Educator Resources -> Visual and Performing Arts

This document contains the beginnings of an elementary lesson on creating self-portraits. The teachers would first introduce random portraits downloaded from the Image Library in unitedstreaming One of the best anticipatory sets to use is Microsoft's free download Photo Story . The students would watch a short video segment of the images and then would categorize the portraits as they see them. (The portraits can be easily inserted into PowerPoint or Publisher, printed four to a page, cut and distributed as cards for sorting.) After the student categorize and discuss how they compared and contrasted the portraits differently, the teacher would review who the portraits really are. (All details are in unitedstreaming for easy access to the information!) Students would then be pointed to Assignment Builder to pick their favorite portraits and to come prepared for class the next day to discuss why they have made their choice. Students who can bring in their parent/guardian choice would receive extra credit. Finally, the students would examine the article on the Mona Lisa. In class, they will be shown two short video on Self-Portraits in the style of Mona Lisa. These videos are also available in their Assignment Builder link to show their parents! art, visual art, portraits

This document contains the beginnings of an elementary lesson on creating self-portraits. The teachers would first introduce random portraits downloaded from the Image Library in unitedstreaming One of the best anticipatory sets to use is Microsoft's free download Photo Story . The students would watch a short video segment of the images and then would categorize the portraits as they see them. (The portraits can be easily inserted into PowerPoint or Publisher, printed four to a page, cut and distributed as cards for sorting.) After the student categorize and discuss how they compared and contrasted the portraits differently, the teacher would review who the portraits really are. (All details are in unitedstreaming for easy access to the information!) Students would then be pointed to Assignment Builder to pick their favorite portraits and to come prepared for class the next day to discuss why they have made their choice. Students who can bring in their parent/guardian choice would receive extra credit. Finally, the students would examine the article on the Mona Lisa. In class, they will be shown two short video on Self-Portraits in the style of Mona Lisa. These videos are also available in their Assignment Builder link to show their parents! art, visual art, portraits

These 4 art ideas are intended for K-2 grade. They use art to demonstrate the mixing of primary colors to form secondary colors. Primary colors, secondary colors

This is the site list used by my students for this project. My county requires web research to be tightly controlled, and these websites all were approved by the technology coordinator. research, music history. women

This project actually has three files that go with it...this is the first part! research, presentation, women, music, history, group

It seems like many of my handouts are for an age group I no longer teach! Oh well ... This handout is a modified version of one I gave to students at the start of our lesson on storyboards during our animation unit. As a way of limiting my students in order to force them to be creative, I gave them a list of titles they could use for their storyboards. It went over very well, in my opinion. I couldn't get permission to republish the graphics I included, so instead this worksheet includes a link or two that lead to websites with decent examples. storyboard handout assignment animation

Somewhat incomplete, but this still has some nice details. animation history

A cornucopia of stuff that can be helpful to anyone who teaches an Art lesson now and then (Or perhaps more frequently...). Incidentally, Ken Rohrer is a former professor of mine. Yay for tech savvy Art teachers! art links resource website

Students learn The Water Cycle song which they performed at one of thier music performances. The students will learn the song in a fun and engaging way which will enhance their understanding of the water cycle. Standards / skills addressed: Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music A. Sing independently B. Sing expressively C. Sing from memory Sing in groups Reading and notation Read whole, half, dotted half, quarter, and eighth notes Use a system to read pitch Treble clef in major keys Identify symbols and traditional terms Use standard symbols to notate meter Understanding relationships between music/art/other disciplines Identify how interrelated Listening to, analyzing, and describing music Respond through purposeful movement You can locate the Water Cycle Song at the web site noted in the slide show. The file is a downloadable file and is hyperlinked within the slide show.

Students learn The Water Cycle song which they performed at one of thier music performances. The students will learn the song in a fun and engaging way which will enhance their understanding of the water cycle. Standards / skills addressed: Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music A. Sing independently B. Sing expressively C. Sing from memory Sing in groups Reading and notation Read whole, half, dotted half, quarter, and eighth notes Use a system to read pitch Treble clef in major keys Identify symbols and traditional terms Use standard symbols to notate meter Understanding relationships between music/art/other disciplines Identify how interrelated Listening to, analyzing, and describing music Respond through purposeful movement You can locate the Water Cycle Song at the web site noted in the slide show. The file is a downloadable file and is hyperlinked within the slide show.