OUTCOMES:

2nd Grade–
By the end of the unit students were
able to use the concept of texture Bird/ Texture
and apply it to their 3D and 2D art.
The clay birds had lines and details Unit
that created interest. The 2D birds
were huge, had focal points, and
texture created using oil pastels and
watercolor.
EVALUATION/ ASSESSMENT:
This unit was assessed by a rubric
at the end and the beginning was
assessed through group conversa-
tions and experimentation.
The rubric combines both projects
the 2D and 3D projects through fi-
nal outcome.

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This unit covers 3D and 2D materials to about the unit.
talk about how to texture is creature and
used in different medias. 3D is making of https://slowcomb.weebly.com/
clay birds, how to use clay and create an
unique piece of art. 2D is oil pastels,
crayons and watercolor, to experiment with
crayons resist and other techniques.

As for the content of the art work, is birds

to talk about the importance of birds ,
where birds live and what birds mean to
us.
Jessica Slocomb
Students get the opportunity to internalize sloc8287@bears.unco.edu
the concept so that every bird, 2D or 3D, is slowcombartroom.weebly.com
not the same. This unit increases the
students skill and knowledge of different
media for future use in their own projects.
By: Jessica Slocomb
 TIMELINE
Day 1: Students are reintroduced to clay but
going to five stations in five to seven minute
intervals. The five activities are hand building,
cutting out shapes, slip and score, using tools
and hand building.

Day 2: Students make a clay bird by pressing

clay over their thumb, slip and scoring wings,
tail and beak. They are also encouraged to
draw and add texture with toothpicks and other
tools.

Day 3: Students draw and add oil pastels and

crayons to their 2D birds. We review together
focal point, drawing with lines and shapes, and
texture in 2D media.

SKILLS/CONTENT COVERED: Day 4: Students paint their birds using

OBJECTIVES/ STANDARDS:
watercolor and experiment with how the oil Day 1: Artist will experiment with materials, tools
• Texture
pastels and crayons resist the watercolor. They and techniques to explore the materials and reflect
• Slip and Score (clay) and apply experience and past content (learn and
• Hand Building (clay) finish the 2D birds and background. review clay knowledge and steps/process to using
• Modeling (clay) clay).
• Oil Pastels ( I see students for 4 straight days):
• GRE 2.1 C. Next Steps. Use the language of
• Watercolors visual art and design to observations and
• Focal Point form opinions.
• Birds– where do they live?
Day 2: Artists will make a bird of their choosing,
• Exploration using different techniques and ideas (various
steps to create art and intentionality).
• GRE 3.1 A. Create works of art choose
appropriate materials to make art.
Day 3: Artists will apply art vocabulary to their
artwork to express a concept (purpose).
• GRE 1.1 C. Determine what art vocabulary
is. Useful when discussing works of art and
design.
Day 4: Artists will reflect on creative practice to
improve and use choices made previously to finish
their artwork.
• GRE 2.1 A. Describe know artists reflect on
their creative practice to improve works of
visual art and design.