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Animal Habitats

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Title:

Animal Habitats

URL:

https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/lessons-and-activities/lessons/k-2/animal-habitats/

Content Source:

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The Kennedy Center

Type:

Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

Students will echo sing the lyrics from the book Over in the Jungle by Marianne Berkes. They will brainstorm different habitats and animals. They will use clay to create an animal from one of the habitats. The teacher will photograph the animals and make a presentation for the class.

Content Standard(s):

Arts Education ARTS (2017) Grade: K Music: General	12) Perform music with expression. Unpacked Content Artistic Process: Performing Anchor Standards: Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. Process Components: Present Essential Questions: EU: Musicians judge performance based on criteria that vary across time, place, and cultures. The context and how a work is presented influence the audience response. EQ: When is a performance judged ready to present? How do context and the manner in which musical work is presented influence audience response? Concepts & Vocabulary: Rhythm Steady beat Long/ Short One and two sounds per beat Silent beat Melody High and low Pitch set: So, Mi Musical alphabet Harmony Accompaniment/ no accompaniment Form Like and unlike phrases Echo Expression Speak, sing, shout, whisper Solo/ Group Unpitched percussion Flute, trumpet, violin, piano Loud/ Soft Fast/ Slow Other Age-appropriate audience and performer etiquette Skill Examples: Performing Demonstrate same and different (e.g., fast/slow, loud/soft, high/low and long/short). Demonstrate a steady beat and maintain it while performing. Sing using head voice and appropriate posture. Play a variety of classroom instruments, alone and with others, and demonstrate proper technique. Creating Create a wide variety of vocal and instrumental sounds. Reading/ Writing Explore connections between sound and its visual representation. Responding/ Evaluating Move to music of various and contrasting styles, composers and cultures. Demonstrate audience behavior appropriate for the context and style of music performed.
Arts Education ARTS (2017) Grade: 1 Music: General	13) Perform music for a specific purpose with expression. Unpacked Content Artistic Process: Performing Anchor Standards: Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. Process Components: Present Essential Questions: EU: Musicians judge performance based on criteria that vary across time, place, and cultures. The context and how a work is presented influence the audience response. EQ: When is a performance judged ready to present? How do context and the manner in which musical work is presented influence audience response? Concepts & Vocabulary: Rhythm Quarter note, quarter rest, paired eighth notes Strong/ weak beat Steady beat/ rhythm Allegro/ adagio Melody Pitch set: Mi, So, La Steps/ skips/ repeated notes Melodic direction Modified staff Line notes and space notes Harmony/ texture Rhythmic ostinati Simple bordun Form AB, ABA Expression Legato, staccato Piano (p), forte (f) Classroom instrument classifications Clarinet, trombone, cello, drum Orchestral music: ballet Non-Western music celebrations Other Proper singing posture Age-appropriate pitch matching (C4 - C5)¹ Mallet/ drumming technique — hands together Skill Examples: Performing Sing or play music with attention to expressive elements such as dynamics and articulation Perform music from a variety of cultural traditions, focusing on holidays and special days. Creating Create new verses for familiar songs. Use manipulatives or movement to inform melodic contour. Reading/ Writing Write rhythmic phrases that include quarter notes and paired eighth notes using standard or iconic notation. Read rhythmic phrases containing quarter notes, quarter rests, and paired eighth notes using standard or iconic notation. Indicate melodic contour using manipulatives such as yarn, or by drawing lines that reflect the melodic contour. Identify expressive markings in printed music. Responding/ Evaluating Determine the appropriate dynamics and articulation for different types of music (ex. March = staccato, forte; lullaby = legato, piano).
Arts Education ARTS (2017) Grade: 2 Music: General	13) Perform music for a specific purpose with expression and technical accuracy. Unpacked Content Artistic Process: Performing Anchor Standards: Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. Process Components: Present Essential Questions: EU: Musicians judge performance based on criteria that vary across time, place, and cultures. The context and how a work is presented influence the audience response. EQ: When is a performance judged ready to present? How do context and the manner in which musical work is presented influence audience response? Concepts & Vocabulary: Rhythm Eighth note, eighth rest, half note, half rest, whole note, whole rest Strong/ weak beat — 2/4; 3/4 meter Accelerando/ ritardando Melody Pitch Set: Do , Re, Mi, So, La Five-line staff Treble clef Names of lines/ spaces (treble staff) Harmony Melodic ostinati Partner songs Form AAB, AABA, Rondo Verse/ Refrain Expression Orchestral instrument families Piano (p), forte (f) Crescendo/ decrescendo Orchestral Music: programmatic Indigenous music: Native American American music: slave songs, colonial folk songs Other Age-appropriate pitch matching (B3-D5)¹ Mallet/ drumming technique: alternating hands Skill Examples: Performing Perform age-appropriate music with attention to expressive markings indicated in the printed music. Creating Perform an improvised interlude to a known song, matching expression and rhythmic/melodic themes. Reading/ Writing Identify expressive markings in printed music. Identify meter marking in printed music. Responding/ Evaluating Notate from dictation 8-beat rhythm patterns using standard notation. Perform short melodic patterns from standard or iconic notation.
