This web curriculum has been designed
to connect to the Open Court Series Collection For Young Scholars.
It
is assumed that students have read several stories from each unit (Games,
Folk tales, etc.) before they enter the Fine Arts Connections Pages.
Collection
For Young Scholars is published by McGraw-Hill/SRA (see their web site
from the cover page).
These pages are intended for students
to view in pairs or groups of threes.
Ask your students to be patient.
The beautiful images take some time to appear on the screen.
Teachers: CHECK OUT THE
ACTIVITY PAGES and be sure to HAVE MATERIALS ON HAND for
student projects.
TEACHER GUIDE: Aim: For use with
Collection
for Young Scholars(CYS). First
and second grade students extend their language arts work through the use
of visual arts. They are exposed to the internet and other computer
basics through using the site. Rationale: Although
art pages are provided in the CYS text, many teachers do not use them with
their students. The information and activities in these pages have
been designed to assist in exposing students to the arts as an extension
to Language arts and Social studies. Students will be attracted to
the site because they are already familiar with the images and the unit
topics. In addition young students will have practice with the internet
and basic computer skills. Audience and Pre-requisites: Schools
that use the Collection For Young Scholars
text books will be able to provide extensions for each unit through the
use of this site. Subject Matter: Students
will work in small groups exploring the elements of visual arts.
They will create their own artistic pieces (away from the computer) using
activity descriptions posted on the site. Students will also read
about famous artists on the site. Objectives: Students will view art
pieces that are thematically related to language arts units previously
covered as a whole group. Students will use the site to extend their
familiarity with visual arts elements. They will be guided through
art activities that emphasize the elements they are to focus on in each
unit. The illinois Standards addressed in this web site are all of
the Fine arts standards (Goals 25 Language of Arts, 26 Creating and performing,
and 27 Arts and Civilization. In addition several Language Arts,
Social Studies and Technology standards are addressed. (Language
Arts; Goals 1, 2, 4, and 5, Social Science; Goals 16 and 17, and Science
Goal 13).
Instructional Plan: There are
five units (Games, Folk Tales, Keep trying, Being Afraid, and Homes)
Following group discussions the teacher will
make the site available to pairs of students in a computer center in the
classroom or in a computer lab.
For first graders modeling how the site is to
be used will be an important step. DO NOT ASSUME THAT STUDENTS WILL
BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE SITE AND BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS!
Teachers must familiarize themselves with the
activities
pages and make these materials available to students in another center.
Materials: Collection For Young Scholars
Text Books, Arts and crafts materials, an area in the classroom for project
construction.
Assessment and Evaluation: Student's
art work will be evaluated based on the classroom teacher's rubric for
fine arts. Participation will be assessed through observation of
student work at the computer. Students will be encouraged to give
feedback and suggestions about the curriculum web via email on the cover
page.
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