Lesson Plans -- Week 10

"The arts help children learn to say what cannot be said.

When children are invited to disclose

what a work of art helps them feel,

they must reach into their poetic capacities

to find the words that will do the job."

-Elliot Eisner

Lesson Plans
Week 10: November 18-21, 24, 25.

Kindergarten.
Draw an underwater animal. Color with painting crayons. Paint over drawings with water and brush.
Colored pencil drawing with ocean theme.9.1.3.A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

First Grade.
Colored pencil drawing with ocean theme.
9.1.3.A. Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.

Second Grade.
Fish Collage. Make a fish shape. Create a collage within and without that shape using pages from magazines and other found materials.
When students are finished with the above project, they will choose a book from the ocean animal collection. They can read the book and make a drawing based on what they read.
913D. Demonstrate the ability to define objects, express emotions, illustrate an action or relate an experience through creation of works in the arts.

Third Grade.
Ocean Animals. Drawing and coloring with markers.
913D. Demonstrate the ability to define objects, express emotions, illustrate an action or relate an experience through creation of works in the arts.


Fourth Grade. Pointillism. Review concepts and finish projects. Use markers to color using pointillistic technique. Demonstrate how colors can be mixed optically. (Example: an orange area might have yellow and red dots as well as orange.) Students who arecan write a brief paragraph about the animal they drew.
913C. Recognize and use fundamental vocabulary within each of the arts forms.
913D. Use knowledge of varied styles within each art form through a performance or exhibition of unique work.
913F. Identify works of others through a performance or exhibition

Fifth Grade.
Students are working in teams. Students have chosen an underwater animal to research and make drawings and paintings of. The first project is a watercolor painting of the animal they choose.
913K. Know and use traditional and contemporary technologies for furthering knowledge and understanding in the humanities.