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Visual Arts Teacher Resources
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What is biodiversity, and why is it so important? Explore biodiversity with your young environmentalists by researching an ecosystem and illustrating its diversity through a piece of artwork. An instructional sequence and possible extension ideas are included. This could be tailored to fit several grade levels, although the original standard referred to is a fourth grade standard.
Differentiate between the various genres in the visual arts world, particularly in Western painting. Your class can view and discuss, in small groups, paintings published on the National Galleries website. Then each student individually identifies genres of paintings in an online exercise.
Explore objective and subjective writing in this interdisciplinary lesson, which brings language arts and visual art together. Middle and high school students examine the sculpture Head with Horns by Paul Gauguin. They then analyze the sculpture in order to write about it subjectively and objectively, bringing in visual aids to emphasize their argument.
A new way to connect visual art and creative writing is on the horizon. Kids first identify the characters in the painting Rabbit Hunt, then write narrative from the perspective of one of the characters in the painting. They combine their narratives in small groups to compose a short story. Now this is collaborative learning!
High schoolers discuss aesthetics using an existing and student-created program music. They describe music, propose meanings in music and defend their points of view.They also describe and defend music and visual arts representations of subject matter not related to the arts.
Students experience texture with all their senses and identify texture in works of art. They create a texture collage.
Learners interpret and analyze a work of art and write a narrative for the piece of art. In this narrative art instructional activity, students analyze a work of art and then write a short story 500-700 words long to narrate the art.
Students investigate the subject of works of art by gathering clues embedded in the works as well as by searching for the underlying meaning and messages that are present in the art. Layers of meaning are probed as students progress through the lesson plan.
Have you ever seen a Mexican yarn painting? They're beautiful! Create a Mexican yarn painting with your class using this lesson. Start by discussing Mexico's culture and viewing different yarn paintings. After reading about important symbols and colors, have artists of all ages create a design for their painting. Note: This lesson doesn't describe in detail how to create a yarn painting, so you will have to be familiar with the process in advance.
High schoolers complete a variety of activities as they study the basics of artistic composition in the visual arts.