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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

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.
Radial Symmetry Design
Students will study the carving of 18th century America and create a rosette design using radial symmetry.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
By Lisa Mitchell.
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.

Lesson plans on the web

Geometry in the World of Art: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Students reflect on previous lessons about the art of Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics