Moon Phaser 4
Description
Students will study the moon for a period of one month and learn to identify each major phase the moon goes through. They will then describe the moon using gurative language, such as poems, haikus, and similes.
Narrative Necklaces… and Beyond K-5
Description
This lesson will give students an opportunity to create a piece of art that will identify each individual artist, but is not a standard self portrait with traditional facial features. The self-portrait will be a collage incorporating images, colors, symbols and text to help describe “who” that artist is. Students will be using several modern masters as inspiration, such as Michel Basquiat, Karen Mi- chels and Robert Rauschenberg.
Personal Pizza Pies Fun Fractions with Food Art 4
Description
Think about pizzas that you eat – how are these circular meals cut? Usually into eighths. Students will learn about the art of Wayne Thiebaud, and then create collaged personal pizza art, cutting their ‘pies’ into fractions. Visual fraction models have never been so fun!
Personal Storytelling with Accordion Books 3-5
Description
Discover the art of bookmaking with your students as you explore personal storytelling in language arts. Students will use the structure of an accordion book to identify parts of an essay: introduction, three supporting details, and conclusion. This experience will provide application of authentic arts integration by linking writing, image-making and language arts comprehension.
Perspective Drawing Inspired by N.C. Wyeth 3-5
Description
Students will generate unique fantasy drawings that utilize perspective and create the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface. Deriving inspiration from the American painter and illustrator N.C. Wyeth’s The Giant, students will imagine and create a world when a giant has come to visit their town! They will serve as the authors and the artists of their own creative stories, while employing artistic strategies and techniques from the High Italian Renaissance.