Artists in our town
Goal 2: Experience various art forms (music, dance, drama, and visual art).
Materials: Varies depending on what kind of artist visits.
Procedure: Invite a visual artist, a musician, a dancer, or an actor (one of the parents or a community person) to visit the class. Ask this person to bring samples of his or her work and the tools necessary to perform the work. Ask your guest to demonstrate the art form and discuss how he or she became interested in this type of art. Encourage children to ask questions.
To Simplify: Keep the presentation short (10 minutes). Arrange the artist and his or her tools in an area of the classroom where children can talk with him or her during free-choice time.
To Extend: Send a note home to parents asking them to help their child find someone they know (in their family or neighborhood) who is an artist, a musician, a dancer, or an actor. Explain that your objective is to help children understand more about art in the culture. Ask them to help their child talk to this person and find out information about him or her (e.g. What kind of artist are you? How did you get interested in that? How old were you when you started?). Provide time for children to report to the class about the artist they found, or invite the artists to come as visitors.
Materials: Varies depending on what kind of artist visits.
Procedure: Invite a visual artist, a musician, a dancer, or an actor (one of the parents or a community person) to visit the class. Ask this person to bring samples of his or her work and the tools necessary to perform the work. Ask your guest to demonstrate the art form and discuss how he or she became interested in this type of art. Encourage children to ask questions.
To Simplify: Keep the presentation short (10 minutes). Arrange the artist and his or her tools in an area of the classroom where children can talk with him or her during free-choice time.
To Extend: Send a note home to parents asking them to help their child find someone they know (in their family or neighborhood) who is an artist, a musician, a dancer, or an actor. Explain that your objective is to help children understand more about art in the culture. Ask them to help their child talk to this person and find out information about him or her (e.g. What kind of artist are you? How did you get interested in that? How old were you when you started?). Provide time for children to report to the class about the artist they found, or invite the artists to come as visitors.
