Art Lesson Ideas
Arts Lesson Ideas
Topics, Ideas, Primers
to jump start your Arts Lessons.
(more info coming soon...)
American History Landscape
the Hudson River School
Inventor, Scientist, Artist
Leonardo Da Vinci
Drawing was the tool used before computers and photography.
Drawing is Observation, Imagination and Reflection and Critical Thinking!
Draw Science, Draw plants, Draw the Subjects you are Studying!
California State Dance is the SQUARE Dance!
Gold Rush, Music, History, Dance
Rough draft lesson primer pdf attached below for download
Language + Art = Graffiti
Art + Science
Botany and Scientific Field Drawings California Native Plant Society
OPENING THE WORLD THROUGH NATURE JOURNALING- INTEGRATING ART, SCIENCE & LANGUAGE ARTS
This project was an extension of the second edition of the California Native Plant Society curriculum, Opening the World through Nature Journaling, by John Muir Laws, Emilie Lygren, and Emily Breunig. This project is funded to date by the JiJi Foundation.
This curriculum can be used to deepen observational skills through drawing and writing in nature.
This free PDF download includes:
- Art and Science lessons, with State Standards listed.
- Botany - A Refresher
- Drawing Techniques for Nature Study
- Stimulating Discovery and Inquiry
- Language Arts in the Field
- Classroom Extensions
Free 96 Page PDF
http://www.cnps.org/cnps/education/curriculum/
Or $16 coil bound:
http://store.cnps.org/products/opening-the-world-through-nature-journaling-cnps-curriculum
AND Corresponding Video Tutorials
Drawing Wild Flowers and Plants, Video 11 mins
Additional Video Instruction by artist, author John Muir Laws