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 1.11

Use all the senses to gain information and awareness about their environment.

Resources aligned to this objective

Mixing colors with Little Blue and Little Yellow
This is an integrated lesson based on a French book entitled Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune (Little Blue and Little Yellow) by Leo Lionni. Within the lesson, students will experiment with various colors to create new colors and eventually write their own version of this story.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Information Skills, English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Science)
By Lisa Tartaglia.

Lesson plans on the web

Right whales and people
Students will learn about the highly endangered northern right whale and think about how this species' geographical distribution places it in direct contact with human threats such as ships. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: National Geographic
What should a house do?
This is a set of nine lesson plans which compares and contrasts the homes built by the first American settlers with those of the Native American peoples. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities