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Visual Arts Education — Grade 2
Goal 5, Objective 5.03
Resources aligned to this objective
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- 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 Visual Arts Education, Dance Arts Education, and Music Education)
- By Russ Johnson.
- 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.
- 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.
Resources on the web
- Who has seen the wind?
- Students explore characteristics of the wind through observation and discussion of several of Vincent van Gogh's paintings, and through poetry, pantomime, and painting. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Visual Arts Education)
- Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Let 's talk about painting
- Students experience the process of creating paintings in various different styles. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Visual Arts Education)
- Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Family and friendship in quilts
- Students recognize how people of different cultures and time periods have used cloth-based art forms to pass down their traditions and history. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education)
- Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
