LEARN NC

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

Goal 7

The learner will perceive connections between visual arts and other disciplines.

Objective 7.01

Make use of commonalties in the subject matter of visual arts and other disciplines.

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

Paper bead necklace
Students learn about the concept of patterns by creating a beaded necklace. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Who has seen the wind?
Students explore characteristics of the wind through observation and discussion of several of Vincent van Gogh's paintings, and through poetry, pantomime, and painting. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Visual Arts Education)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Why dance?
Students identify reasons why people dance. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–4 Dance Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts