying information in graphs with correct labeling. Students then compare and analyze graphs. Finally, with this information students create a geometric design.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Mathematics); By Loretta Hopper.

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.

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.

Adjective Monster: Students explore the connections between visual art and language arts, and how both are used to creatively tell stories and express emotions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Mathematics); Provider: ARTSEDGE: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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

If you were a pioneer on the Oregon Trail: Students compare imagined travel experiences of their own with the actual experiences of 19th-century pioneers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

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

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

Reading illustrations: Students explore how illustrations contribute to the telling of a story. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 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

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

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