Art Integration Lesson Plan Template 1

Art Integration Lesson Plan Template

LTC 4240: Art for Children

Lesson Title & Big Idea: Colorful CatepillarLife Cycles Grade Level: 1st
Lesson Purpose: To introduce the idea of a life cycle with a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, while creating and
expressing their creativity with tissue paper.


Class Periods Required:
2
Key Concepts (2-3): -to learn the concept of a life cycle, focusing on
caterpillars to butterflies
- To use art to help express intensity of life cycles through different
stages.
- To be able to identify different forms of art seen throughout the book
Essential Questions (2-3): -What is a life cycle?
- How does change take place overtime?
- Why does the author use such detailed pictures to show the life
cycle changes?

Lesson Objectives: (Excellent resource at http://www.teachervision.fen.com/curriculum-planning/new-teacher/48345.html?for_printing=1&detoured=1)
-Students will learn what a life cycle is and how life cycles take place with everything around us.
-Students will make everyday connections related to life cycles.
-Students will make connections from their own artwork and the artwork seen in The Very Hungry Caterpillar to what they see in nature.
Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) (3-4) (http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/GLE/)
VA 1: Create original artwork that communicates ideas about animals
VA 3: Identify lines, shapes, colors and patterns
Strand 3: Organism progress through life cycles unique to different types of
organisms.
Missouri Core Academic Standards (Common Core State Standards)
(3-4) (http://www.corestandards.org/)
Not applicable


Integrated Content Areas:
1. Visual Art 3. Science
2. Literacy
Identify & define common vocabulary/concepts that connect visual art with
the non-art content area.
-Life cycle -Tissue paper
-Caterpillar -Collage
-Butterfly -illustrations (drawings)
Anticipatory Set (Gaining Attention):
Start off lesson by reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar and have a discussion
about the creative way Eric Carle displayed the pictures and about the
different steps within the life cycle.
Closure (Reflecting Anticipatory Set):
Relate book back to life cycle and the students artwork pictures.

Lesson Activities & Procedure(s):
Day One:
1. After reading the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar and having a strong
discussion focused on the different illustrations seen in the book as well as
what the students understand about the life cycle.
Lesson Texts & Materials:
-The Very Hungry Caterpillar book
-tissue paper of all different colors
-construction paper
-glue
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2. Make connections between the illustrations and how they play a role with
how the life cycle of a caterpillar/butterfly is portrayed.
3. Watch video about Eric Carle and how he came up with his artwork and
illustrations for his stories.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvRcCKP5v6Q
Day Two:
1. Review knowledge about the steps of the life cycle while relating to the
illustrations of the caterpillar.
2. Begin artwork collage project of making their own colorful caterpillars, use
illustrations from book as examples.
-- Have an outline of caterpillar and have students get creative with all
different colors of tissue paper to create their caterpillars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvRcCKP5v6Q
Lesson adaptations for challenged learners:
- For students who might have trouble focusing or listening to the
teacher, you could play the video of the book being read aloud with
the pictures and illustrations throughout.
- You could also have them work in partners to create their caterpillar
tissue paper collages.
Lesson extensions/enrichments for gifted learners:
- For advanced students, you could go into more detail about some of
Eric Carles other books and compare themes and illustrations seen
throughout each.


Formative Assessment strategies:
- I will probe my students with questions about different life cycles they
know of, along with their understandings of different types of
artworks. This will lead into our discussion about the illustrations
portrayed in the book to show the life cycle stages.
Summative Assessment strategy:
- Students will create their own caterpillars to show their
understandings of how to create collages with tissues paper, as well
as the stages of the life cycle.

What student prior knowledge will this lesson require/draw upon?
- Students should have some knowledge about the different life cycles seen around themexamples: plants, humans, etc.
- Students should also have some awareness of different illustrations seen in picture books.
- Students should also know how to make pictures from tissue paper.
How will you engage students in imagining, exploring, and/or experimenting in this lesson?
- This lesson will engage my students by allowing them to think critically about how artwork can be displayed in many ways and how it can be related
to things we see in nature. It will also allow them to explore illustrations from other books as well as experiment with their own art projects like
creating tissue paper collages.

How will this lesson allow for/encourage students to solve problems in divergent ways?
- This lesson will encourage students to think creatively and inspire them to think differently just as Eric Carle explains in the video we watch together.
How will you engage students in routinely reflecting on their learning?
- We will have class discussions about what they knew previously, what they learned from listening and viewing the book and what they noticed from
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the video about Eric Carle as an artist. Students will also be expected to explain their reasonable thinking behind their artwork as well as how the life
cycle works from a caterpillar to a butterfly.
How will this lesson engage students in assessing their own work and the work of peers?
- This lesson will allow for students to expand their prior knowledge of the life cycle, while relating what they know from nature to what they seen
through illustrations in the book we read. Students will also have the opportunity to show off their artwork in our classroom and maybe talk about
why they chose to create it the way they did.
What opportunities/activities will students be given to revise and improve their understandings and their work?
- Students will have the opportunity to listen to and view the pictures/illustrations of The Very Hungry Caterpillar more than once to gain a better
perspective and understanding of collages. Students will also improve their previous knowledge about life cycles by learning how a caterpillar turns
into a butterfly.
What opportunities/activities will you provide for students to share their learning in this lesson?
- They will be able to work within groups or partners to create their caterpillar art works and they will be able to present to the class why they chose to
make them the way they did. Students will also be able to relate their caterpillar collages to the artwork and illustrations they saw from the book.
Lesson Resources/References:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvRcCKP5v6Q
- www.kinderart.com


References
Silverstein, L. B. & Layne, S. (n.d.). Defining arts integration. Retrieved from
http://www.americansforthearts.org/networks/arts_education/publications/special_publications/Defining%20Arts%20Integration.pdf

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