Art Integration Lesson Plan Template 1

Art Integration Lesson Plan Template

LTC 4240: Art for Children

Lesson Title & Big Idea*: Classroom Collage Letters & relationships/order Grade Level*: K-1
Lesson Overview/Summary*:
Students will be finding objects that begin with a pre-assigned letter, and they will glue them in a pattern to a cut-out
letter. Students are also encouraged to decorate their letter or draw things that start with their letter. When the students
complete their letters, the teacher will hang them to form a class alphabet in the classroom.


Class Periods Required:
(please circle)

1 2 3
Key Concepts (3-4): What you want the students to know.*
1. Visual Art: Decorate a pre-cut out letter and glue objects to the letter.
2. Literacy: Recognize all letters of the alphabet and present the words that
begin with their letter.
3. Math: Form a pattern with the objects on their letter.

Essential Questions (3-4)*:
1. Visual Art: Can you glue objects? Can you make a pattern? Can you
decorate your letter with found objects and/or coloring?
2. Literacy: Can you recognize the letters of the alphabet, pronounce
their sound, and give examples of words that start with that letter?
3. Math: Can you count the number of found objects on each letter?

Lesson Objectives: (Excellent resource at http://www.teachervision.fen.com/curriculum-planning/new-teacher/48345.html?for_printing=1&detoured=1): What you want the students to do. *
1. Visual Art: The students will be able to understand what a found object is and form patterns with them.
2. Literacy: The students will be able to recognize letters of the alphabet, what they sound like, and examples of words that start with that letter.
3. Math: The students will be able to count the number of found objects on each letter.

Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) (3-4) (http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/GLE/)
1. Visual Art: Use Glue with control (PP.2.A.VA1), Identify and create an
alternating pattern (II.EP.2.C. VA2), and Explain how patterns in art are
similar to patterns in math (IV.IC.2.A.VA6)
2. Literacy: Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the
alphabet. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RK.K.1.D)
3. Math: Count to 100 by ones and by tens (K.CC.1) ,and Classify objects
into iven categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort
the categories by count (K.MD.3).

Identify & define common vocabulary that connect the art form with the
other identified content areas:
Pattern: a repeated decorative design
Letter: a character representing one or more of the sounds used in
speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet
Uppercase: Capital letters
Lowercase: Small letters




Content Areas Integrated*:
1. Visual Art (Inspiration Artist: Jane Perkins)
2. Literacy
Lesson Activities & Procedure(s) (please be very specific):
1. Have students come to the carpet and face the SmartBoard.
2. Anticipatory Set: Have students watch and sing along:
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3. Math

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saF3-f0XWAY
3. The teacher will sing the alphabet song and point to each letter on the
SmartBoard or a classroom poster as the class sings.
4. Explain to the class that they will each be given a cutout letter to take
home and find or draw objects that start with their letter.
5. Have the letter A completed ahead of time to show as an example and
discuss with the class.
6. Tell students that they can also form patterns with their objects or the
colors of their objects.
7. Have a class discussion about found objects. Ask students if they have
heard of them or if they can think of what they think would be examples
before telling them what it is.
8. Send the students home with their letter cut out and a note to their
parents describing the project. (The teacher may also want to email the
parents and let them know the project is coming home.)
9. Set a due date for the students and have them bring their letter to class
that day.
10. Hang the letters in the classroom in alphabetical order.
11. Have each student come to the front of the room to share their letter,
what they choose to put on their letter, and what pattern they used.
12. As each student presents, ask the class questions like: Can we count
together the number of crayons on the letter c?, Lets say the pattern
together., or What sound does this letter make? Do the words on the
letter have the same sound?
13. Closure: Wrap up the lesson by going through the alphabet saying the
letter, letter sound, and object. Example: Apple starts with A. What sound
does A make? ah ah Apple.
Anticipatory Set (Gaining Attention)*: Have students watch the youtube
video, and sing along together on the carpet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saF3-f0XWAY

Closure (Reflecting Anticipatory Set):
Wrap up the lesson by going through the alphabet saying the letter, letter
sound, and object. Example: Apple starts with A. What sound does A make?
ah ah Apple.


Formative Assessment strategy:
The student should be assessing students abilities informally throughout the
lesson. She will be able to see the students work when they bring it back to
Summative Assessment strategy*:
Because this lesson is for Kindergarten or First Grade, there will not be any
formal assessment, but the teacher should be able to evaluate the students
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school and present it. From this, she should be able to tell if the student was
able to glue on his/her objects, make a pattern, and correctly identify objects
that start with the same letter. She can also assess all students when she asks
questions during the presentations.

abilities based on formative assessment.


What student prior knowledge will this lesson require/draw upon?
The students should have an idea of what letters are and know the alphabet song. Most students will already be able to identify the letter with the letter
name and sound. Some students will already know examples of words that start with each letter.

How will you engage students in imagining, exploring, and/or experimenting in this lesson?
Students will be exploring as their parents help them find objects that start with their letter and write them down. They will be imagining patterns on their
project.

How will this lesson allow for/encourage students to solve problems in divergent ways?
Students will be able to work with their parents, and their parents may help them find their objects in a way that works for them. Some parents may provide
more prompting then others depending on their childs ability level. The teacher will also ask questions in different ways as they are having class discussions
so that different students can answer the questions that they feel confident with.

How will you engage students in routinely reflecting on their learning?
The students will be routinely reflecting throughout the year as they progress in their understanding of the relationship between letters, letter sounds, and
words that begin with the letter. The teacher can refer back to the class-made alphabet during class lessons as well. Students will also build on their ability to
make patters.

How will you adapt the various aspects of the lesson to differently-abeled students?
Because this is a take-home project, students will have one-on-one help from their parents. This allows for all students to get the amount of help they need.
Gifted students will be able to complete the project on their own, and other students will need prompting throughout. Physically disabled students can have
their students glue down as they point out the objects, if needed.

What opportunities/activities will students be given to revise and improve their understandings and their work?
Students will be able to think of more objects that start with the letter they studied throughout the year. If the teacher wants to build on the project, she can
hang pictures of objects that students think of throughout the year next to their appropriate letter. This could also be used for a word wall.
What opportunities/activities will you provide for students to share their learning in this lesson?
All students will share their artwork after they bring them back from home. The teacher will prompt the student and the class as they share.

Lesson Resources/References (please be very specific by providing links, authors, titles, etc.):
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saF3-f0XWAY
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2. http://www.hsclassroom.net/giant-collage-letters-for-preschool-or-kindergarten/


* Include this information during the Popplet presentation.
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