Art Integration Lesson Plan Template

Art Integration Lesson Plan Template

LTC 4240: Art for Children

Lesson Title & Big Idea*: Visualization and Community Using The Lorax
Lesson Overview/Summary*: (This is like an abstract of the structure and procedures section)
This lesson will consist of a read aloud, followed by students synthesizing that knowledge into
their own creations.

Grade Level*: 1
Class Periods Required:
(please circle)
1

Key Concepts for each area (1-2 each): What you want the
students to know.*
1. Visual Art: Drawing
2. Literacy: Visualization
3. Social Studies: Economics

Essential Questions

(1-2)*:

Lesson Objectives/Goals: (Excellent resource at http://www.teachervision.fen.com/curriculum-planning/new-teacher/48345.html?for_printing=1&detoured=1): What

you want the students to do. *
1. Visual Art: The students will be able to draw their own world to include inhabitants, animals, environment, and a product.
2. Literacy: The students will be able to connect visualization to text.
3. Social Studies: Students will be able to understand how different communities interact through commerce.
Grade Level Expectations (GLEs)

(3-4)
(http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/GLE/)

1. Visual Art (May use NAEA National standards):

Missouri State Standards
FA 1.3
Still Life: Create a still life with one object (e.g., toy, food, game, sports equipment,
backpack, lunchbox)
FA 1.3
Create original artwork that communicates ideas about the following themes: People
(e.g., self, family, friends) Animals (e.g., pets, farm, zoo, wild) Things (e.g., toys,
tools, food)

2. Literacy:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3

Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details .
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7

Instructional Strategies (Teachers approach to helping students

achieve learning)
Teacher Modeling
Explicit Instruction
Reflection

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Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or

events.
2. Social Studies:
SS4 1.6
Identify examples of private goods and services

Content Areas Integrated*:

1. Visual Art
2. Literacy
3. Social Studies

Lesson Structure & Procedure(s) Sequence of events of the lesson

elements. (The before, during, and after the lesson, e.g.
Engagement/Opening, Procedures, Guided Practice, Conclusion ,please be
very specific, walk me through step by step of the What of what is
happening with a rationale as to WHY you are doing this):

1. Bring the kids to the carpet

2. Explain that you want the kids to picture themselves in

the world of the Lorax

3. Read aloud The Lorax
4. Make a chart of different animals, characters, and the

setting
5. "When you were listening to the story what were you

seeing in your head?"

6. Now it's your turn to creat your own imaginary world

with your table, just like in the Lorax. Make sure to

include a least two characters, the setting, a product that
you want to sell/make, and some animals that live in
your world.
7. Handout large sheet of paper.
8. Bring kids to carpet and give them opportunity to share

with class.
9. Talk about the products, trading, sharing. Now

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we all make different products, what happens if

you wanted some of their product? How do we
see this in our real world?
10. Reflect on using a text to visualize and create.
a. Difficulties
b. How did they tie in the Lorax. Were they

picturing the book in their head?

Opening (Gaining Attention, what will you show, or demonstrate)*:
I will prompt the students to picture themselves in the story.
Then I will introduce the Lorax and read it aloud. I will then
model my own world that I created in order to show them what
I am looking for.

Closure (Reflecting Anticipatory Set, how will student share what they

Formative Assessment strategy: (how will you assess while the

Summative Assessment strategy*:

Students will be assessed informally during their sharing and
reflection time.

learning is happening?)

N/A

learned):

There will be dedicated sharing and reflection time at the end

of the lesson.

What student prior knowledge will this lesson require/draw upon? (what do they need to already know)
This lesson will draw upon prior lessons for visualization, as well as connecting the classroom to the kids outside the
classroom experiences.
Technology Instructional and/or assistive technology incorporated into the lesson to enhance instruction and student learning
N/A
How will this lesson allow for/encourage students to solve problems in divergent ways?
This lesson is very open ended, students can get as creative and take it as far as they want.
How will you engage students in routinely reflecting on their learning? (How will the students know they have learned something?)
Their will be dedicated reflection time at the end of the lesson to ensure learning has occurred.

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Differentiated/Accommodations/Modifications/Increase in Rigor To help meet the needs of all learners, learning differences,
cultural and language differences, etc.

This lesson incorporates all cultures and allows for students to increase their own rigor. The only obstacle I foresee is a
possible language barrier. If a student cannot speak English at all, I will provide intensive scaffolding to insure their success.
Lesson Resources/References (please be very specific by providing links, authors, titles, etc.):
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
* Include this information during the Padlet/prezi/ppt presentation.
References
Silverstein, L. B. & Layne, S. (n.d.). Defining arts integration. Retrieved from
http://www.americansforthearts.org/networks/arts_education/publications/special_publications/Defining%20Arts
%20Integration.pdf