Serena Longman PS1 practicum lesson plan

Lesson Christmas tree decorating

Date DEC 3rd, 2018
Title/Focus ORNAMENTS
Subject/Grade Time
Grades 2/3 ART 1hr
Level Duration

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General  Through a variety of experiences students will grow as an individual.
Learning  Students will develop perceptional awareness; to learn visual art skills and concepts; to
Outcomes: interpret and communicate.
 To communicate through the process of creating, to value, to reflect upon and
appreciate the cultural aspects of art.
 To have students to appreciate art in everyday life.

Specific
Learning The goal is to give students the opportunity to reflect, depict, compose and express through art.
Outcomes:
 REFLECTION -responses to visual forms in nature, designed objects and artworks.
 PERCEPTION
- development of imagery based on observations of the visual world.
- lean about the elements of art such as color, shape and symmetry through the
stained glass visual.
 COMPOSITION
-organization of images and their qualities in the creation of unified statements.
- students will be able to openly express and share their works.
 EXPRESSION
- use of art materials as a vehicle or medium for saying something in a meaningful way.
- students will learn techniques ( such as basic cutting, and creating something
aesthetically) their stained glass window creation.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Students will collaborate as a class community on the school tree an being apart of that community.
2. Students will experiment with colors and abstract creation ( the ornament).
3. Reflection component 3 APPRECIATION: students will appreciate artworks literally.
 Concepts A. Art takes different forms depending on the materials and techniques used. B. An art
form dictates the way it is experienced

ASSESSMENTS (How I will know students have achieved the objective(s))

 Through class discussion
 The activity will show what they create and how well they follow instructions

Prior to the Lesson MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Prepped:  White glue Story
 Music pre assessed for appropriateness-  Balloons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyzt5NXL344  Yarn or other string to wrap the ballon
 Story book prepped for the end of the lesson if  string
there is extra time left.  Story book back up
 

PROCEDURE
Introduction Time

 Question and response discussion


Explain what it is with FUN FACTS: _20minutes

Body Time

 The teacher will introduce the art activity (Christmas ornament)

 Each student will have a container with white glue filled. Or they can share with a buddy.
 They will also be given string cut into and one small balloon blown up each.
 The goal is to dip the the string in the glue and wrap it around the balloon ( cut pieces of
string, but not too short hand length works easiest for this age group)
 Each student should make two ( if the balloons are small, if large they should make one)
 The balloons need to sit for a day or so before the balloon is popped.

_30_
minutes
  The teacher will talk through the steps with the students
 The teacher will have the students start their independent art activity and the teacher
will turn the music on for the class to calmly work on their art pieces.

Closure Time

 At this point if time left over, when the 30 minutes are done the teacher will have the
students clean and read or move on to the next lesson.
10 minutes

Sponge
The Christmas ornament activity
Activity/Activities

Art - Program of Studies POS~ The goal of this lesson plan is to focus on:

Central Purpose of the Discipline

 Visual focus
 Organization of visual material
 Proficiency in how we see and interpret visual stimuli
 Thinking and being art
 Values of art form
 Ways of expressing feeling in visual form
 Making and conveying qualitative judgement of art

This lesson is focused on:

Individual Experience
Opportunities for the child to experience:
 Pride in achievement
 Valuable group activities
 A sense of worth
 Making decisions
Opportunities for growth:
 Independence
 Individuality
 Self-realization
 Self-awareness
 Creativity

Learning Experience
 Communicate through image-making
 Art vocabulary
 Self-expression
 Medium and materials
 Content
Communication Experience
 Individual expression
 Interpretation
 Express
 Reflect
Creative Experience
 Exposure to various mediums and media
 Practice in creating
 Visual communication and understanding
 Problem solving from Imagination to Image
 Expressing feelings and messages

Cultural experience
 Understanding art as universal expression

Environmental experience
 Preference of visuals in day-to-day life
 Aesthetic in environment

Key important components that students should take from this lesson:
o The students are encouraged to:

 Reflection
 Depiction
 Expression

Suggestions that I would give to people to teach the discipline:

o No fooling around and expectations clear
o Get to know your students first
o Be aware of your students learning needs