Can you picture yourself in a career in agriculture and food? A …
Can you picture yourself in a career in agriculture and food? A series of videos from Agriculture in the Classroom showcase different career choices in agri food with a focus on art, business, engineering, math, science, and technology. thinkAG is an initiative from Agriculture in the Classroom to introduce high school students to opportunities for a career in the agriculture and agri-food sector.
All art is political in the sense that all art takes place …
All art is political in the sense that all art takes place in the public arena and engages with an already existing ideology. Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei, offers an important contemporary example. The news that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been detained by authorities has prompted significant concern. Ai Weiwei has ben arrested by the Chinese authorities.
Curate your own exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario; swim with …
Curate your own exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario; swim with African penguins at the San Diego Zoo; travel back in time at the Louvre; visit the Canadian Museum of History; blast into outer space with NASA. This site offers all of these opportunities for your student to experience.
This art history video examines the "Alexander Mosaic" c. 100 B.C.E., tessera …
This art history video examines the "Alexander Mosaic" c. 100 B.C.E., tessera mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii. This Roman floor mosaic may be based on a lost Hellenistic painting by Philoxenos of Eretria, The Battle of Issus, c. 315 B.C.E.). Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.
Studied students stupefy! Students learn about alliteration by listening to an alliterative …
Studied students stupefy! Students learn about alliteration by listening to an alliterative read-aloud and apply the knowledge they gain to the creation of their own poem and illustration.
The purpose of this lesson is to reveal students’ perceptions about art, …
The purpose of this lesson is to reveal students’ perceptions about art, what defines art, why people create art. It is a chance to explore the concept of identity through an arts lens.
Curricular Connections • CR 6.1 – Create personal responses to a variety of arts expressions (e.g., respond to music using poetry, or respond to visual art using music). • CR 6.2 - Investigate and identify ways that the arts can express ideas about identity. • CH 6.1 - Investigate how personal, cultural, or regional identity may be reflected in arts expressions.
Assessment Arts Ed Journal Reflection
Materials • Large paper • Markers and crayons (optional) • White paper • Smart Board lesson • Student Handout #1 and #2 • Arts Ed Journal Entry #1 Handout • Computer with speakers
Students explore their towns' landmarks, symbols, and people; look at brochures and …
Students explore their towns' landmarks, symbols, and people; look at brochures and other informational tools; practice writing for a specific audience and revising; and work collaboratively to create a brochure.
All Around This World is a unique, interactive global music and world …
All Around This World is a unique, interactive global music and world cultures program for children 0-9 years old that encourages children and their families to explore the world by enjoying global music, rhythms and movement. Jay Sand, guitarist and children’s music teacher, world traveler and dad of three girls developed All Around This World with his girls as a way to introduce them to the countries he’s already visited and the many more he plans to visit with them. Different countries are highlighted daily.
Students will observe dance movements depicted in a drawing and a painting. …
Students will observe dance movements depicted in a drawing and a painting. Partners will use simple lines to draw their partner's movements and paint dance costumes on the figures using various brushstrokes. Students will write a persuasive speech to the school superintendent explaining why they believe dance should be a regular part of the curriculum. They will then model dance movements for classmates in teams of four and recite their persuasive speech to the class.
This week, we're headed back to India to learn about the all …
This week, we're headed back to India to learn about the all night dance shows that culminate in killing a Demon (metaphorically): Kathakali! This form arose in the Kerala region of India, and tells traditional Indian stories, but with really remarkable makeup, hand positions, and dance moves.
Students will analyze and describe a painting depicting a family. They will …
Students will analyze and describe a painting depicting a family. They will discuss similarities and differences between the setting of the painting and where they live. Then students will create a sculpture of their family doing an activity together and also create a diorama of a room in their home.
This art history video discussion examines Washington Allston's "Elijah in the Desert", …
This art history video discussion examines Washington Allston's "Elijah in the Desert", 1818, oil on canvas, 125.09 x 184.78 cm / 49 1/4 x 72 3/4 inches (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).
In this art history video discussion Beth Harris and Steven Zucker examine …
In this art history video discussion Beth Harris and Steven Zucker examine Albrecht Altdorfer's "The Battle of Issus," 1529, oil on panel. Alte Pinokothek, Munich.
Students learn the stories of two ambitious and courageous women artists in …
Students learn the stories of two ambitious and courageous women artists in European history -- Luisa Roldan (also known as La Roldana) and Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun -- and examine works by both. Students then research and write a short report on a female artist working today.
In this art history video discussion Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven …
In this art history video discussion Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker consider Ambrogio Lorenzetti's series of frescos "Allegory of Good Government", "Effects of Good Government in the City and the Country", and "Allegory and Effects of Bad Government in the City and the Country" Siena c. 1337-40. Sala della Pace (Hall of Peace) also known as the Sala dei Nove (the Hall of the Nine), Palazzo Pubblico, Siena.
his lesson uses music and art in a vocabulary study of unfamiliar …
his lesson uses music and art in a vocabulary study of unfamiliar words from the song "America the Beautiful," increasing students' vocabulary while also increasing their knowledge of U.S. geography. A discussion to activate students' prior knowledge about sights and scenery throughout the United States is followed by a read-aloud and introduction to the song "America the Beautiful," which is then sung in each session of the lesson. Students learn the meanings of the song's words through shared reading and the use of context clues and images. Students then use photographs, illustrations, and descriptive language to create a mural shaped like the United States. Finally, through pictures and words, students reflect on what they have learned. This lesson is appropriate and adaptable for any patriotic event or holiday, and many of the vocabulary strategies are adaptable for other texts or word lists, as well.
Students read three short stories about women; discuss the development of female …
Students read three short stories about women; discuss the development of female characters, gender differences, and society' s expectations; and write scripts in which the characters discuss their similarities and differences.
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