Standard Course of Study :: Visual Arts Education

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Animal slide shows!: This project is a culmination of a science unit on animals which integrates computer skills, language arts and art. After a study of animals which includes classification, basic needs of animals, animal adaptations, and animal behaviors, the students will use the computer to complete a slide show of one animal they have studied at length.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, Computer Technology Skills, and Science); By Margie Bartolomucci.

Drawing sea turtles: This lesson plan takes students step by step through drawing a sea turtle, using the process to discuss the animal's anatomy.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Visual Arts Education and Science); By Linda Dow.

Faces Tell Feelings - Part 3: Students will learn how to draw facial expressions and paint a portrait which portrays a particular expression or emotion.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education); By Jan Kimosh.

North Carolina Regional Travel Brochure: The students will cooperatively design travel brochures that describe major physical and cultural characteristics of the regions in North Carolina.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills); By Deborah Harrell.

North Carolina Symbols: T-Shirts or Calendars: Each student will draw a symbol or point of interest of North Carolina. Pictures will be completed in black ink and adapted to size needed for either t-shirt or calendar. Calendars can be printed at school. Shirts will be done outside of school at local screen printer's business.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Diana Dalton.

Observing connections: Changing landscapes: The students will learn about the changing environment through study and observation. They will reflect on these changes in the environment and create their own landscape and habitat. This is the second lesson in “Observing connections,” a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, Social Studies, and Science); By Lisa Mitchell.

Thanksgiving Cornucopia: Students will create a cornucopia using pages from magazines to cut the fruit, vegetables and nuts to fill the cornucopia.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Barbara Mills.

Drawing from observation: Introduces students to observation drawing. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Media Awareness, Lesson 1: Students discuss why they like the particular toy they have chosen to bring to class. They brainstorm, making a list of different categories of toys, and then discuss reasons for valuing particular toys. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Mixing Words and Pictures: Students demonstrate comprehension of plot events and character motivations, describe the author's purpose and evaluate the techniques used to achieve it, identify and differentiate between facts and examples of personification. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

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); Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts