Professor Dennis Navrat University of South Dakota |
Professor Dennis Navrat University of South Dakota |
"Time Flies Like an Arrow. Truth Flies Like a Banana."
GUIDE TO K-12 LESSON PLANNING WEBSITES!
The following info, frequently updated, is also posted on my methods course Website
This Website directory will assist pre-service and in-service elementary school classroom teachers. Each Website reveals additional links to other sites for a wealth of worldwide information relating to a teaching career.
With recovering technophobes in mind, this user-friendly reference is designed for teachers who have minimal skills, interest, or time for teaching meaningful art lessons, but know they should. We all know that a computer can steal our time as easily as it can assist us, so navigate these sites with specific goals in mind, and do not get sidetracked simply out of curiosity.
This interface will facilitate unit planning and the teaching of individual classes in VISUAL ART at the levels PreK-8. Specifically, this site will assist elementary teachers in the creation of lesson planning which connects ART with other classroom disciplines.
A student of any age deserves value in education. Value can be measured in terms of learning opportunity through specific learning objectives presented in lesson form. From this site you may choose stimulating lesson ideas, then expand the opportunity for student learning by writing additional objectives that combine psychomotor (coordinating hands-on activity), intellectual (coordinating thought and memory processes), and affective learning (describing how something feels) in each of your lesson plans. When you borrow a good idea from this site or its links, please give credit to the individual and/or URL source, in writing, on your own lesson plan.
My PACK A LUNCH! (PAL) rating system indicates the site's usefulness and timeliness for PreK-8 teachers searching for ideas. Each site listed here involved a "lesson plan" search.
PAL numbering ranges from PALx5
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most lesson
planning value, most comprehensive, most time to navigate, to
PALx1 
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least specific lesson planning value, least time to navigate. I have rated each of
the following sites and wish you a bon voyage!
ART and EDUCATION SITES K-8 Lesson Planning
www.thegateway.org A comprehensive site for lesson planning. A search for "Lesson Plans," K-8, yields 7,308 lessons, many interdisciplinary. PALx5 www.lessonplans.com An education resource center listing grade-specific lesson titles, many connected to other subjects. PALx5 www.askeric.org The world's largest source of education information, containing 1,000,000+ articles, etc., is a clearinghouse on Information and Technology (IT) specializing in educational technology and library and information science. Go To "Lesson Plans, " "Arts," and "Database" for most helpful info." PALx5 www.pbs.org/teachersource The site reveals 2,000+ lesson plans and activities. PALx5 www.crayola.com This site reveals about 300 lesson plans. PALx5 www.kinderart.com The "largest collection of free art lessons on the Internet," including cross-curriculum planning. PALx5 http://www.teachersfirst.com/ A comprehensive, rich collection of lessons and Web resources K-12. Click on "Classroom Resources - Content Matrix" for lessons. PALx5 www.scholastic.com The #1 Source for Classroom Tools and Resources. Teacher Resources includes standards-based lesson plans. PALx5 www.worksheetlibrary.com9,000+ printable K-8 lesson plans for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers; 600+ are free; teaching tips, and 400+ links to other education sites. PALx5
www.lightspan.com A comprehensive site for teachers featuring expert-selected Web sites and online educational content, including grade-specific activities. Go To: "ARTS," "VISUAL ARTS," "K-8" for 16 lesson plans. PALx4 www.geminfo.org The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) is a consortium of 300+ organizations and individuals, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), and a project of the ERIC Clearinghouse of Syracuse University. PALx4 www.lessonsplanpage.com 1,000+ free lesson plans. PALx4
