Art Integration Lesson Plan Template 1

Erin Critchfield

Art Integration Lesson Plan Template
LTC 4240: Art for Children

Lesson Title & Big Idea: Chick Transformations Grade Level: 1st grade
Lesson Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is for students to practice fine motor skills by cutting and pasting
the cycle and to learn how to follow directions for a simple art craft. By doing this lesson it integrates the
concept of the lifecycle of a baby chick for the students to learn.

Class Periods Required: 2
Key Concepts (2-3):
Art:
Visual Thinking Strategy will prompt students thinking about art.
Being able to cut and paste effectively.
Follow simple instructions to create a chick craft.

Literacy:
Listen to a read-a-loud.
Take concepts from the book to create the lifecycle poster.

Science:
Understand the life cycle of the chicken.
Essential Questions (2-3):

What are appropriate ways to cut and glue items?
What is the life cycle of a chick?
How does a chick get from the egg to a baby chick?
Lesson Objectives: (Excellent resource at http://www.teachervision.fen.com/curriculum-planning/new-teacher/48345.html?for_printing=1&detoured=1)
Prior to the lesson, the students will be able to participate in a VTS classroom discussion to prompt artistic thinking.
The students will be able to effectively listen to a read aloud to gain knowledge for chick poster.
The students will be able to follow directions by cutting out the pre-printed shapes and gluing them in correct on the paper.
The students will be able to label each stage and make sure it is visual pleasing.
The students will be able to create a baby chick craft by following the directions given in class.



Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) (3-4)
(http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/GLE/)
Art:
Missouri Core Academic Standards (Common Core State Standards)
(3-4) (http://www.corestandards.org/)

Literacy:
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Select and apply 2D media techniques and processes to communicate
ideas and solve challenging visual problems.
Select and apply 3D media techniques and processes to communicate
ideas and solve challenging visual problems.
Communicate ideas about subject matter and themes in artwork
created for various purposes.
Science:
Living Organisms: Characteristics of Plants and Animals
Plants and animals have different structures that serve similar
functions necessary for the survival of the organism.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and
demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to
describe its characters, setting, or events.

Integrated Content Areas:
1. Visual Art
2. Science
3. Literacy
Identify & define common vocabulary/concepts that connect visual
art with the non-art content area.

Hatch:
To cause young to emerge from (the egg) as by brooding or
incubating.
Hen:
A female chicken.
Rooster:
A male chicken.
Shell:
The hard exterior of an egg.

Anticipatory Set (Gaining Attention):
I will start off this lesson with a class VTS (visual thinking strategy)
This gets the students thinking in an artistic way and provides
common things students notice about chickens and their
environment. This discussion will be student led and could led in any
direction they choose. Main goal is to just get them thinking about
art.
Closure (Reflecting Anticipatory Set):
Each student will have a poster to show off and a little chicken in
the egg craft.
Class discussion so make sure everyone is on the right track.
We will get a class incubator and see the process ourselves.
Lesson Activities & Procedure(s):
1. Classroom VTS
2. Classroom read-a-loud of the book, How Chicks Are Born.
Lesson Texts & Materials:
VTS chicken Image
How Chicks Are Born By: Bruce Grant
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3. Students will then get a print out of the different stages of the
chicken and a piece of construction paper.
4. Students cut out the stages and paste them on the paper. They are
encouraged to do this in a circular pattern but can do in a liner
pattern as well. They will title their work.
5. Students will then create the supplemental craft of the little chick
by listening to directions as a class.
Chick Craft Directions:
-Acquire an Easter egg for each student.
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Glue yellow (bought or died with yellow food coloring) cotton ball
on the in bottom of the egg. (3 cotton balls to get a fuller chick.)

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Glue goggly eyes on the cotton ball

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Cut out a small orange triangle to make the beak and glue it on the
cotton ball

6. For fun we will get a class incubator and watch the process
ourselves.
Print off of the stages of the chick
Construction paper
Easter eggs
Goggly eyes (x2 per student)
Glue
Scissors
Cotton balls
Possibly yellow food coloring if you cant find yellow
cotton/pompom balls.
pensil
Incubator
Chick eggs
Lesson adaptations for challenged learners:
Students with special needs have a few options. They can either
work with another student or with their paraprofessional. If cutting
and pasting is hard for them they can create something digitally on
the computer on a paint type program.
Stages can also be pre cut if needed.
Lesson extensions/enrichments for gifted learners:
Students that want to excel can add a description to each stage on
their poster to add helpful information. They can also research
more on the computer if they have time.

Formative Assessment strategies:
The teacher will walk around the classroom and monitor the artistic
skills, listening skills.
Can monitor the students knowledge as in class questions are asked.
Summative Assessment strategy:
The teacher will collect the chick posters and observe the neatness
of their projects.
The order of the cycle will also be assessed when the poster is
collected.
What student prior knowledge will this lesson require/draw upon?
Students cutting and glueing skills
That they know how to follow directions
They can listen to a read a loud and take knowledge from it
What is a chicken?
How will you engage students in imagining, exploring, and/or experimenting in this lesson?
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The students can be as creative as they want cutting and gluing the cycle in any form as long as its the correct order. They can also create
their own title. Students will get to experiment when they experience the chick egg hatching at school. Students will also get to interact
with chicks.
How will this lesson allow for/encourage students to solve problems in divergent ways?
Since this is a lesson for younger students the problem solving will be on simple things such as gluing and cutting correctly. Also when the
students are deciding on how to create their posters they can use different methods to of so.
How will you engage students in routinely reflecting on their learning?
They can routinely reflect on their learning by keeping a poster up in the room and got back to it every once in awhile. Also, having an
incubator will allow for the learning process to continue for longer period of time.
How will this lesson engage students in assessing their own work and the work of peers?
Students can notice how their posters look compared to other students and if they correctly constructed the cycle.
What opportunities/activities will students be given to revise and improve their understandings and their work?
Students will be able to complete the poster until it is correct and/or visually pleasing.
What opportunities/activities will you provide for students to share their learning in this lesson?
I will put them all up on a class bulletin board so every student can share what they have learned and created.
Lesson Resources/References:
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/easter7.shtml (Directions for making the little chicks)
www.dictionary.com (Vocabulary definitions)



References
Silverstein, L. B. & Layne, S. (n.d.). Defining arts integration. Retrieved from
http://www.americansforthearts.org/networks/arts_education/publications/special_publications/Defining%20Arts%20Integration.pdf