Happy New Year 2023!
To celebrate the new year, we are going to explore some of the Asian New Year's
Celebration Traditions. We are also going to look into famous women to
celebrate the coming Women’s History Month in March. We will use lines, shapes,
symmetry, patterns, and symbolism to create our artwork. Scroll
down for the lesson details.
Chinese
New Year 2023
Sunday, January 22
Year of the Rabbit
Lesson 1-2 / Dates
January 3 – January 20
Big Idea:
VA.2/3/4/5.C – Critical Thinking and Reflection
VA.2/3/4/5.S – Skills, Techniques, and Processes
VA.2/3/4/5.F – Innovation, Technology, and the Future
Essential Questions:
What is the role of the Visual Arts in Ancient traditions?
How can we honor the icons of Women’s History Month through our
artwork?
How can we create art to promote public awareness of the community?
Benchmarks:
VA.2.C.3.2, VA.3.C.2.3, VA.4.C.1.1, VA.5.C.2.2
VA.2.S.1.3, VA.3.S.2.2, VA.4.S.1.3, VA.5.S.1.4
VA.2.F.3.1, VA.3.F.3.1, VA.4.F.3.1, VA.5.F.3.1
Art History & Art Appreciation Connections:
Art History Kids:
Women in Art History,
7 Women Artists Who Changed History,
Tate Kids: Discovery 5 Amazing Women Artists that Changed the
Art World!
Vocabulary:
Artistic Style: Abstract
Media/Technique: Drawing, Digital art
Design Elements: Line, Shape, Color, Proportion/Scale
Other: Women’s History Month, Culture, Heritage
Activity
2nd-3rd Grade: Create an artwork inspired by the Chinese New Year including a Rabbit and an Ox.
4th-5th Grade: Create an artwork inspired by Shantell
Martin’s style including the theme Celebrating Women who
Tell our Stories and including Rabbits to symbolize the new
year.
Historical Art / Artist Reference
Materials
· White Paper 9” X 12”
· Pencils
· Black Markers
Steps
1) Sketch ideas inspired by the resources (Click on the blue links)
2) Design the final story using lines and shapes
3) Trace all lines in black
Lesson 3-4 / Dates
January 24 – February 3
Big Idea:
VA.2/3/4/5.O – Organizational
Structure
VA.2/3/4/5.S – Skills, Techniques, and Processes
VA.2/3/4/5.H – Historical and Global Connections
Essential Questions:
How can we use art to
celebrate Haitian culture?
How do artists create works based on cultural and life
experiences?
What is the connection between art and culture?
Benchmarks:
VA.2. S.1.3, VA.3. S.2.1,
VA.4. S.2.2, VA.5. S.3.1
VA.2. O.3.1, VA.3. O.2.1,
VA.4. O.2.1, VA.5 F.1.1
VA.2. H.2.1, VA.3. H.1.1,
VA.4. H.2.1, VA.5. H.1.3
Art History & Art Appreciation Connections:
Haitian
Artist Notebook, Inspicio
Arts: Haitian Gingerbread, The
Real Haiti for Kids, Haiti Facts for
Kids, Image
and Culture: University of Wyoming Art Museum, Types of Haitian Art, The
Story of Haitian Metal Art
Vocabulary:
Artistic Style: Realism
Media/Technique: Drawing, Digital art, 3D
structures
Design Elements: Line, Shape, Color, Proportion/Scale
Other: Architecture, Collage, Sketch, Haitian Independence, Culture, Heritage
Activity
2nd-3rd Grade: Create a collage of a gingerbread style
house
4th-5th Grade: Group project – Use Engineering Design Process
Worksheet
Parameters: Design a steady Gingerbread house style
prototype maximum size of 10”X10”, that will use wind energy to aerate
the indoors. The structure needs to sustain the force of an air blower
for 1 minute.
1) Sketch a gingerbread house that uses a novel
aeration system
2) Create a 3D prototype using Tinkercad
5th Grade Class link: https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/LST7IZE8F
4th Grade Class link: https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/1BF4I74VQ
Click here: How to use Tinkercad to build a house
3) Build a final
cardboard prototype
Historical Art / Artist Reference
Featured Arts/Artists
Materials
· White and Colored
Papers 9” X 12”
· Recycled Cardboards
· Scissors
· Glue
· Markers
Steps
Follow the Engineering
Process Sheet instructions to
1) Sketch your house
2) Create a prototype using Tinkercad
3) Build a cardboard house prototype
Critique
Critique the finished houses
Enrichment Projects
Explore other ways of expressing Asian and
Haitian cultures through art
SDI Projects
Practice drawing lines and shapes and writing
in cursive
Value of the Month
Click HERE to view a video about the Pursuit of Excellence
How can you display the Pursuit of Excellence during art classes?
