Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Lesson Title: Noun Animals
Objectives:
Students will choose two nouns out of two cans, an inanimate object and an animated creature, and compose a creature that combines the two nouns.
Frameworks/Standards:
(A.1.4) Students will discover how people use art in their daily lives, in the work place, and within the community.
(A.1.9) Students will investigate the relationship among the arts and other disciplines.
(A.2.5) Students will exercise responsible use of tools, technology, and materials to produce artworks.
(A.3.1) Students will understand and relate how art is used to communicate ideas and feelings to others.
Vocabulary:
Nouns, Comparison/Contrast, Combinations, Fantasy
Materials:
12 x 18 white paper
crayons
sharpie markers
Resources:
Various samples of artwork
Introduction/Set:
Teacher will discuss different types of nouns and the combinations of those nouns.
Procedure:
• Teacher will discuss and demonstrate how to combine words to make fantasy images.
• Teacher will show samples of the process.
• Students will follow teacher’s lead to create fantasy images of their own.
• Students will produce a final project using their nouns.
Assessment/Evaluation:
Skill Development, Individual Participation, Reflection for Error Correction
Curriculum Integration:
Language Arts – Nouns, Science – Strange Creatures
Reflection/Refinements:
Students’ work will be kept for portfolio and/or display in the school.
