1st-Grade Art

The Lesson: Following a reading of "The Magical Garden of Claude Monet" by Lawrence Anholt, students explored the elements of line, shape, and color found within the many paintings that make up Monet's Magical Garden as they discussed what details they would create in their own magical garden. With these thoughts in mind, students then illustrated their ideas in their own Monet inspired Magical Garden drawings. Lastly, each created a corresponding voice recoding describing the elements of art and or details depicted in their drawings.

Lesson Objectives: Students can recognize that artists intentionally choose materials to help tell their stories and students can discuss the stories portrayed in a personal work of art (Visual Arts - 2020 Colorado Academic Standards, 2020).

References:

Visual Arts - 2020 Colorado Academic Standards. (2020). Colorado Arts Standards. https://www.cde.state.co.us/coarts/2020cas-va-p12