Minnesota K-3 Visual Art Standards Used in This Lesson:
1. Identify the elements of visual art including Color, line, shape, Form, Value, texture and space.
2. Identify the tools, materials and techniques from a variety of two- and three-dimensional media such as drawing, printmaking, ceramics or sculpture.
3. Identify the characteristics of visual artworks from a variety of cultures including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.
4. Create original two- and three- dimensional artworks to express ideas, experiences or stories.
5. Share and describe a personal artwork and reflect on a presentation based on the feedback of others.
6. Compare and contrast the characteristics of a variety of works of visual art.
Additional Tie-ins
Glue skills
We have a contest in class to see who can make a chain as long as the teacher's chain. When the chains are finished, I hang them up from the ceiling.