My Garden Grows

Program can serve: Visual Art

Curriculum Focus: Science

Program Length: 45 minutes

# of visits: 2

My Garden Grows lesson provides a natural link between observational skills exercised in both science and art. Students will merge their observations from life experience and artwork seen in The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle about plant phases from seed to adult. Students will create their own My Garden Grows composition using collage and painting techniques.

K , 1 , 2 , 3 Visual Art
Visual Art English
Both Grade Level and Arts/PE Program Alignment
2 45 min
2 45 min
In-School Short Term Residency
All year
$10 0
$250 0
no Email
tempera paint, glue sticks, brushes, cups, 12×18 multi-colored construction paper, scissors, wax paper, heavyweight drawing paper and visual aid/ Eric Carle’s book The Tiny Seed
pencils
table to set up paints
Students will merge their observations from life experience and artwork seen in The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle about plant phases from seed to adult. I can create My Garden Grows composition using collage and painting techniques.
My Garden Grows lesson provides a natural link between observational skills exercised in both science and art. Students will merge their observations from life experience and artwork seen in The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle about plant phases from seed to adult. Students will create their own My Garden Grows composition using collage and painting techniques.
My Garden Grows lesson provides a natural link between observational skills exercised in both science and art. Students will merge their observations from life experience and artwork seen in The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle about plant phases from seed to adult. Students will create their own My Garden Grows composition using collage and painting techniques.
Can help hand out materials and assist in creation of students My Garden Grows composition.

Grade K
Grade K: Reading Standards for Literature: Key Ideas and Details #1: With prompting and support, students ask and answer questions about key details in a text. (“The Tiny Seed” by Eric Carle)
Grade K: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials.
Grade K: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: Through experimentation, build skills in various media and approaches to art-making.

Grade 1
Grade 1: Reading Standards for Literature: Key Ideas and Details #1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
Grade 1: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials.
Grade 1: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design.

Grade 2
Grade 2: Reading Standards for Literature: Key Ideas and Details #1: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
Grade 2: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: Brainstorm collaboratively multiple approaches to an art or design problem.
Grade 2: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design.

Grade 3
Grade 3: Reading Standards for Literature: Key Ideas and Details #1: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Grade 3: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: Elaborate on an imaginative idea.
Grade 3: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work:Create personally satisfying artwork using a variety of artistic processes and materials.

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