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Grade Level: Kindergarten
A.
Visual Arts & Math Integrated Activity
1.
Visual Art Standard- Creating
VAK.CR.2: Create works of art based on selected themes.
a.
Create works of art emphasizing one or more elements of art and/or
principles of design.
2.
Math Standard
MGSEK.G.1: Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes and
describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below,
beside, in front of, behind, and next to.
MGSEK.G.2: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
3.
A learning activity that integrates math and visual arts is drawing various shapes
inside of a circle. The teacher will begin the lesson by talking about the different
shapes around the classroom. She can ask what shapes they see. As the students are
raising their hands and sharing, the teacher will ask the students what characteristics
that shape has. The teacher will also write and draw all of these on the Smartboard.
For example, the table is in the shape of a circle. A circle has no orders. The door is
shaped like a rectangle. A rectangle has 4 corners and two sides that are longer than
the other two sides.
After the discussion, students will then be instructed different shapes on the piece of
paper that was provided. The teacher will ask the students to draw and color
different shapes all over the paper. The teacher will instruct that they need to use
multiple shapes and a lot of colors. The students may also add designs to the shapes
they draw instead of just coloring them in. The shapes can overlap other shapes,
touch other shapes, whatever they feel like doing.
Once all of the students have completed the assignment, the students can present
their artwork in front of the class. The students will describe the colors they used
and the shapes they used. After class, the teacher will hang all of the artwork on the
wall in the hallway. This will make one big mural using the student’s artwork.
a.
As the students work on their assignment, they can reference the
Box
by Sarah
Morris to gain some inspiration for their artwork.
b.
The
Box
is appropriate for students to use as a reference for their artwork
because it displays how to the artist used different shapes and colors to create
the art piece. The artist used shapes inside of other shapes, different sizes of
shapes, and multiple colors. This artwork is appropriate for kindergarten because
it is easy to look at and identify the different shapes that were used.
4.
The art activity of creating a shape mural aligns with the math standard of correctly
naming shapes regardless of their orientation or size. By allowing the students to
both find shapes in their classroom and then create those shapes, aligns with the
standard of describing objects in their environment using names and characteristics
of shapes. This activity also allows the students to be creative with the shapes.
B.
Theatre/Drama & ELA Integrated Activity
1.
Theatre/Drama- Creating
TAK.CR.1: Organize, design, and refine theatrical works.
a.
Use imagination to create, revise, and/or add to ideas.
b.
Demonstrate skills of the mind (imagination, focus, concentration)
2.
ELA Standard
ELAGSEKSL1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about
kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and large groups.
3.
For the ELA and theatre integrated lesson, students will be asked to work with their
table group to come up with a short skit, 1-2 minutes, on how to be a kind friend. As
a class, we will come up with the different ways they can show how to be a kind
friend. For example, helping a friend who got hurt, sharing your crayons, etc... The
teacher will also make sure all the students know what a skit is.
The students will work with their table group, which is about three students. Each
group will be given a scenario by the teacher. They then will work as a group to come
up with a small skit that demonstrates how to be a kind friend in their assigned
scenario. While the students are collaboratively working with their groups, the
teacher is walking around asking each group about their skit and assisting students
that may need some help. Once all of the groups are ready, each group will perform
their skit in front of the class. The teacher will observe all the performances.
a.
The students will view
Sesame Street: The Kindness Kid Street Story
by Jimmy
Greenfield. This video will provide them with some inspiration to complete their
kindness skit.
b.
Sesame Street: The Kindness Kid Street Story (Greenfield, 2018)
is appropriate for
the students because in the video it shows them ways people can act out
kindness. Also, Sesame Street may be a show that students in kindergarten are
familiar with.
This video supports this activity because it introduces the students to different
acts of kindness by singing. This video will be engaging for the students and will
prepare them for the rest of the lesson.
4.
The theatre and ELA integrated activity effectively integrates both of the subjects.
This activity meets the ELA standard because it allows the students to participate in
collaborative conversations with their classmates. When they are working in their
groups, the students are meeting the theatre standard of using their imagination to
create and demonstrate when coming up with a small skit.
C.
Dance & Social Studies Integrated Activity
1.
Dance- Creating
ESDK.CR.1: Demonstrate an understanding of the choreographic process.
a.
Explore working independently and collaboratively with others.
b.
Create and perform a dance sequence.
c.
Explore dance elements through structured improvisation and play.
ESDK.CR.2: Demonstrate an understanding of dance as a form of communication.
a.
Express ideas and feelings through movement, gestures, and facial
expression.
b.
