Character Traits
My School, My Museum
3rd Grade | SEPTEMBER | English Language Arts + Visual Arts
The students discovered NEW characters (and learned how to describe them) in fabulous folk tales as well as AMAZING artworks. As readers and viewers, students got to know unique characters (some human, some arachnid, and some animal) through character traits, specifically personality and physical traits. To learn more about the program: My School, My Museum, click HERE.
Check out the lesson plan to get a feel for class visit to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
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2019.10_3rd_Lesson Plan--Character Traits.pdfThe Artworks
Mrs. Theodore Atkinson Jr.
John Singleton Copley
Maman
Louise Bourgeois
School Rules
William Holbrook Beard
In the Classroom I
Teachers, Amanda Willard, Nikkole Zincone, and Monica Harding, reintroduce character traits.
Our teachers featured two video readings of the books, Anansi and the Melon and The Magic of Anansi. Students were asked to assign physical traits and personality traits for Anansi (the spider) in both videos and to compare and contrast those traits.
Click on the videos to watch them yourself!
Teacher, Trevor Hanna, assists students with their work.
Monica Harding (dressed as The Magic School Bus character, Ms. Frizzle) assists students with their work.
In the Galleries
Students participated in discussions about the art and artworks in the galleries. Educators moved the conversation to include vocabulary that the students learned in the classroom.
Arts Integration Coordinator, Alyssa Wilson works with students at Maman.
School Programs Manager, Sally Ball, leads a discussion at School Rules.
Students imagine themselves as animal characters and select an animal while listing physical and personality traits (they also created a sketch)
Some fun photos at Maman!
