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

Visual Arts Education — Kindergarten

Goal 5: The learner will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

Objective 5.02. Recognize that art is created to fulfill personal and/or societal needs or purposes.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Resources on the web

Stories in quilts
Students explore the history and culture of quilt-making. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
The meaning behind the mask
Students explore the cultural significance of masks, discuss the use of masks in stories, and then investigate the role masks play in ceremonies and on special occasions in various African cultures. After students have studied these masks, they are then... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Theater Arts Education)
Provided by: ESITEment
Family and friendship in quilts
Students recognize how people of different cultures and time periods have used cloth-based art forms to pass down their traditions and history. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Egyptian symbols and figures: Scroll painting
This lesson plan from EDSITEment introduces students to the writing, art, and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs, one of the oldest writing systems in the world, and through tomb paintings. The lesson plan is in two parts. In this second... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
Provided by: EDSITEment
Egyptian symbols and figures: Hieroglyphs
This lesson plan from EDSITEment introduces students to the writing, art, and religious beliefs of ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs, one of the oldest writing systems in the world. The lesson plan is in two parts. In this first lesson, the class creates... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
Provided by: EDSITEment