Visual Arts Education — Grade 2

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.

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 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies)

By Laurie Perry.

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 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science)

By Becky Woolard.

Resources on the web

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

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