Full Description
This book is an interdisciplinary guide to connect art lessons with core curriculum. Social studies, language arts, math, and/or science are supported in every unit. It is an ideal source for elementary and middle school teachers to enrich their curriculum. It is an invaluable tool for art teachers to provide an interdisciplinary art curriculum that connects 21st Century Skills and National Standards. Problem solving, cooperative learning, and inquiry-based experiences are explored in every lesson.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Book Overview
Unit 1: Prehistoric Times and Civilizations: And the Journey Begins...
Chapter 1: Cave Paintings: The First Marks of Man
Lesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction, Four Boys, a Dog, a Cave and a Big Adventure
Lesson 2: Role Playing Activities
Lesson 3: Creating a Cave Painting
Lesson 4: Making the Artwork, Fusion of Prehistoric and Futuristic Painting
Lesson 5: Comparative Artwork Experience Watercolor: Modern Day Murals and Graffiti Painting
Lesson 6: Venus of Willendorf, the First Sculpture, It Started with a Rock
Chapter 2: Sumerian Clay Statues: Dedicated to the One I Love
Lesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction, Can I Make a Statue Too?
Lesson 2: Activity "20 Squares" Board Game
Lesson 3: The Standard of Ur, Exploring Contradictions and Conflicts in Society
Lesson 4: Making the Artwork, Clay Votive Statue
Lesson 5: The Epic of Gilgamesh Explored
Chapter 3: Flower Design: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Lesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction
Lesson 2: Preserve in Plaster
Lesson 3: Botanical Art: Making a Botanical Illustration, Art Meets Science
Lesson 4: Hanging Gardens Mixed Media Collage
Unit 2: Egyptian Art and Civilization: Protection and Preservation
Chapter 4: What's in a Name? Lucky Charms: Creating a Cartouche and Making an Amulet
Lesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction, "Cracking the Code"
Lesson 2: Group Game: Code, Code, Crack and Create
Lesson 3: Making Your Own Cartouche
Lesson 4: Discovering Amulets
Lesson 5: Getting Personal with Pyramids, Making a Paper Pyramid Sculpture
Chapter 5: Pots for Prosperity: Making Canopic Jars
Lesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction, You Saw What at the Museum?
Lesson 2: Creating the Clay Canopic Jar
Lesson 3: Canopic Jars Made from Recyclable Materials
Chapter 6: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Creating a Narrative Painting
Lesson 1: Observations, Storytelling, "I Dig Archaeology" and a Creative Activity
Lesson 2: "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words," Making a Narrative Painting
Lesson 3: It's All in Your Hat, Making a Hat Collage
Unit 3: Greek Art and Civilization: Creating a Legacy
Chapter 7: Masters of Pottery: Making a Greek Vase
Lesson 1: Storytelling, A John Keats's Inspired Tale of a Grecian Pot
Lesson 2: Making Pottery Inspired by the Ancient Greeks
Chapter 8: Pillars of Greek Architecture: Pillars of Greece and Piet Mondrian
Lesson 1: Storytelling, The Contest of Athena and Poseidon
Lesson 2: Making a Greek Architectural Watercolor with a Trace of Piet Mondrian
Chapter 9: Masks of Mythology and Theater: Masks, Myths and Magic
Lesson 1: Storytelling, "Pygmalion Again and Again"
Lesson 2: Olympic Games, Role Playing "Let's Make a Game of It"
Lesson 3: Mask Making
Appendix A: Handouts for Chapters 1-9
Appendix B: Foundation Lessons and Technical Reference Sheets
Lesson 1: Concepts in Arts and Principles of Design
Lesson 2: Exploring Color and Creating a Color Wheel
Lesson 3: Designing with Texture
Lesson 4: Basics for Graphite Pencil Drawing
Lesson 5: Basics for Colored Pencil Drawing
Lesson 6: Basics for Charcoal Drawing
Lesson 7: Basics on Pastels (Hard and Soft Pastels)
Lesson 8: Basics on Oil Pastels
Lesson 9: Basics on Colored Makers
Lesson 10: Acrylic and Tempera Painting
Lesson 11: Basics on Watercolor Painting (Transparent Painting Medium)
Lesson 12: Building Blocks of Shapes
Lesson 13: Basics on Mixed Media and Collage
Lesson 14: Basics on Clay Hand Building
Appendix C: Handouts for Foundation Lessons and Technical Reference Sheets
Appendix D: Figures
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