Elementary Visual School Arts

Engaging Learning Experiences

Learning Activities Using Text or

Program

Authentic Performance Tasks

Explorations in Art, pp. 54-57. Warm
and Cool Colors (landscapes), and
Pattern and Rhythm Fantasy Land

Demonstration of setting up landscape
using:
Foreground
Middle ground
Background
Horizon line

Pre-assessment of vocabulary

Sketch of landscape

Painted landscape

Teacher assessment of student work

Research-Based Effective Teaching

Strategies

21 st Century Learning Skills

Check all that apply to the unit:

X Identifying Similarities and

Differences

Summarizing and Note Taking

Reinforcing Effort, Providing

Recognition

Homework and Practice

X Nonlinguistic Representations

Cooperative Learning

X Setting Objectives, Providing

Feedback

Generating and Testing Hypotheses

X Cues, Questions, and Advance

Organizers

Interdisciplinary Non-Fiction Writing

Check all that apply to the unit:

Teamwork and Collaboration

Initiative and Leadership

X Curiosity and Imagination

X Innovation and Creativity

Critical Thinking and Problem

Solving

Flexibility and Adaptability

X Effective Oral and Written

Communication

X Accessing and Analyzing

Information

Other