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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Visual Arts Education — Grade 2

Goal 6: The learner will reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.

Objective 6.05. Discuss artwork using the design principles of repetition, emphasis, and movement.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

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.
Geometry and art: Art museum visit
This lesson is the second in a three-part unit integrating math, writing and visual arts. In this lesson students apply their knowledge of geometry by sorting, classifying and counting plane geometric figures during a visit to the art museum to look at and compare twentieth- century paintings. Students then collect data and share what they observe.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)
By Loretta Hopper.
Geometry and art: Art museum pre-visit
This lesson is the first of a three-part unit integrating math, writing and visual arts. In this discovery learning activity, students look at and compare two works of art. The paintings are quite different, but they contain many examples of geometric shapes. Students then complete a comment sheet, explaining what is similar and different about the works of art. This lesson can be used alone or used to prepare students for an art museum visit.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education)
By Loretta Hopper.