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 1.02

Explore strategies for imagining and implementing images.

Resources aligned to this objective

Expressive Papier-Mâché Masks
Students will be creating an original papier-mâché mask that expresses an emotion. In doing this, they will be expanding upon their knowledge of representing the human face while further developing technical skills in papier-mâché sculpture and acrylic painting.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education)
By Kerri Fuller.
Flower Stepping Stones
This lesson plan is intended to encourage learners to integrate the visual arts with science and appreciate nature.
Students will create a round or square stepping stone using colored glass pieces with a mortar and sand mixture.
The students will have the opportunity to watch the stepping stones attract various types of small animals like birds and butterflies. As a result, students can observe, study, and draw these animals.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Visual Arts Education)
By Pilar Pedersen.
Interior design: Designing my dream room
Students will study interior design as a profession. They will integrate their study with math, writing, vocational education, and computer skills by designing their own dream bedroom.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, Computer Technology Skills, and Mathematics)
By Paula Hightower.

Lesson plans on the web

Horsing around: A virtual romp through the history of art
Students examine how artists from different cultures and time periods have portrayed the horse and then get to express their own views of the horse by creating original works of art. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education)
Provider: @rtroom