Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Objectives:
Students will create a horizon line and show how vegetables look growing above and below ground.
Frameworks/Standards:
(A.1.9) Students will investigate the relationship among the arts and other disciplines.
(A.2.1) Students will use creative problem-solving, critical thinking skills, and various resources to select subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning.
(A.3.8) Students will analyze and discuss the relationship among the arts and other disciplines.
Vocabulary:
Horizon, Contour, Line of Symmetry, Shape, Texture, Realism
Materials:
12 x 18 white paper
sharpie marker
crayons
Resources:
Various samples of artwork
Introduction/Set:
Teacher will discuss different vegetables that grow below ground and what they might look like above ground.
Procedure:
• Teacher will discuss and demonstrate how to draw a horizon line and root vegetables.
• Teacher will show samples of the process.
• Students will follow teacher’s lead in creating their own horizon line and root vegetables.
• Students will crayons to color their project
• Students will rub their ‘dirt’ on a cement wall or floor with brown crayon to imitate ‘dirt’
• Students will be sure to add butterflies or bees above ground
• Students will be sure to add worms or bugs below ground
Assessment/Evaluation:
Skill Development, Individual Participation, Reflection for Error Correction
Curriculum Integration:
Math – lines of symmetry, Science – animals, root vegetables, Social Studies - farming
Reflection/Refinements:
Students’ work will be kept for display in the school.
