Art and Emotions Unit Plan
Unit Plan
About 2 hr 50 min3 lessonsGradesK, 1, 2Visual and Performing Arts
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About this unit
In this unit, students explore art related to climate change. They learn about how artists’ choices can evoke different emotions in their audience and how artists choose to convey a message. The lessons use read-alouds to anchor the learning, and students engage in a variety of methods of art-making.
Lessons in this unit, in order
- 1Art and Emotions Lesson: FeelingsIn this lesson, students identify their own emotions by responding to art with body language, facial expressions, and their own artwork.Inquire: Students name e...Lesson Plan · 50 min · Grades K, 1, 2 View Lesson
- 2Art and Emotions Lesson: ColorsStudents explore color in art using a read-aloud and artwork related to pollution and climate change. They consider how artists’ color choices, including their...Lesson Plan · 1 hr · Grades K, 1, 2 View Lesson
- 3Art and Emotions Lesson: OceansThis lesson engages students through a read-aloud and teaches them to use their artistic skills to create an artwork that conveys a message.Inquire: Students di...Lesson Plan · 1 hr · Grades K, 1, 2 View Lesson
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