Lesson Plans -- Week 9

"The arts teach students that small differences

can have large effects.The arts traffic in subtleties.

The arts teach students to think through

and within a material.

All art forms employ some means

through which images become real."

- Elliot Eisner

Lesson Plans
Week 9: October 31, November 1—15, 18, 19.

Kindergarten.
Draw an underwater animal. Color with crayons.
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.
Finish angelfish drawings with 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 have made a drawing of an ocean animal. They have dictated a short story or description of their drawing. I will then print those out and the students will rewrite their sentences in their best handwriting. They will mount the sentences on colored paper and give the picture a title. They can decorate the sentence card with ocean designs.
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.
Paul Klee. Continue 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. Finish the drawings and write three sentences that describe the picture.
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. Review definition. 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.) Second week of coloring using the technique of pointillism.
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 will choose a partner they can work with. Students will choose an underwater animal to research and make drawings and paintings of. The first project will be a watercolor painting of the animal they choose.
913K. Know and use traditional and contemporary technologies for furthering knowledge and understanding in the humanities.