Lesson Plan

Title: under the sea Grade: 2nd grade Curricular Goal: The second graders will design under the sea environments based off the work of Amado Pena and Robert Schott. They will create five imaginary fish and design a scene that they live in. Each scene will have five fish and a sunken ship surrounded by coral, seaweed, and sand. This will portray what it would look like to live under the sea. National Standards: 1.1 Use a variety of art materials and techniques to express original ideas. 1.3 Use materials, techniques, processes, and tools, for the creation and exhibition of works of art in a safe and responsible manner. 3.4 Explore and recognize use of symbols, subject matter, ideas in own art work and the work of others. 3.5 Apply grade level academic vocabulary: subject matter, line, shape, color, unity, symbols, pattern, rhythm, emphasis, and landscape. Targeted Standards: The students will be able to compare and contrast realistic and imaginary styles in artwork showing natural and imaginary environments. They will be able to create a composition with a scene describing what it looks like under the sea. They will understand what shapes and lines are used to draw animals and plants that live under the sea. They will also understand how to use creative thinking to create something that exists and turn it into a fish, such as a bird fish, a fish with wings. They will also use images of a sunken ship and plant life to draw their own. Notes: Read to the class from: Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni

2nd Grade: Under the Sea

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Project: The students will create under the sea environments full of imaginary fish. Each fish must be created in the students mind, but have the qualities of living in the ocean. Did not create fish that had qualities of living under the sea.

7
Completed some fish with correct qualities and created a correct background.

9
Completed all of the fish correctly and gave those very unique attributes as well as a unique background.

10
Completed an outstanding background as well as exceptional fish.

Identify:
Will be able to identify characteristics that make a fish imaginary and what makes it real. Shapes, lines, and features.

Could not distinguish what each fish was and what their features were.

Difficult to see detailed features in some of the fish.

Could distinguish each fish and what their features were.

Outstanding detailed fish and could distinguish how each fish was imaginary.

Create:
Will create an under the sea environment filled with imaginary fish.

Did not create correct amount of fish and lacked on detail. Craftsmanship was very poor.

Overall:
Their work will include a under the sea background with uniquely designed fish.

Background was finished, but lacked in details as well as completed fish. Could have done a better job by including more details and creativity.

Completed a detailed background, and could distinguish features of fish. Completed environment background and detailed fish.

Outstanding background and fantastic imaginary fish. Excellent background with outstanding imaginative fish.

Grading Scale: 5 - 64.5 -74 is an N 7 - 74.5 81.5 is an S 9 - 84.5 89.5 is an S 10 - 91.5 100 is an S

Step 1: Drawing imaginary fish

Step 2: Coloring imaginary fish and gluing it on.

Step 3: Painting cool colors and a pearl layer to create an ocean.

Step four: Creating a sunken ship.

Step five: A fantastic ocean scene.