1st Grade
Art + Jennifer Dean
Artful Thinking Strategies
1) See/Think/Wonder
-Look at the artwork for a moment
What do you see?
What do you think about what you see?
What do you wonder about?
2) What Makes You Say That?
Look at the artwork
1) What's going on?
2) What do you see that makes you say
that?
Content Standard(s)
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
ELAGSERI1-Ask and answer questions
about key details
ELAGSE1RI1-Identify the main topic and
retell key details of a text
ELAGSE1RI7-Use illustrations and details
ELAGSE1RI8-Identify basic similarities and
differences between two illustrations
Key Words/Vocabulary:
Questions:
Who made this art piece? Art Terms
What type of art is this? Still life
Do you like the artwork? critique
Why or why not? judge
How does the art make you meaning
feel? subject/theme
What is the main idea or purpose
subject of the art?
Why do you think the artist Context Terms
made this? What do you living/ non living
think the art means?
Visual Arts Standard(s):
VA1MC.1 Engages in the creative process to generate and visualize
ideas
a. recognizes and discusses how visual images can have multiple
meanings.
VA1.MC.2 Formulates personal responses
a. Makes connections between visual images and personal exper.
b. Expresses individual ideas, thoughts and feelings through draw
VA1MC3 Selects and uses subject matter and symbols and ideas to
communicate
a. Describes subjects in artwork
b. Examines common subjects and themes
c. Understands that symbols can have meanings
d. Looks at objects and thinks about the relationships
VA1PR2 a-Creates drawings with a variety of media-pencils, crayon
pastels
Lesson Procedure: a. Hook:
a. Hook (something to get the students' attention)
Look at a piece of artwork
b. Instructional steps Give each student a picture of a painting to look at
c. Formative checks (progress checks throughout the
lesson)
d. Summative assessment (description)
e. Closing (how you will end the lesson)

b: Instructional Steps:
Day 1: This activity will need modeling and rules of how you want students to participate in the discussion

1. Look at a piece of artwork- a painting-students will silently look at the painting for a few moments
2. What do you see? Have students write down responses on sticky notes and put on chart paper
Students can write
I see___________.
3. What do you think about what you saw? Put these on other sticky notes on another chart Students can write
I think______.
4. What do you wonder? Do you have any questions about the artwork? I wonder_________.
5. How does this painting make you feel? I feel______. Do you like this painting?______________.
6. Why do you think the artist did this painting? What is the main idea? The main idea is___________.
7. What objects in here are living? Which ones are non living?
We have just looked at a painting done by Rachel Ruysch it is about fruit and insects and animals
This painting is done on Still Life- explain about Rachel Ruysch and still life in a few sentences-show picture on
computer and some more examples

Day 2: Give vocabulary for types of lines, shapes etc. before or during the lesson
Today we are going to create a still life drawing We will use pastels, colored pencils, crayons and markers to
create our artwork
Think about what objects real or fake you would like to draw
Remember to use lines and shapes in your drawing
You will draw some living and non living objects

Day 3: After students are finished drawing have them do the following
-Write sentences describing your artwork
-Share your artwork with a friend
-Share with the group (Have students ask questions)
What is the theme or subject of your artwork? What is the main idea?
-Why did you draw this?
More questions could be asked

Hang up students work

d: Summative Assessment:
Sticky notes for charts, sentences about artwork, completed artwork, write in journal, write paper about artwork
Look at paintings and fill out the see, think, wonder along with art critique or questions independently

e: Closing: Ideas to present/display student learning:

How did you feel about this activity?
How do you feel about looking at art? Art Gallery
How do you feel about making your own art piece?
Ticket out the door
Give me_______

Resources:
Rachel Ruysch still life images from Google
Artful Thinking Strategies

Materials:
painting printouts, sticky notes, chart paper, markers, crayons, colored pencils, pastels, drawing paper, still life
objects

Rubric
Yes/No Completed Able to find Able to judge art
See/Think/Wonder subject, meaning
with or without help etc.

Able to describe Able to draw own Used lines, shapes

art still life art piece art materials-can
identify materials

Can describe Can write sentences

own art work about their artwork