Move expressively to music and/or other stimuli.
Dance- Performing
ESDK.PR.2: Understand and model dance etiquette as a classroom participant,
performer, and observer.
a.
Demonstrate attentiveness, full participation, and awareness of others in the
dance learning and performance environments.
b.
Understand and demonstrate appropriate behaviors as a dance performer,
and as an audience member.
2.
Social Studies
SSKH1: Identify the national holiday and describe the people and/or events
celebrated.
c.
Independence Day
h.
New Year’s Day
j.
Thanksgiving
SSKH3: Correctly use words and phrases related to chronology and time. (This will be
used in the discussion part of the lesson.)
d.
First, Last, Next
3.
To begin the integrated lesson, the teacher will show the “What are the National
Holidays?” video on YouTube. Once the video is over, the teacher and student will
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discuss the reason that holiday is celebrated and some adjectives that describe the
holiday.
Example adjectives:
Independence Day: Free & Bold
New Year’s Day: Renewed & Hopeful
Thanksgiving: Thankful & Blessed
The teacher can brainstorm with the class about different movements that can be
used for each holiday and why that movements represents that holiday.
The chronological order of the specific holidays for the yearly calendar needs to be
reviewed with the students too. The teacher can review with the students that New
Year’s Day comes first, then Independence Day, and Thanksgiving is last.
After the discussion, students will then be put in groups of three. Students will work
together to choregraph movements that demonstrate the holidays. Students will be
instructed to sequences the movements in the same order that the holiday occurs
during the year. Once each group has had the chance to choreograph the dance
movements, they will present it to their class. The teacher needs to remind the
students that they need to use the words first, next, and last to describe the order of
the holidays and sequence of their movements in their routine.
When a group of students are presenting, the “audience” will be attentive and
supportive to their classmates. They will wait until the end of the performance to
snap or clap for the group.
3a. Students will view the
What are the National Holidays
video to review the
national holidays and why they are celebrated (Lesson Joy, 2019).
3b. The
What are the National Holidays
infuses social studies with art in a simple
way. It allows the students to learn why and when each holiday is celebrated. This
will give the students the knowledge they need to create their own dance moves
needed for the activity.
4.
The social studies and dance integrated activity effectively integrates both of the
subjects. This activity meets the social studies standards because it has the students
identify and describe through dance movements a few national holidays. This activity
also meets the dance standards by allowing the students to express their ideas
through movement, working collaboratively with others, and create and perform a
dance sequence.
D.
Music and Science Integrated Activity
1.
Music- Creating
ESGMK.CR.1: Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
a.
Improvise simple body percussion patterns.
ESGMK.CR.2: Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.
a.
Create sound effects to accompany songs, poems, and stories.
2.
Earth Science
SKE1: Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the basic needs of
plants and animals.
a.
Develop models to identify the parts of a plant- root, stem, leaf, and flower.
3.
For the science and music integrated lesson, students will be asked to come up with
a song about the parts of a plant and one fact about that part. They will also be
asked to use their hands, feet, etc.… to make a beat for their song.
As a class, we will review the parts of plants and their function. The students will
work with their table group to complete this activity. As the students are working
together, the teacher is walking around observing each group and the progress. Once
all of the groups, each group will perform their song with the beat to the class. The
teacher will remind the students that they need to be respectful as the other groups
are performing.
a.
The students will view
Plant Parts and Functions for Kids
by Homeschool Pop on
YouTube.
b.
The
Plant Parts and Functions for Kids
is appropriate for the students because it
goes over the parts of plants and their functions (Homeschool Pop). This will
engage the students while they are reviewing the plant parts and their function.
4.
The science and music integrated activity effectively integrates both of the subjects.
The activity meets the science standard because it has the students identify the parts
of a plant and their function. The students then work with their table group to come
up with a song and a beat to the song that identifies parts of a plant and their
function. This activity meets the music standard by creating beats with their body
parts to accompany the song they create.
E.
References
Jimmy Greenfield. (2018, November 30).
Sesame Street: The Kindness Kid Street Story
[Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brOKBsOs4Ik
Homeschool Pop. (2017, February 2).
Plant parts and functions for kids
[Video].
YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18amLZ9vfG8
Visual Art - Fine Arts Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)
. (n.d.).
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Pages/Fine-Arts-Visual-Art.aspx
Box
. (2014, May 14). wikiart.org. Retrieved August 10, 2023, from
https://www.wikiart.org/en/sarah-morris/box-2009
Lesson Joy. (2019, October 5).
What are the National Holidays?
[Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW-SQl6t_1g
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