Art Around The World

Nicole Crane, Ph. D.

Elbridge Gale Elementary

Palm Beach County

Introduction

• Elementary school

• K-5

• Over 900 students

• 9 day rotation/ 9 specials

• Students go to art approximately 25 times

• 6 classes a day

• 35-40 minutes class sessions

Rationale

• Rotation increased

• Student retention decreased

• Student curiosity and questioning

• Integrated Curriculum

• Cohesiveness of curriculum

• Looking for change

• My interest and enthusiasm

Challenges

• Plan for the entire year– Summer time– Supply order

• Staying on schedule– Unexpected events– No dates

• Time: – Daily– Annually

• Supplies– Cardboard– Fish

Impact

• Retention

• Transfer of knowledge

• Student interest

• Student anticipation

• School wide perspective of art program

Art Around the World

• 7 continents– Europe: Still Life and Stained Glass– Africa: Masks and Weaving– Antarctica: Adelie Penguins and Orca Whales– Asia: Chinese Dragons and Gyotaku– North America: Talking Rocks and Pinch Pots– South America: Yarn Painting and Animal

Sculptures– Australia: Didgeridoo and Aboriginal Bark

Painting

Continent Grade Activity Media Elements/Principles Subject Integration

Europe K-2 Still Life with Fruit Drawing/Coloring Color/Emphasis Math

3-5 Stained Glass Cut/Paste Shape/Balance Math

Africa K-2 Masks Cut/Paste Shape/Balance Social Studies

3-5 Weaving Weaving Pattern/Rhythm Social Studies

Asia K-2 Chinese Dragon Watercolor Value/Unity Language Arts

3-5 Japanese Fish Printing Printmaking Value/Unity Science

North America K-2 Native American Pottery Clay Pattern/Form Social Studies

3-5 Native American Pottery Clay Texture/Form Social Studies

South America K-2 Yarn Painting Mixed Media Line/Rhythm Math

3-5 Oaxacan Animal Sculptures

Sculpture Space/Proportion Math

Antarctica K-2 Penguins Drawing/ColorWatercolor

Texture/Variety Science

3-5 Glaciers Drawing/ColorWatercolor

Line/Emphasis Science

Australia K-2 Didgeridoos Painting Space/Proportion Language Arts

3-5 Aboriginal Bark Painting

Painting Color/Variety Language Arts

Art Around the World

Art Around the World

Europe

• K-2 – Still Life with Fruit– Drawing/Coloring– Color/Emphasis– Math

*Artists

• 3-5 – Stained Glass– Cut/Paste– Shape/Balance– Math

Still Life

Still Life

Still Life

Stained Glass

Stained Glass

Still Life

Still Life

Africa

• K-2– Masks– Cut/Paste– Shape/Balance– Social Studies

• 3-5– Weaving– Weaving– Pattern/Rhythm– Social Studies

Mask

Mask

Mask

Weaving

Weaving

Weaving

Asia

• K-2– Chinese Dragon– Watercolor– Value/Unity– Language Arts

• 3-5– Japanese Fish Printing– Printmaking– Value/Unity– Science

Chinese Dragon

Chinese Dragon

Chinese Dragon

Chinese Dragon

Gyotaku

Gyotaku

Gyotaku

Gyotaku

Gyotaku

Gyotaku

North America

• K-2– Native American

Pottery– Clay– Pattern/Form– Social Studies

• 3-5– Native American

Pottery– Clay– Texture/Form– Social Studies

Talking Rock

Pinch Pots

Antarctica

• K-2– Penguins– Drawing/Color– Watercolor– Texture/Variety– Science

• 3-5– Orca Whales– Drawing/Color– Watercolor– Line/Emphasis– Science

Adelie Penguin

Orca Whale

Orca Whale

National Geographic Crittercam

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/ActionGames/Crittercamantarctic

Australia

• K-2– Didgeridoos– Painting– Space/Proportion– Language Arts

• 3-5– Aboriginal Bark Painting– Painting– Color/Variety– Language Arts

Didgeridoo

Bark Painting

Bark Painting

Bark Painting

South America

• K-2– Yarn Painting– Sculpture– Line/Rhythm– Math

*Images from Artsonia.com

Time did not allow for the completion of this project

• 3-5– Oaxacan Animal Sculptures– Sculpture– Space/Proportion– Math

Yarn Painting

Yarn Painting

Yarn Painting

Animal Sculpture

Animal Sculpture

Future Plans

• Art of Books– Select books with artists– Bookmaking, scrolls, etc.

• Masters– Van Gogh– Seurat

Suggestions and Ideas

• Art Around the World

• Other possible themes?

References

Mitchell. Diane and Payne Young,

Linda. Creating Thematic Units. The English

Journal. Vol 86. No 5. Sep. 1997.

DickBlick Lesson plans

Artsonia www.artsonia.com