This book is an interdisciplinary guide to connect art lessons with core curriculum. Social studies, language arts, math, and/or science are supported in every unit. It is an ideal source for elementary and middle school teachers to enrich their curriculum. It is an invaluable tool for art teachers to provide an interdisciplinary art curriculum that connects 21st Century Skills and National Standards. Problem solving, cooperative learning, and inquiry-based experiences are explored in every lesson.
Acknowledgments Book Overview Unit 1: Prehistoric Times and Civilizations: And the Journey Begins... Chapter 1: Cave Paintings: The First Marks of Man Lesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction, Four Boys, a Dog, a Cave and a Big Adventure Lesson 2: Role Playing Activities Lesson 3: Creating a Cave Painting Lesson 4: Making the Artwork, Fusion of Prehistoric and Futuristic Painting Lesson 5: Comparative Artwork Experience Watercolor: Modern Day Murals and Graffiti Painting Lesson 6: Venus of Willendorf, the First Sculpture, It Started with a Rock Chapter 2: Sumerian Clay Statues: Dedicated to the One I Love Lesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction, Can I Make a Statue Too? Lesson 2: Activity "20 Squares" Board Game Lesson 3: The Standard of Ur, Exploring Contradictions and Conflicts in Society Lesson 4: Making the Artwork, Clay Votive Statue Lesson 5: The Epic of Gilgamesh Explored Chapter 3: Flower Design: Hanging Gardens of Babylon Lesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction Lesson 2: Preserve in Plaster Lesson 3: Botanical Art: Making a Botanical Illustration, Art Meets Science Lesson 4: Hanging Gardens Mixed Media Collage Unit 2: Egyptian Art and Civilization: Protection and Preservation Chapter 4: What's in a Name? Lucky Charms: Creating a Cartouche and Making an Amulet Lesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction, "Cracking the Code" Lesson 2: Group Game: Code, Code, Crack and Create Lesson 3: Making Your Own Cartouche Lesson 4: Discovering Amulets Lesson 5: Getting Personal with Pyramids, Making a Paper Pyramid Sculpture Chapter 5: Pots for Prosperity: Making Canopic Jars Lesson 1: Storytelling and Introduction, You Saw What at the Museum? Lesson 2: Creating the Clay Canopic Jar Lesson 3: Canopic Jars Made from Recyclable Materials Chapter 6: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Creating a Narrative Painting Lesson 1: Observations, Storytelling, "I Dig Archaeology" and a Creative Activity Lesson 2: "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words," Making a Narrative Painting Lesson 3: It's All in Your Hat, Making a Hat Collage Unit 3: Greek Art and Civilization: Creating a Legacy Chapter 7: Masters of Pottery: Making a Greek Vase Lesson 1: Storytelling, A John Keats's Inspired Tale of a Grecian Pot Lesson 2: Making Pottery Inspired by the Ancient Greeks Chapter 8: Pillars of Greek Architecture: Pillars of Greece and Piet Mondrian Lesson 1: Storytelling, The Contest of Athena and Poseidon Lesson 2: Making a Greek Architectural Watercolor with a Trace of Piet Mondrian Chapter 9: Masks of Mythology and Theater: Masks, Myths and Magic Lesson 1: Storytelling, "Pygmalion Again and Again" Lesson 2: Olympic Games, Role Playing "Let's Make a Game of It" Lesson 3: Mask Making Appendix A: Handouts for Chapters 1-9 Appendix B: Foundation Lessons and Technical Reference Sheets Lesson 1: Concepts in Arts and Principles of Design Lesson 2: Exploring Color and Creating a Color Wheel Lesson 3: Designing with Texture Lesson 4: Basics for Graphite Pencil Drawing Lesson 5: Basics for Colored Pencil Drawing Lesson 6: Basics for Charcoal Drawing Lesson 7: Basics on Pastels (Hard and Soft Pastels) Lesson 8: Basics on Oil Pastels Lesson 9: Basics on Colored Makers Lesson 10: Acrylic and Tempera Painting Lesson 11: Basics on Watercolor Painting (Transparent Painting Medium) Lesson 12: Building Blocks of Shapes Lesson 13: Basics on Mixed Media and Collage Lesson 14: Basics on Clay Hand Building Appendix C: Handouts for Foundation Lessons and Technical Reference Sheets Appendix D: Figures Works Cited About the Authors About the Contributor
