LEARN NC

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

Goal 1

The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.

Objective 1.06

Refine images of self, pets, family, friends, and environment.

Resources aligned to this objective

Haiku and photography: A natural connection
This lesson will allow students to combine photographing nature with creating a Haiku poem to express what they see in the photograph.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
By steven sather.

Resources on the web

Sodbusters!
Students examine photographs of sod houses, build a model sod house, and picture themselves living in a ‘soddie’ to gain a firsthand perspective on the frontier period of American history. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Living landscapes: Are you a disaster?
In this Xpeditions lesson, students compare the impact of different types of disasters on the lives of the people affected by them. This assignment requires students to create a model using their own art supplies for homework. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Visual Arts Education)
Provided by: National Geographic
A listening doll
Students discuss the process of storytelling and listening to stories. Then, they create a listening doll in the tradition of the Native American storyteller dolls. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education)
Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts