Visual Arts Education — Grade 2

Asian action I: Character details

Students will use drawing and writing to study characters in Asian art, focusing on the potential stories hinted at by the many details depicted in the art examples. This lesson draws on the richly detailed and expressive human and animal characters depicted in the arts of Asia. Is there a reason why Durga has so many arms? What about Ganesha and that elephant head?

Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education and Information Skills)

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Egyptian symbols and figures: Scroll painting

This lesson plan from EDSITEment introduces students to the writing, art, and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs, one of the oldest writing systems in the world, and through tomb paintings. The lesson plan is in two parts. In this second... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)

Provided by: EDSITEment

Egyptian symbols and figures: Hieroglyphs

This lesson plan from EDSITEment introduces students to the writing, art, and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs, one of the oldest writing systems in the world. The lesson plan is in two parts. In this first lesson, the class creates... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)

Provided by: EDSITEment