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Art Integration Unit Plan Template

LTC 4240: Art for Children

Unit Title & Big Idea: Continents and Oceans of our World Grade Level: 2
nd
Grade
Unit Overview/Summary:
Students will be learning about the 7 Continents and 5 Oceans that make up our world. They will be learning this through
integration of social studies, art, and language arts.
Class Periods Required: Three
20-30 minute class periods.
Key Concepts (3-4)
-understand and know the names of the 7 continents
-understand and know the names of the 5 oceans
-understand and know the location of the continents and oceans
-know several characteristics of each continent and ocean
-express knowledge of landforms and water bodies through art, written, and
spoken forms
-landforms and oceans express our worlds make-up
-continents and oceans can be expressed through art, social studies, and
language arts
-continents and oceans involve characteristics that are pertinent to our world

Essential Questions (3-4)
What are the names of the 7 continents?
What are the names of the 5 oceans?
What continent do we live on?
Where are the oceans located?
Where are all the continents located?
What are some characteristics of the 5 oceans?
What are some characteristics of the 7 continents?
What defines a continent?
What defines an ocean?
How can the continents and oceans be expressed in terms of art?

Unit Objectives: (Excellent resource at http://www.teachervision.fen.com/curriculum-planning/new-teacher/48345.html?for_printing=1&detoured=1)
Learn the names and locations of our worlds continents and oceans.
Understand which continent we live on.
Know that there are only 7 continents and 5 oceans.
Know the parts of writing that make up a friendly letter.
Understand how to start and end a letter.
Know how to apply an appropriate amount of paint, and glue to a project.
Know how to visual spacing in relation to art formation.

Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) (3-4) (http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/GLE/)

Social Studies: Elements of Geographical Study and Analysis. Grade 2B.
Identify and locate the worlds seven continents and four oceans.

Visual Arts: Strand I. Product/Performance. Select and apply three-
dimensional media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas and
solve challenging visual art problems. 2A. Grade 2. Manipulate paper to
Core Academic Standards (Common Core State Standards) (3-4)
(http://www.corestandards.org/)

Language Arts: L.2.2. Conventions of standard English. Demonstrate
command of the conventions of standard English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when writing.


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create low relief (e.g., curling, folding, tearing, and cutting). Modeling with
clay or a similar material: Roll coils: flatten material into a slab.
Content Areas Integrated:
1. Visual Art
2. Language Arts
3. Social Studies

Identify & define common vocabulary/concepts that connect the art form
with the other identified subject area(s):
Continents: Any of the worlds main continuous expanses of land
Oceans: A very large expanse of sea
Landforms: A natural feature of the earths surface
Bodies of Water: Part of the earths surface covered with water
Heading: Textual information, title and date
Greeting: Friendly introduction message
Letter Body: Part of a letter that holds the message
Closing: Ending message
Signature: Your name, clearly written
Painting with even brush strokes
Applying an appropriate amount of glue
Cutting along wavy lines
Lesson Titles in Sequence/Order

1. Smartboard S.S Students will have a mini lesson about continents and
oceans at the carpet.

2. Globe MakingStudents will craft their own global representation of the
world.

3. Letter WritingStudents will write a letter to a pen pal in another country

Brief Lesson Descriptions (2-3 sentences each)
Lesson 1 the students will engage in a mini lesson at the rug to reintroduce
the concept of continents and oceans. The students will sit and observe a
flat picture of the world and a globe. We will talk about how both
representations of the world are correct. After we look at already put
together maps, the students will be asked to drag and drop the continents
and oceans on a blank map in their correct spots. This learning will be
assisted with teacher and peer help. After that we will go over some
interesting facts about each continent and write them on the board.

Lesson 2 will include an art component. The students will be creating their
own globe with the 7 continents and 5 oceans labeled on it. They will be
painting paper plates blue to represent ocean water. The continents will be
cut out from another worksheet and glued on to the Styrofoam using
correct placement and the oceans will be labeled and glued on as well.