www.talentteacher.com A practical site for parents and teachers that provides 20 art lessons based on Developmental Level. Each lesson can be linked to other classroom subjects. A clever (but non-rhyming) "Art Poem" teaches the fundamental art elements and principles of design to kids preK-3. PALx3 homepage.mac.com/krohrer/iad/lessons/middle/middlelessons.html This site reveals 30 lesson plans. PALx3 www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org The National Arts and Education Information Network "Supports the place of arts education at the center of the curriculum...helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts." PALx3 www.worldartistdirectory.com The Net's Source for Accomplished Artists Worldwide. Search "The Art Teacher" for lesson plans and activities. PALx3 www.wwar.com Worldwide Art Resources provides links to art supplies, artists, art history, and images. PALx3 www.uiah.fi/internetguide/artlists.html Comprehensive search site for links to everything art. PALx3
www.teachingk-8.com A site for elementary teachers sponsored by the magazine "Teaching K-8." PALx2 www.studyweb.com/teach/tocart.htm This site provides 162,000+ Research Quality URLs for teachers. PALx2 www.kidsart.com An art education site filled with activities for children. PALx2 www.unsungheroes.com Site offers up to $27,000 in awards for outstanding classroom projects. PALx2 www.schoolproductguide.com School products for sale, plus "Educational Connection" provides link to "Great Web Sites" to search. PALx2
www.ed.uiuc.edu/YLP/Units/Mini_Units/94-95/griffin.Insects/index.html Insect unit, Grades 2-3, and other teaching units. PALx1 www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/finearts.html This site reveals 5 daily lesson plans, Grades 6-12. PALx1 www.statestandards.com A search engine for teaching standards in each state of the USA. PALx1 www.nettrekker.com/subject/ Available only by paid subscription, this site can provide a Lesson Plan Search Engine for specific grade levels. PALx1 TEACHING RESOURCES
www.sitesforteachers.com/perl/rankem.pcgi?id=dnavrat" "The Net's Best Resource for Teachers." A comprehensive site including thousands of links to lesson planning web sites and resources for teachers. www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein Wonderful links to Recreational Math from UCI Professor David Eppstein. PALx5 www.goldennumber.net Fascinating info on proportion used in Architecture and Art from Ancient Egypt to the Space Age. PALx5 www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk Great info on the Fibonacci series of numbers, with examples in mineral, plant and animal life. PALx5 www.fractalwisdom.com Super info on human psychology linking "The Four Attractors," the "Fractal Four," making order out of chaos in human consciousness functions of Sensing, Thinking, Feeling, and Willing. The site will help you and your students "better understand the significance of Chaos and Fractals" and "how to use these insights in your life to create a bridge between Science and Spirituality," and to "apply this new knowledge to better understand your life, to live autonomously, based on freedom, and your own contact with the Source of the Universe, the Infinite." PALx5
www.setgame.com Site for a game that fosters both right-brain and left-brain cognitive abilities. PALx3 www.brant.net/andrew Internet search engine, gateway to the world, and more. Try a "Lesson Plan" search. PALx3 www.learningpage.com Lesson plans, Ebooks and worksheets, PreK-2. PALx3 www.ibiblio.org A comprehensive site including info on Art, Artists, and images. PALx3
www.aristoday.com Site provides a wealth of info, facts, events occurring on "today" each day of the year. PALx2 www.ncpc.org National Crime Prevention Council site with safety tips for kids and teachers. PALx2 http://office.microsoft.com/TemplateGallery/ Forms and formats to download to organize your life and teaching. Classroom Certificates, GIFs and animations for teachers, too. Rating PALx2 www.teachertimesavers.com Teaching units, thematic units, lesson plans, novel studies. PALx2 www.how-to-study.com Study skills site. PALx2 www.notetaking.com Learn how to increase your writing and typing speed. PALx2 www.DrKoop.com Useful medical information for all teachers who deal with children and their illnesses. Rating PALx2 www.megatonman.com Site of Don Simpson, cartoonist, offering info and instruction for K-8 students. PALx2 www.dickblick.com Scads of art supplies from A-Z for sale at low prices for high quality. I buy your supplies from Dick Blick Co. PALx2 www.gellyroll.com Art product sales including info art forum, pro gallery, and contests. Clever, but slow-loading site had glitches for me. PALx2
www.clipart.com Helpful commercial site for finding simple visuals to accent a lesson plan or to upgrade a Website. PALx1 ww.creativeteaching.com The Web site of Creative Teaching Press. Go To "Activities" for downloadable ideas, K-8. PALx1 www.heinemann.com Small site offering book sales and workshops for teachers. PALx1 http://www.learningadvantage.com/ Sales site for affordable multimedia motivation products for students K-12. PALx1 http://www.games2learn.com/ Sales site for Phonics total reading system and math games. PALx1 http://www.zaner-bloser.com/ Sales site for preK-8 publications. No art-related stuff. PALx1 http://www.curriculumassociates.com/ Site for teachers who publish PreK-adult supplementary materials, with links to other content sites. PALx1 http://www.sprocketworks.com/ Site for multimedia educational tools and toys, with interactive maps, diagrams, anatomical charts, including art. PALx1 www.familyeducation.com Thousands of articles for teachers and parents. PALx1 www.activeendeavors.com Site for distance learning nature adventures, globally. PALx1 www.drumbum.com Lesson plans, preK-3, for sale. PALx1 www.montessoritraining.net Lesson plans, science fair ideas, and interactive science. PALx1 www.snapsheet.com Sell your lesson plans, articles here. PALx1 www.themailbox.com Publishers of teacher magazines and books. Great ideas for teachers. PALx1 www.mtnds.com/af Web's most comprehensive database for acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms. PALx1 www.acronymfinder.com Same as above. www.cubekc.org/ Center for Understanding the Built Environment, specialists in community-based education and outreach projects for kids. PALx1 www.loggia.com/designarts/buildings.html Info on architectural structures of the world. PALx1 ART and EDUCATION SITES
www.artswire.org
New York Foundation for the Arts, a comprehensive arts resource with links to Art
Education. PALx5
www.allianceforarts.org NYC resource for arts and art education, including NYCkidsARTS opportunities. PALx1 www.hop.com Hooked on Phonics info. PALx1 www.kumon.com Kumon Math and Reading Centers info for sale. PALx1 www.carollmichels.com Career coach and artist advocate. PALx1 www.randomhouse.com Publisher of adult and children's books. PALx1 www.hersheys.com Sugary chocolate site of kids' temptations. PALx1 www.auntannie.com Ideas for elementary classroom crafts activities. PALx1 www.gpn.unl.edu 4,000 titles of curriculum connected video, CD- Roms, and more for PreK-College. PALx1 www.kendallhunt.com Publisher of high quality educational materials. PALx1 www.varsitybooks.com Educational material and bookseller. PALx1 www.wadsworth.com Provider of educational materials. PALx1 www.onwordpress.com Provider of educational products, geographic information systems, CAD, and graphic design products. PALx1 www.artmurals.org Center for Folk and Community Art helps problem kids get on the right track through art. PALx11 VIRTUAL GALLERY SITES
www.artchive.com A comprehensive site listing many historic and contemporary artists, images of their works, and links to other art-related sites. PALx5 for great visuals! www.artnet.com This site connects the artwork of 16,000 artists, 1,300 virtual galleries, and offers an art search engine. PALx5 www.designforum.aiga.org American Institute for Graphic Arts site, including features such as Design After the Fall, commemorating 9-11. PALx5 for great designs! www.mcescher.com Intriguing metamorphosis of shape and pattern imagery, involving figure and ground spatial dynamics. PALx5
www.artmuseums.com Art Teachers on the Net site, with Art Project, Art History lessons and great links. PALx3 www.art21.org Features contemporary art and artists. PALx3 www.mcny.org Museum of the City of New York, including Project September 11 image gallery. PALx3 www.ncac.org National Coalition Against Censorship, including Art Now images commemorating creative responses to the September 11 tragedy. PALx3 www.nyhistory.org The New York Historical Society, including Museum Collections, Exhibitions, and a 9-11" In Memorium" feature. PALx3 www.vsw.org Visual Studies Workshop, including timely Exhibitions link. PALx3 www.911history.net Museum of New York and Smithsonian National Museum of American History features images of 9-11. PALx3 www.spikegallery.com A site featuring a variety of historical and contemporary artists and newcomers. PALx3 www.artloft.com.au A site featuring a variety of international artists and styles. PALx3
www.artsnetmn.org The site features 50 artworks from MN museums and encourages student understanding of historic and contemporary artists. PALx2 www.artsconnected.org A user-friendly site with access to the combined art collections, libraries, and archives of the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. PALx2 www.icaf.org International Child Art Foundation, including a small Gallery of art by children. PALx2 www.warholfoundation.org Andy Warhol Foundation for the advancement of visual arts. A cultural resource including grants to professional organizations and images by Warhol. PALx2
www.AmericansfortheArts.org National Arts Education "Art.Ask for More" public education campaign. PALx1 www.acmearts.com Small virtual gallery site. PALx1 www.artspace.org A Fishtown, MA site for kid's activities and links to helpful sites. PALx1 www.walkerart.org Site of the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN. Rating: PALx1 www.artprice.com A comprehensive site listing auction values of artwork by 270,000 artists in the art market. PALx1 for capitalists! |
21 ESSENTIAL SITES FOR TEACHERS
from TOURBUS
www.google.com Best search engine for teachers, offering access to 1.3B web pages. A search for "lesson plans" yields 1.13M pages of info!!! PALx5 www.ditto.com The Web's leading visual search engine. A "lesson plans" search gets 158 visual images, linking to videos and lesson plans. Excellent!! PALx5 www.thegateway.org A comprehensive site for lesson planning. A search for "Lesson Plans," K-8, yields 7,308 lessons, many interdisciplinary. PALx5
www.yahooligans.com Excellent website for kids, offering a helpful "Teachers' Guide." PALx4
www.yahoo.com Great internet services and search site to personalize. PALx3 www.altavista.com Comprehensive search site. PALx3 www.searchenginewatch.com Comprehensive search site. PALx3 www.dogpile.com Comprehensive info and shopping search site. PALx3
www.britannica.com Excellent, vast search site of Encyclopedia Britannica, includes many content articles and info on lesson plans. PALx2 www.intellicast.com Comprehensive weather info site, helpful for teaching and for planning outdoor activities. PALx2 www.slate.com/code/todayspapers/todayspapers.asp Today's top news stories. PALx2 http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/ Today's top news stories. PALx2 www.getnetwise.org Kid's online guide and links to kids' web sites. PALx2 www.amazing-bargains.com/ Comprehensive bargain shopping site with links to bargain products. PALx2
www.tourbus.com/ Timely info on search engines, email subscriptions, spam, viruses, cookies, etc. PALx1 www.whatis.com Super techhead search site offers thousands of definitions of the most current IT-related words. PALx1 www.cnet.com Comprehensive IT-related site with great tips on tech. PALx1 www.zdnet.com Comprehensive IT-related site with great reviews of products, etc. PALx1 www.sjmercury.com/svtech/reports/gmsv/ Silicon Valley and IT-related news. PALx1 www.microsoft.com/safekids/ Kids' guide to online safety and teachers' training guide. PALx1 www.dealtime.com Comprehensive internet services and consumer site. PALx1 And also...
www.resumerabbit.com A site for job hunting that can post your resume to 1.5M potential employers. PALx3
www.jobseekers.com A helpful site for planning a life. PALx2
www.jobtrak.com Job and career search site. PALx1 |
KEEPERTEACHERS™ |
| KEEPERTEACHERS™ make good connections |
Web Links to K-12 Lesson Planning Resources Please inform me of other Websites you find useful. |
multidisciplinary connections
Use the following information to connect an ART lesson with the teaching of any other subject discipline. Art can be linked to the teaching of any daily lesson or unit in the classroom, thus making your teaching efforts more coherent, more cohesive, and less fragmentary for students.
Consider using the
CIRCLE OF INQUIRY model in your teaching. Color-code your lesson planning so that within your lesson, those parts that are highlighted inYELLOW will show evidence of WONDERING,
GREEN will show evidence of COLLECTING DATA,
PINK indicates STUDYING DATA, and
ORANGE indicates making CONNECTIONS.
Whether you consider ART the primary subject or the secondary subject of a unit lesson, an ART link enhances learning most simply because it is fun, sensuous, and sensible.
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ELEMENTARY Grade Level K - 6
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| MATH and ART Lesson
Titles: BAR GRAPHS AND PICTURE GRAPHS (Grade 1: Math, Art) (Grades K-2: Math, Art) (Grades K-2: Math, Art)LESS THAN/GREATER THAN MONSTERS (Grade 1: Math, Art)CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA (Grades 1-2: Math, Art)FUN WITH TANGRAMS (Grade 3: Math, Art)ANGLES (Grade 3: Math/Geometry/Measurement, Art, Science, Social Studies) SHAPE PICTURES-Collage (Grades 2-3: Math/Geometry/Shapes and Architecture, Art) BUILDING A MODEL OF A DREAM HOUSE – 3D Shapes (Grades 2-5: Math/Shapes and Architecture, Art COUNTING COLORED CRAYONS (Grades2-3: Math/Counting, Art) THE COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY (Grades 3-5: Math, Art) (Grades 4-6: Math, Art) (Grades 4-6: Math, Art) (Grades 4-8: Math, Art)
SCIENCE and ART Lesson Titles: (Grades PreK-2: Science, Language Arts, Art) IN THE DARK (PreK-K: Science, Art, Multidisciplinary) (PreK-K: Science, Language Arts, Art) (PreK-K: Science, Language Arts, Architecture Theme) CATERPILLARS (PreK-K: Science, Math, Language Arts, Insect Theme) (PreK-1: Science, Art) (Grades PreK-2: Science, Language Arts, Art)BIG BRIGHT BUGS (Grades K-1: Science, Language Arts, Art) (K-2: Science, Art) (Grades 1-2: Science, Art)WEIGHT AND BALANCE USING ROCKS (Grades 1-2: Science, Math, Art) (Grades 1-2: Science, Music, Art) (Grades 1-2: Science, PE, Art) (Grades 1-2: Science, Art) (Grades 1-2: Science, Art) (Grades 1-2: Science, Language Arts, Art) (Grades 1-2: Science, Art)NATIVE AMERICANS AND ROCK DESIGNS (Grades 1-2: Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Art) (Grades 1-4: Science, Language Arts, Art) (Grades 1-8: Science, Language Arts, Art) (Grades 1-2: Science, Art) (Grades 1-8: Science, Language Arts, Art) (Grades 1-2: Science, Art)AVIATION LESSONS 1, 2, 3 (Grades 1-3: Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, Art)AVIATION: EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AND BOOK LIST (Grades 1-3: Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, Art)SALT SPRITZELS (Grade 2: Science, Art)APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS (Grade 3: Science, Art)THE BIG HUNT (Grade 3: Science, Art)SOCIAL STUDIES and ART Lesson Titles: (Grades K-1: Social Studies, Art) (Grades K-3: Social Studies, Science, Art) (Grades K-3: Social Studies, Science, Art)DREAM CATCHERS (Grade 2: Social Studies, Art)RAIN FOREST ANIMALS (Grades 3-4: Social Studies, Science, Art) (Grades K-6: Social Studies, Science, Art)PONCHO FEVER (Grade 4: Social Studies, Art)NATIVE AMERICAN FOLK TALES (Grades 4-5: Social Studies, Art) NATIVE AMERICAN SUPERSTITIONS (Grades 4-5: Social Studies, Language Arts, Art) LAKOTA SIOUX SUN DANCE (Grades 4-5: Social Studies, Art) NAVAJO INDIANS (Grades 3-5: Social Studies, Language Arts, Art) NAVAJO WEAVING (Grades 3-5: Social Studies, Language Arts, Art) (Grades K-8: Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Music, Art) (Grades K-8: Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Music, Art)TOBACCO AND SMOKING (Grades K-8: Social Studies, Science, Health, Physical Education, Art)LANGUAGE ARTS and VISUAL ART YARN NAME (Grades PreK-1: Language Arts, Art) (Grades K-1: Language Arts, Art)CREATURES OF THE NIGHT (Grades K-3: Language Arts, Art)THE HUNGRY CATERPILLAR (Grades 1-2: Language Arts, Science, Art) (Grades 1-4: Language Arts, Art) (Grades 1-2: Language Arts, Art) (Grades 1-8: Language Arts, Music, Art) (Grades K-2: Language Arts, Art)WHEN YOU GROW UP (Grades K-3: Language Arts, Social Studies, Art) RECYCLING MATS (Grade 2: Language Arts, Art)DRAWING A CONCLUSION (Grades 2-3: Language Arts, Art)FRIENDSHIP FISH (Grade 3: Language Arts, Art)I AM SPECIAL (Grade 3: Language Arts, Art)VACATION POSTCARD (Grade 4: Language Arts, Art)CLASS QUILT (Grade 4: Language Arts, Social Studies, Art)MUSIC and ART Lesson Titles: (Grades K-8: Music, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Art)DON'T SAY YOU AIN'T GOT NO RHYTHM (Grades 1-8: Music, Language Arts, Social Studies, Art)COLOR ME LOUD (Grades K-2: Music, Social Studies, Art) (Grade 3: Music, Social Studies, Art) |
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MIDDLE SCHOOL Grade Level 6 - 9
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| MATH and ART MATH AND MATTING (Grades 6-12: Math, Art) (Grades 1-8: Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, Music, Art)
SCIENCE and ART (Grades 1-8: Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, Music, Art) (Grades 1-8: Science, Language Arts, Art)ROCK EXPLORATION (Grades 1-8: Science, Language Arts, Art)RAIN STICK (Grades 4-8: Science, Social Studies, Art) SOLAR SYSTEM (Grades 5-6: Science, Art) CRYSTALS (Grades 4-6: Science, Language Arts, Art) ECOSYSTEMS AND SPECIES (Grades 4-6: Science, Language Arts, Art) THE STRUCTURE OF ATOMS (Grades 5-8: Science, Language Arts, Art)
SOCIAL STUDIES and ART (Grades K-6: Social Studies, Science, Art)NEAR AND FAR AWAY PLACES (Grades K-8: Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Music, Art)FUNKY WESTERN DESIGNS (Grades K-8: Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Music, Art)CONTEMPORARY IDEAS COLLAGE (Grades 4-8: Social Studies, Language Arts, Art) (Grades K-8: Social Studies, Science, Health, Physical Education, Art)LANGUAGE ARTS and VISUAL ART RHYMING RHYTHMS (Grades 1-8: Language Arts, Music, Art)MUSIC and ART MUSIC AND EMOTION (Grades K-8: Music, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, ArtDON'T SAY YOU AIN'T GOT NO RHYTHM (Grades 1-8: Music, Language Arts, Social Studies, Art) |
| HIGH SCHOOL Grade Level 9 - 12
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ANY GRADE LEVEL Grade Level K - 12
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| Note that most
lessons above are multi-grade appropriate, and may become more specialized for upper grade
levels. MATH and ART SCIENCE and ART SOCIAL STUDIES and ART LANGUAGE ARTS and VISUAL ART MUSIC and ART |
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SPECIAL NEEDS Grade Level K - 12
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| HUNGRY PIGS
(Language Arts, Science/Biology, Art) CINCO DE MAYO (Social Studies, Art) |
PURPOSES OF ART
A study of ART has many purposes, among them are these:
1. ART AS A GROWTH PROCESS. In its simplest form, visual art is a natural process of movement and intuitive thought that develops eye and hand coordination, motor skills, and contributes to a sense of well-being.
2. ART AS DISCOVERY. Art is a means to discover an inner world of emotion, insights, imagination and fantasy, and an outer world of real people, animals, plants, places, experiences, things, and everything interesting and curious. Art develops, fosters, and integrates Intuition (right-brain functions) with Intellect (left-brain functions). Intuition and intellect are parallel pathways that equally lead to Knowledge.
3. ART AS A RECORD OF EXPERIENCE. All Art, past and present, records human experience in tangible forms in order to express religious values, to immortalize, and to stimulate the intellect and fire the emotions. We have knowledge of past civilizations because of their Art forms. We have records of the ideas, imagination, and values of each civilization because of the Art they practiced with care.
4. ART AS CRITICAL THINKING. Developing artistic skills contributes to an awareness of Life and Nature as a consequence of Experience, often as "a problem to be solved." Art may express social and cultural chaos, protest injustice and raise social consciousness. The significant result of Art, beyond the Processes of Art and the Products of Art, is a subjective/objective learning process that is forever internalized as Truth.
5. ART AS A CELEBRATION. Art often celebrates spirituality and expresses the joy, wonder, and mystery of Life and the beauty of all things and ideas. When we affirm Life beyond ourselves, we make meaningful art of value to others.
6. ART AS A LOVE OF NATURE. Order, Harmony, and Beauty are consequences of our best experiences in Life and in Nature. The changing Seasons are symbolic of the process of Life: fertilization, birth, growth, maturity, aging, death, and rebirth. Making Art reconnects us with Nature. Not only is it natural to love Nature, it is an essential human need which contributes to mental, physical, and emotional health. We nurture ourselves when we nurture all species on Earth, and as we record natural peculiarities through Art.
