Visual Arts Education — Grade 5

Observing connections: Art, poetry and the environment (Lesson 1)

Students will explore the poem of Pat Lowery Collins, “I Am An Artist” and create their own poem from what they see and experience. They will then illustrate their poems with a visual design. This is the first lesson in a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations: Observing Connections —Art, Poetry, and the Environment (Lesson 1); Observing Connections—Changing Landscapes (Lesson 2); Observing Connections—North Carolina Pottery and Face Jugs (Lesson 3)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)

By Lisa Mitchell.

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.

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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 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)

Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics