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 1.04

Use complex symbols to fully explore ideas.

Resources aligned to this objective

Faces tell feelings - Part 6 - Emotions collage
Students will create a collage using magazine photos and words printed in computer lab to express a particular emotion.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education)
By Jan Kimosh.
Faces tell feelings - Part 4 - Computer Animation
In this lesson, students will create an animated face presented in a "Slide Show" using Kid Pix Studio.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education and Computer/Technology Skills)
By Susan Wenzel Getter.

Resources on the web

The Statue of Liberty: The meaning and use of a national symbol
In this lesson from EDSITEment, students explore the nature of national symbols. How was the Statue of Liberty designed to be a symbol? How have circumstances enhanced its meaning? Help clarify the nature of symbols for your students as they study the Statue... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
Provided by: EDSITEment
Mirroring Kandinsky
Students explore the geometric figures Wassily Kandinsky used in his art. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Media Awareness, Lesson 2
Students discuss as a class the purpose, target audience, and value of advertisements in general. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Visual Arts Education)
Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts