 Adirondack
Curriculum
Project - www.adkcurriculum.org 
NYS Content Area Standard
The Arts
Standard
1. Create,
perform, participate in the arts
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Title: Painting
The Oxbow
Grade Level: 3rd
Author: Michelle Lamere, Tupper Lake CSD
Email: michellel@tupperlakecsd.net
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Adirondack Curriculum Content Area
___ Natural History
___ Human History
_√_ Culture & the Arts
___ Government & Civics
___ Economy
___ Health, Recreation &
Life Skills |
Investigative Question or Issue: How might we capture
the "essence" of a favorite spot through painting?
Challenge:
Context for this Challenge: The
teacher will probably want to give the class this challenge prior to
engaging in the process of selecting a "spot. While the
final product of this challenge is produced by individuals, the process
of decision-making about the "spot" creates an excellent opportunity to
experience group collaboration. Once various locations
are nominated for selection, the class might conduct a discussion in
which the postive attributes of each nominee are considered with regard
to lighting, interesting sounds, subject matter, texture, etc. The
class should be invited to decide what constitues a final "choice".
The Challenge:
Using the materials provided by your teacher
(ie, watercolors, paint, markers, etc.), create an original painting
that captures the "essence" (using your sense of sight, sound, and
touch) of a favorite location/"spot" within easy walking distance of
your school that has been selected by your class.
Your painting should include elements of
texture, identifable features that can be seen, and locations of sounds
that you have heard at the "spot". Additionally, the size of the
objects depicted in your painting should be proportional to each other
and the colors you use appropriate to the setting.
As a class we will spend several sessions at
our "spot" observing at different times of the day.
What do you notice about the light as the sun is in a different
position? What do you notice about sounds you hear at different
times of the day? You will need to use the observation skills of
listening,
looking, and feeling objects.
We will discuss in class how much time you have to complete this
challenge.
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Quality Standards:
- Painting include
identifiable features
- Painting reflects observation skills of listening, looking and
feeling objects
- Painting includes texture
- Painting includes locations of sounds painter has heard
- Sizes of objects in painting are proportional to each other
- Painter uses appropriate colors
- Painting is original ( your own perspective)
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Adapted for the Adirondack
Curriculum Project from
the work of Education By Design TM and Leading EDGE, LLC
©ACP 2002
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