Unit Lesson Plan - Emily

NAEA Lesson/Unit Plan Template

Name:  Emily Livingston

     

School:  School, District, and State

     

Lesson/Unit Title:  Song for Clay

     

Lesson/Unit Overview: In this lesson we will focus on learning the basics of clay.

     

 

Grade Level: Intermediate Elementary (3 – 5)

     

Media Type:  Clay.

     

Duration:  1 day a week meeting for 50 minuets at a time.

     

Entry Point For Generating Lesson/Unit Ideas:  Introduce the lesson my showing the class how ceramics is an ancient art that has been used for many years in different parts of the world.

Artwork/Artists: 

Jennifer McCurdy - http://www.combustus.com/13/when-natural-science-informs-art/

Piet Hein Eek - http://www.pietheineek.nl/en

African art: http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/ceramics.htm

Chinese Ceramics: http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/ceramics/

     

Media: Clay.

     

Subject Matter: non-objective. Hand built ceramics.

     

Concepts: .

Art Concepts:

Shape, texture, and form

Process Concepts:

Clay can be taken from a flat surface into a 3d form by being rolled into coils and manipulated into a 3d form or flattened into slabs and then formed into a 3d shape.

Historical Concepts:

The impact of ceramics on Chinese culture and trade.

Enduring Ideas: The student would learn that something can be artful as well as functional and profitable. They would also take away from it the fact that ceramics is an ancient art that we still place value in today.

Theme: Art as storytellers as well as Identity.

     

Rationale: This lesson is important because it not only relates to art but to the history of the world. It is also important to allow kids to make hands on art, because it helps with patience and fine motor skills.

     

Objectives: They should have a basic, if not informed knowledge of hand built ceramics as well as knowledge of the history surrounding ceramics.

Objective(s) for Planning:  

Behavioral or knowledge objectives that measure idea generation, refinement of plans, choice making, etc. in relation to planning a product.

Example of Objectives for Planning:

• Students will participate in discussion from projected slides and photos showing numerous architectural styles.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of details of architecture within their community and in history.

     

Objective(s) for the Product(s):  Students will be able to choose the use of an object and create their own based on examples from other cultures. Ie water jug, teapot, cups, drums, bowls, etc.

Objective(s) for Student Reflection: Students will be asked to name the ceramic objects in their home or that they encounter on a regular basis.

Assessment: Students will design something out of clay and we will critique it at the end of the unit. We will also discuss as a class what historical context the students have learned about ceramics.

Assessing student planning:  Preliminary sketches of ideas will be turned in before clay is given out for the final project.

Assessing student products:  Craftsmanship, completion, and implementation of the elements of art will be taken into consideration when assessing the students final works.

     

Assessing student reflections:  students will explain during critique why they chose to express the elements of art the way they did.

Content and Achievement Standards:  Select the standards based on http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/standards.aspx

Select no more than five standards.

     

Materials: Clay, kiln, disposable table clothes, squirt bottles, scoring tools (old combs, plastic forks, etc), and trash bags to cover clay until end of project.

     

Procedure: 

Lesson 1: describe the lesson briefly then give the students historical/ background information on ceramics, especially hand building.

Lesson 2: review briefly what was discussed last week, then have them begin doing preliminary drawings and brainstorming ideas for their creations.

Lesson 3: Give them demos on how to work with clay. Also explain terminology and teach vocabulary. (Wedging, rolling coil, slab making, slipping and scoring, etc.)

Lesson 4: Have the students begin working on their projects, go over demos again as needed.

Lesson 5: Continue working on projects/ finish them. Explain how the kiln and firing works.

Lesson 6: Return pieces and do a class critique.

     

Resources: Include URL links to any sites (museum, etc.)  which can be used in teaching this lesson.  

     

Cross Curriculum Integration:  Art history and social studies.

     

Differentiated Instruction:  Students with special needs will be given extra help and attention if required as well as grades based on their work ethic rather than the finished project if needed.

     

Searchable Keywords: Clay, Ceramics, elementary, 3-5