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

Goal 3

The learner will organize the components of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of organizational principles of design and art elements.

Objective 3.03

Compare relative positions of objects in space through color intensity and value.

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Lesson plans on the web

Artistic elements: Exploring art through descriptive writing
Using the book Anna's Art Adventure as the basis for discussion, students are led through a scaffolded lesson in which they use adjectives to describe the color, shape, line, and mood present within various pieces of artwork. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: IRA/NCTE
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
Who was Wassily Kandinsky?
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from Illuminations, students explore the geometric figures Wassily Kandinsky used in his art. Students participate in a scavenger hunt to become familiar with Kandinsky's works and the geometric figures used in art. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Mathematics and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics