LEARN NC

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

Goal 5

The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

Objective 5.05

Recognize selected individual style characteristics of an artist.

Resources aligned to this objective

Self-Portrait in Wire
This lesson covers line as an art element and sculpture as an art technique. It also includes an examination of wire sculptures created by Alexander Calder.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education)
By Paulina Olson.

Resources on the web

Trees in art and nature
In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students use the art of Vincent van Gogh as a point of reference to learn about trees by comparing those in Van Gogh's paintings to those in nature. After learning about the botany of trees, students create leaf rubbings as a culminating... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science)
Provided by: ArtsEdge