Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Multi-grade K-5 Thematic Unit Integrating Literature, Musical Theater and ART! Sit back, relax and enjoy the show! Kindergarten Lollipops for Munchkin land First Grade Dorothy s red slippers, angry apple trees and poppy fields
Second Grade Main character mixed media collages Third Grade Painting and stitching on burlap of the Wizard s balloon ride and poppies Fourth Grade Ozian monochromatic self-portraits
Fifth Grade Microsoft paint Emerald City landscapes with characters Set Design Club On the farm in Kansas Somewhere over the Rainbow
Munchkin land The Emerald City
The Witch s castle and Photo Opportunity Boards with Dorothy Chorus Performers
The audience the student body Tapestry Fine Arts Festival- sharing our work with the community
Patrick Elementary Art Lesson Plan Fifth Grade Teacher: Heather Silver Unit Title: Emerald City landscapes Wizard of Oz Time allotted: 4 or 5 45 minute classes Inter-Disciplinary Connections: Language Arts Technology: Computer Center Example/Image: Materials: color printer ink, copy paper, construction paper borders, colored pencils, drawing paper, multiple copies of the story the Wizard of Oz. Microsoft Paint Projector National Visual Arts Standards: Creating VA:Cr1.1.5a Combine ideas to generate an innovative idea for art-making. VA:Cr1.2.5a Identify and demonstrate diverse methods of artistic investigation to choose an approach for beginning a work of art. VA:Cr2.1.5a Experiment and develop skills in multiple art-making techniques and approaches through practice. Presenting VA:Pr5.1.5a Develop a logical argument for safe and effective use of materials and techniques for preparing and presenting artwork. Responding Connecting VA:Cn10.1.5a Apply formal and conceptual vocabularies of art and design to view surroundings in new ways through art-making. Gwinnett County Unit AKS: A- Meaning and Idea/Creative Thinking 1a- engage in the creative process to generate and visualize ideas B- Contextual Understanding 5b- view, discuss, and critique selected artworks C- Production 6c- create artworks based on personal experience and selected themes 7c-explore and apply media, techniques, and processes of two-dimensional art processes (e.g. drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed-media) using tools and materials in a safe and appropriate manner to develop
CLOSE & ASSESS Daily Plans ACTIVITY skills 9c- plan and participate in appropriate exhibitions of artworks D- Assessment and Reflection 12d- explain how selected elements and principles of design are used in an artwork to convey meaning E- Connections 13e- apply information and processes from other disciplines to enhance the understanding and production of artworks Unit Learning Targets: I can create a landscape of the Emerald City including the horizon line, vanishing yellow brick road, a rainbow and a hand drawn character. Unit Vocabulary: horizon line, foreground, middle ground, background, vanishing point Instructional Strategy GCPS Quality-Plus Teaching Strategy X Assessment X Questioning x Collaboration Comparison & Contrast X Technology X Modeling & Practice x Literacy X Summarizing x Problem-Solving X Non-Verbal Representation X Background Knowledge Student Goal Setting X Vocabulary Day 1: E: What are the tools in Microsoft Paint that are used for drawing? A: Reading of The Wizard of Oz when the characters arrive at the Emerald City. Demonstration of the line tool T: Lead students step by step in drawing with the line tool and filling in color blocks S: share with a partner Day 2: E: How is the shape tool used to construct the Emerald City A: show student examples, demo the shape tool T: students will use the shapes to build a their own Emerald City design S: share with partners or art gallery tour Day 3: E: How can the spray paint tool be used for texturing the landscape? A: demo the spray paint can and how to make the rainbow and poppy field T: demo and assisting S: share with partners Day 4: E: What character are you fond of? Draw a character to go into the foreground A: Show examples of character sketches T: Demo choosing a character that you relate to or have a connection with S: collage on character drawing and tell a friend why you choose it Teacher Assessment Participation Teacher observation. GCPS art rubric.
Remediate or Challenge If a student needs additional help or an extra challenge Differentiation: students struggling can partner up, hand over hand, step by step the process Enrichment: Create a playbill with the landscape. *Accommodations: Preferential Seating, Repeated Directions, Repetition Drilling, Modeling Activity, Peer Assistance, Breaks (if needed for behavior)