7. ART AS A TESTIMONY. When we express our joys and sorrows through Art, we show in time and space how we process the immensity of the world. When we communicate to others the meaning of our personal world, we more fully recognize who we are. When we recognize our selves, we recognize our interdependence with others. When we recognize the interdependence of all forms of Life, we are in touch with all of the Earth, with all of Humanity, and with all of Eternity.
8. ART AS DECORATION. When artistic skill is used to adorn and embellish objects, articles, and images, such decorative art elevates the commonplace to the extraordinary, thus making the commonplace more precious.
9. ART AS A GIFT. When we make art to give to those we love, we hope and trust in their love and devotion in return. In this way, Art is a respectful gift of our self, motivated by love and the intensity of our feelings for others.
10. ART AS FUN. When an art activity stimulates the senses, it meets personal needs and promotes a feeling of well being simply because of the activity itself. Art is fun, pleasurable, wholesome, and meaningful.
Think how the purposes of art can connect with your teaching of other subjects. Use the following lesson outline to guide your thought processes toward teaching and learning:
K-12 Art Lesson Plan Outline
(Different school districts may have different outlines)
Think of each lesson having two parts, PROJECT and EDUCATION. The PROJECT is the doing of the problem or activity based on Budget. The EDUCATION is the value added beyond the fun of art activities, and includes your teaching of HISTORY, CULTURAL ASPECTS, VOCABULARY, and SAFETY relating to the ART PROJECT. Connecting Art with another subject increases EDUCATION.
A lesson plan explains CONCEPT (what will be done?), OBJECTIVE (what will be learned?), and PROCESS (how will it be made?). To clarify the lesson and prepare for it, subdivide this explanation as follows:
TITLE OF LESSON
GRADE LEVEL
MATERIALS NEEDED List the materials and tools to be used by the students for the art activity, including the quantity of each needed for the entire class.
NUMBER OF CLASS HOURS
State the class hours it will take to accomplish the lesson objectives, the assessment of the lesson, and clean-up.CONCEPT
State what will be done during the lesson, preferably connecting Art with another subject discipline taught during a given week of school. The title of the lesson will reflect the concept.OBJECTIVE Purpose of Project.
List the concrete actions that the student will learn to do, keeping in mind differing ways to learn, such as Psychomotor (hands-on), Intellectual (knowledge to be gained), and Affective learning (a student's verbal expression of how s/he felt while performing the lesson). Briefly state what will be learned, and done with which art medium, process or activity. List the applied teaching standards (by number) for Art and standards for any linked subject(s). [Teaching Standards]MOTIVATIONAL TOOLS
During the Process/Procedure step that follows, besides your enthusiasm, tell personal and imaginative stories relating to the title of the lesson and how it relates to the students; show scenes, photos, slides, a Website, a video, etc. Engage students in discussions, games, debates, and role-playing relating to the subject matter of the lesson.PROCESS (Presentation and/or Demonstration)
A step-by-step description and demonstration of materials and techniques to be used in the art activity. Define the vocabulary terms. Be clear, but leave room for creativity during the process of the art activity. Include cautions relating to the safe handling of materials and tools.) Visuals: (Show examples of imagery that relates to the subject matter, keeping in mind the opportunity to relate history, cultural aspects, and vocabulary. Give information about the visuals and their associative relationships. Adjusting for grade level capability, outline the work of the student on the art activity, step-by-step. Begin with Safety precautions. Then direct the lesson by further demonstration, explanation, and various examples of the finished project. The process includes the presentation of all learning objectives of the lesson.LIST OF TERMS RELATED TO PROBLEM
List the most important vocabulary words to be learned from the experience of this lesson. Include a definition of each term. Guidelines: Grades K-3, use 3-5 terms and definitions; Grades 4-6, use 5-10 terms and definitions; Grades 7-8, use 10-15+ terms and definitions.EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT
When the lesson process is complete, display the work, discuss it, and assess learning with an oral or written quiz. During assessment, always quiz the students on the meaning of the vocabulary terms.
