Standard Course of Study :: Visual Arts Education

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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 K–2 Visual Arts Education, Information Skills, and English Language Arts); By Brian Fricks.

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.

Vessels in Greek Art, Pre-Visit: This lesson will focus on what vessels are, where we can find them in our everyday world, and the concept that vessels are containers that hold something. This lesson is the first lesson of two.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Visual Arts Education); By Katie O'Connor.

Cave art: Discovering prehistoric humans through pictures: Students travel to the past to explore how people in earlier times used art as a way to record stories and communicate ideas. By studying paintings from the Cave of Lascaux and other caves in France, students discover that pictures are a way of communicating beliefs and ideas. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

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

Making a rainstick: The class discusses the differences and similarities involving the use, appearance, and ceremonial aspects of the rainstick, then briefly discuss myths, folktales, and fables in relation to the story. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Masks and Aesop's fables: Students learn on of Aesop's fables, make simple masks, and retell the fable as part of a Greek chorus using masks. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 English Language Arts, Theatre Arts Education, and Visual Arts Education); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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