Arts Education ARTS (2017) Grade: K Visual Arts	1) Engage in self-directed exploration and imaginative play with art materials. a. Use motor skills to create two-dimensional art. Examples: Finger painting, watercolors, paper collage, and rubbings. b. Use motor skills to create three-dimensional art. Examples: Rolling, folding, cutting, molding, pinching and pulling clay. Unpacked Content Artistic Process: Creating Anchor Standards: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Process Components: Investigate, Plan, Make Essential Questions: EU: Creativity and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be developed. EQ: What conditions, attitudes, and behaviors support creativity and innovative thinking? What factors prevent or encourage people to take creative risks? How does collaboration expand the creative process? Concepts & Vocabulary: Art Artwork Collaboratively Collage Cool colors Warm colors Elements of Art Color Line Shape Imaginative play Play Portfolio Primary colors Principles of design Pattern Printmaking Skill Examples: Create two-dimensional artworks using finger painting, watercolors, paper collage, and rubbings. Create three-dimensional artworks using techniques such as rolling, folding, cutting, molding, pinching, and pulling clay. Work with a partner to create works of art. Working in small groups, use recycled materials to create artworks. Explore the books Why is Blue Dog Blue? by G. Rodrigue and My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss to understand color meanings and moods. Read the book Lines that Wiggle by Candace Whitman to explore different styles of line. Safely use and share scissors, pencils, crayons, markers, glue, paints, paintbrushes, and clay. Use symbols to help tell a personal or make-believe story. Manipulate art media to create textures and patterns. Identify and use organic and geometric shapes to create works of art. Show respect for self and others while making and viewing art. Use the primary colors (red, yellow, and blue) to create a free-style painting while singing the names of the colors. Use patterns in designing colored stripes on the shirt of a person you know. Collect found objects such as paper tubes, forks, and pieces of cardboard. Press them in shallow tempera paint, and stamp them on paper to show printmaking. Create a T-chart that separates cool (blue, green, and purple) and warm (red, yellow, and orange) colors in different columns. Use the symbols of water waves for the cool column header and the sun for the warm column header. Work with a partner to find colors, lines, and shapes in art and tell each other what you see.
Arts Education ARTS (2017) Grade: 1 Visual Arts	2) Explore and experiment with a range of art materials. a. Create two-dimensional art. Examples: Family portrait or gadget printing. b. Create three-dimensional art. Examples: Pinch pots or found-object sculptures. Unpacked Content Artistic Process: Creating Anchor Standards: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Process Components: Investigate, Plan, Make Essential Questions: EU: Artists and designers shape artistic investigations, following or breaking with traditions in pursuit of creative artmaking goals. EQ: How does knowing the contexts, histories, and traditions of art forms help create works of art and design? Why do artists follow or break from established traditions? How do artists determine what resources and criteria are needed to formulate artistic investigations? Concepts & Vocabulary: Complementary colors Contrast Curator Elements of Art Texture Landscapes Portrait Positive/ negative space and shape Principles of design Repetition Variety Secondary colors Still life Technique Venue Skill Examples: Work with a partner or small group to create an artwork. Use the book Perfect Square by Michael Hall to help "thinking outside the box" skills. Create two-dimensional artworks using a variety of gadgets for printmaking. Use paint media to create paintings of family portraits or a favorite memory. Create three-dimensional artworks such as clay pinch pots or found-object sculptures. View a step-by-step demonstration of an artistic technique. Properly clean and store art materials. Use Mouse Paint book by Helen Walsh to teach color mixing of primary to achieve secondary colors. Create a painting inspired by Piet Mondrian's Broadway Boogie Woogie. Create a "Pop Art" inspired artwork of positive and negative spaces and shapes by using colored paper cut-outs and gluing to different background squares. Make a color wheel and identify the complimentary colors (red and green, blue and orange, yellow and purple). Draw different forms in the school environment: cones in the gym, cubes in math center, and sphere used for a globe. Create texture rubbings by placing paper over different surfaces and rubbing with a crayon or oil pastel. Use a rough brick wall, a smooth table, bumpy bubble wrap, or soft felt shapes. Use repetition in art by looking at the designs on a shell or the stripes of a zebra for inspiration.
Arts Education ARTS (2017) Grade: 2 Visual Arts	2) Explore personal interests and curiosities with a range of art materials. a. Create two-dimensional art. Examples: Paper-weaving, drawing, and resist painting. Use book about weaving, The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood & Martin Link. b. Create three-dimensional art. Examples: Clay animals and pipe cleaner sculptures. Use a book about clay, When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor. Unpacked Content Artistic Process: Creating Anchor Standards: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Process Components: Investigate, Plan, Make Essential Questions: EU: Artists and designers shape artistic investigations, following or breaking with traditions in pursuit of creative artmaking goals. EQ: How does knowing the contexts, histories, and traditions of art forms help create works of art and design? Why do artists follow or break from established traditions? How do artists determine what resources and criteria are needed to formulate artistic investigations? Concepts & Vocabulary: Principles of design Balance Brainstorming Composition Concepts Characteristic Elements of art Space Value Expressive properties Foreground Middle ground Neutral colors Resist Skill Examples: Create two-dimensional artworks such as drawing or painting by using a variety of media. Use the book, The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood & Martin Link to learn about weaving. Use clay or pipe cleaners to create small animal sculptures. Work in groups to brainstorm ideas for a collaborative art project. Use a book about clay, When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor to study Native Americans and their traditions. Use the book A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle to explore collage techniques. Create a real or imagined home using two-and-three-dimensional media. Learn how to properly use and store brushes, close glue bottles and marker tops. Use found objects such as leaves, rocks, paper tubes, egg cartons, etc. to create artworks. Use the book A Day with No Crayons by Elizabeth Rusch to explore different colors and values. Create a landscape showing depth by placing the foreground, middle ground and background in their correct positions.

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animals, clay, habitat, Marianne Berkes, photograph

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Tiffani Stricklin

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Animal Habitats