130 Museum Lesson Plan Assignment

AR130—Art for Teachers of Children Professor J. Healy Lesson Plan Based on Your Museum Trip—Due April 27 (optional draft due 4/13) This is a Major Assignment and will count as 20% of your semester grade. As we discussed in class, learning how to create an original and dynamic lesson plan is a key factor in being an excellent elementary art teacher. Your assignment is to write an original lesson plan, based on your museum trip. DO NOT USE A LESSON FROM THE INTERNET. THAT DEFEATS THE POINT OF LEARNING HOW TO USE YOUR OWN IDEAS. After going to the museum, reflect on the various things you saw that inspired you. It may be the architecture, a grouping of art works or an individual piece. Ideas can come from almost anywhere. Decide how you could devise a lesson that will give children the chance to explore materials in an authentic way, yet give them a “take away” as to what inspired the lesson in the first place. You may choose to include a museum field trip as part of your lesson. Think of all the various parts of a lesson we have discussed and include as many as apply to your particular lesson. The attached rubric will help guide you in this process. Be sure to list the museum, the art object or objects, the title of your lesson, the age group, your time frame for the lesson, your aims/goals, objectives (learning outcomes), New York State Standards covered, materials and tools, vocabulary you intend to introduce, your motivation, visuals you plan to use, questions you will pose in your delivery of the lesson, procedure, assessment and rubrics, closure, follow-up (if any) and how you will differentiate instruction for students with learning disabilities as well as gifted students. I have posted a complete list of the elements you need to include on the blog. Also refer to the rubrics sheet. Make your lesson plan like a detailed “recipe” of sorts. It should be clear enough so that an art teacher familiar with the techniques and materials you use should be able to teach it. Pay attention to grammar and spelling. Always proofread your work! If you have any small images of your visuals, you may include those, as well. If you want to include a sample of the project, you may do so. Be prepared to present your lesson on April 27.