Lesson Plans -- Week 8

"The arts make vivid the fact that
neither words in their literal form nor numbers

exhaust what we can know.
The limits of our language do not define
the limits of our cognition."

-Elliot Eisner

Lesson Plans -- Week 8: October 31, November 3-7.

Kindergarten.
Use paint rollers to roll dark blue paint on light blue paper. The wavy lines will help create the illusion of water. Use fish foam stamps to stamp fish designs over that. Put on drying rack to dry.

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.
Trace angelfish patterns onto paper. Outline with black permanent markers. Color with “payons” or painting crayons. Paint over with water.

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.
Ocean Pictures. Students are making a drawing of an ocean animal. They are choosing whether to draw the animal in a cartoon style or a realistic style. As they color with markers, students will bring their drawings to the teacher one at a time. They teacher will type as they dictate a short story or description of their drawing.

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.

Paul Klee. Begin unit of study on this artist. Look at samples of his artwork.
What are the three ways to look at artwork? What are the major elements of this artist’s style? Students will experiment with making fantastic fish scenes with oil pastels.

9.3.3.E. Recognize and identify types of critical analysis in the arts and humanities: Contextual criticism, Formal criticism, Intuitive criticism
913F. Identify works of others through a performance or exhibition
923B. Relate works in the arts to varying styles and genre and to the periods in which they were created.


Fourth Grade. Pointillism. Define. Look at examples. Choose a photo for reference from the box marked “Ocean” – or one of the library books on ocean animals. Draw in pencil. 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.)

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.

Look at examples of artist signatures. How does each signature the character uses express a different type of personality? Why is it important how an artist signs his or her name? Most artists use the same signature everytime. Why? (It is similar to the logo of a product. Recognizable. Compare to the Pepsi logo.) In your sketchbook, go to the next empty page. Fill a page with your own signature – experimenting with using a different one each type. Look at the examples for ideas. Notice how the artists sometimes have the last letter underline the rest, or run letters together in a creative way. Note: few artists sign just their first name! Now circle the one you like best. This will be your “artist signature” you use for the rest of this year! With a black permanent marker, sign your acrylic painting with this signature and put it on display.

913K. Know and use traditional and contemporary technologies for furthering knowledge and understanding in the humanities.