Lesson 3 the students will be writing a letter to a pen pal in another country.
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The students will be given a handout (attached) to fill out. The students are
expected to write a short message to another student in 2
nd
grade who is
currently living in another country. They are to include 1 fact that they
learned about the particular continent that student is living on. Also, they
are expected to include 1 question for their pen pal and 1 fact about their
own continent.
What student prior knowledge will this unit require/draw upon?
Students should have prior knowledge of what maps are.
Students should know how to read a map.
Students should already be able to use and identify primary colors.
Students will know how to apply paint with a dragging, not pushing motion.
Students will have prior knowledge of how to research to build and present knowledge in their writing pieces.

What activities will you use to engage students in imagining, exploring, and/or experimenting in this unit?
Students will engage in imagining through the creation of their own world map. They will be able to image what the world looks like to scale from their own
art creations. Students will explore what it means to live on a different continent through their letter writing to a pen pal across the world. Lastly, students
will engage in experimenting during this units mini lesson. Students will experiment with the location of all the continents and oceans as they try to
conclude the correct placements.

How will this unit permit/encourage students to solve problems in divergent ways?
This unit aids student learning in problem solving through divergent ways because it provides them with multiple approaches to understanding and
comprehending that our world looks like. This unit helps the children step out of their personal world and see that not everyone lives the same way they do
because some people live on the complete opposite side of the globe. This unit would also help students see the different cultures that others kids are
raised in. Addressing some of the differences in clothing, food, living, etc. would help the students visual and even see some of the problems that others
encounter around the world.
How will you engage students in routinely reflecting on their learning/learning processes?
Students will be engaged to reflect on their learning of our world through their writing pieces in addition to an end of the unit class discussion. I want the
students to reflect on what it means to them to live on the continent, North America. I will be able to assess their learning by viewing their writing in the
letter-writing format provided, and see what they have included in the body as important information.

How will this unit engage students in assessing their own work and the work of peers?
This unit assesses student work during their art lesson. Students will be able to observe their peers work and provide guidance to any who are struggling
with the map concept. They will also be able to assess their own work by comparing their maps to the map we pieced together during our mini lesson.

What opportunities/activities will students be given to revise and improve their understandings and their work?
After the student compose their letters to a pen pal, those letters will be read over and provided with constructive feedback for improvement. Prior to the
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final drafting of the letter, the students will have time to revise and edit their letters.

What opportunities/activities will you provide for students to share their learning/understanding/work in this unit?
Once all the students have completed their globes we will have time to display everyones artwork and compliment everyones hard work. Additionally,
there can be an added time for parents to come in and chat with the students about their letter writing. They can share why they chose to write to the
continent they did and talk about what they have learned about North America.

How will you adapt the various aspects of this lesson to differently-abled students?
These lessons can be adapted for gifted learners by having an extension worksheet where they need to not only label all 7 continents and 5 oceans, but also
label the equator, add a map key with a compass, and circle where in North America we live. For struggling learners another worksheet can be adapted that
already has all the continents and oceans labeled, but they need to color them based on a specific color key. Then that color key would match up to an
already created color key on the paper plate.


References
Continent Fun Facts - Continents and Oceans for Kids. (n.d.). Continent Fun Facts - Continents and Oceans for Kids. Retrieved May 5, 2014, from
https://sites.google.com/a/pacificu.edu/continents-and-oceans-for-kids/continent-fun- facts
Cool Facts. (n.d.). Interesting and Amazing facts about CONTINENTS. Retrieved May 5, 2014, from http://www.makemegenius.com/cool-facts/7- continents-
interesting-fun-facts-for-kids
Live, Laugh, and Love to Learn: greater. (n.d.). Live, Laugh, and Love to Learn: greater. Retrieved May 5, 2014, from
http://livelaughandlovetolearn.blogspot.com/search/label/greater/less
Silverstein, L. B. & Layne, S. (n.d.). Defining arts integration. Retrieved from
http://www.americansforthearts.org/networks/arts_education/publications/special_publications/Defining%20Arts%20Integration.pdf


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