Sample Lesson Plan Outline
TITLE OF LESSON: Self Portraits in Clay
GRADE LEVEL: 3 - 8
MATERIALS NEEDED: hydrated, low-fire, wedged clay; various clay tools (pencils, spoons); table covering, plastic sheeting; access to kiln and kiln equipment
NUMBER OF CLASS HOURS: (3 weeks: 2 hours for project and clean -up; 30 minutes for pre-assessment; 30 minutes for quiz; 30 minutes after firing for assessment; and time to dry and fire)
CONCEPT/TITLE: CLAY SELF PORTRAIT. Students will create a self portrait in clay, after which they will show and discuss their work.
OBJECTIVES: Link art with social studies. Instruction in: 3-D sculpture; Basic properties of clay and kiln firing; Basic instruction in working with clay; Fantasy vs. real self portraiture; Build vocabulary of clay terms; Develop understanding of art principles; Develop skills with clay sculpture. (SD Art Standards 1,2,3,4; Social Studies Standards....)
MOTIVATIONAL TOOLS: Enthusiasm, info about self portraits (Rembrandt, Van Gogh), etc.) Examples of realistic, humorous, fantastic; Story about clay; Discussion with students, asking how they would like to be viewed, as they are, or who they would like to be?
PRESENTATION and DEMONSTRATION: Demonstrate how to manipulate clay;
Define the vocabulary terms. Provide cautions. Visuals: Refer to visuals used as motivation. Show visuals of the language of art (textures for hair, 3-D forms, etc.); Show children's creations in clay. Talk of cultural aspects of self portraits and tell of a history of clay objects (Chinese ceramics about 4,000 years old).
PROCESS: Begin work (30 minutes - 2 hours)
LIST OF TERMS RELATED TO PROBLEM: (add a definition for each term) Clay; Bisque; Kiln; Texture; Volume; Form; Three-Dimensional; Space; Rhythm; Movement; Contrast; Balance; Fragile. Include terms from the connected subject.
ASSESSMENT: Display the work, discuss it. Oral or written quiz on terms
Sample Lesson Plan Outline
TITLE OF LESSON: Mask Making
GRADE LEVEL: 6 - 8
MATERIALS NEEDED: wheat flour, balloons, newspapers, bowls, strings, fabrics, beads, feathers, Elmer's glue, scissors, pencils, table covering, tempera paints and brushes
NUMBER OF CLASS HOURS: (2 weeks: 2-5 hours for project and clean-up; 30 minutes for quiz; 60 minutes for assessment and discussion)
CONCEPT/TITLE: MASK MAKING. Students will create a mask in papier-mache, relating to Family, after which they will show and discuss the concept and origin of their work.
OBJECTIVES: Link art with social studies. Instruction in: 3-D sculptural mask making; Instruction in working with papier-mache; Multidisciplinary, multicultural studies; Brief history and purposes of masks as disguise or protection; Symbolism of masks; Build vocabulary of mask making terms; Develop understanding of art principles; Develop skills with papier-mache and with decorative art. (SD Art Standards 1,2,3,4; Social Studies Standards....)
MOTIVATIONAL TOOLS: Enthusiasm; Info about mask making; Web search; (Egyptian, Greek, Roman death masks, 19thC African masks, armor, surgeon's masks, gas masks, European masked balls, Halloween, athletic masks); Examples of religious, spiritual, magical, dramatic, realistic, symbolic, humorous, fantastic, and athletic masks; Story about masks; Discussion with students, asking how masks can be considered significant in their family heritage or ancestry?
PRESENTATION and DEMONSTRATION: Demonstrate how to mix and manipulate flour paste to create papier-mache sculpture and balloon masks, including decorative techniques; Define the vocabulary terms. Provide cautions. Visuals: Refer to visuals used as motivation. Show visuals of the language of art (texture, pattern, 3-D mask forms, etc.); Show children's creations in masks. Talk of cultural aspects of mask making and tell of a history of masks (Oriental, African, European, Central American, and Amerindian).
PROCESS: Begin work (30 minutes-1 hour sessions)
LIST OF TERMS RELATED TO PROBLEM: (add definitions) Masks, Papier-mache; Form; Space; Three-dimensional; Sculpture; Symbolism; Decorative; Texture; Pattern; Rhythm; Movement; Contrast; Balance; Emphasis
ASSESSMENT: Display the work, discuss it. Oral or written quiz on terms
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