Art and Emotions Lesson: Colors
Created by Teacher(s): Monica Lilley|Published on: May 31, 2022
Grades: K, 1, 2
Type: Lesson Plan
Subjects: Visual and Performing Arts
Duration: 1 hour
Created by: New Jersey Climate Education Hub teachers
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, New Jersey
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Synopsis
Students explore color in art using a read-aloud and artwork related to pollution and climate change. They consider how artists’ color choices, including their own, connect to emotions.
Inquire: Students engage in a read-aloud to explore colors, matching colors that relate to how they are feeling.
Investigate: Students investigate climate change artworks and identify colors and the feeling connected to that artwork.
Inspire: Students create their own artwork to demonstrate a chosen feeling.
Share: This lesson plan is licensed under Creative Commons.
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