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Esther Quezada

Professor Chelsea Farrar

TLS 321

25 April 2017

Service Learning Lesson Plan

Age of Students: 3-5 years old

Number of Students: As a class - 10-20 children/as a small ground 2-3 children

1. Overall Lesson Learning Objectives:

Students will be able to identify different works of art other than paintings.
Students will familiarize themselves with charcoal and experiment with it to make marks.
Students will be able to plan, and execute their own piece of artwork.

2. Standards:

NAEYC Standards:

Standard 1. Promoting Child Development and Learning

Candidates use their understanding of young childrens characteristics and needs,

and of multiple interacting influences on childrens development and learning, to

create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for

all children.
Standard 2. Building Family and Community Relationships

Candidates know about, understand, and value the importance and complex

characteristics of childrens families and communities. They use this

understanding to create respectful, reciprocal relationships that support and

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empower families, and to involve all families in their childrens development and

learning.
Standard 3. Observing, Documenting, and Assessing to Support Young Children

and Families

Candidates know about and understand the goals, benefits, and uses of

assessment. They know about and use systematic observations, documentation,

and other effective assessment strategies in a responsible way, in partnership with

families and other professionals, to positively influence childrens development

and learning.
Standard 4. Teaching and Learning

Candidates integrate their understanding of and relationships with children and

families; their understanding of developmentally effective approaches to teaching

and learning; and their knowledge of academic disciplines to design, implement,

and evaluate experiences that promote positive development and learning for all

children.
Standard 5. Becoming a Professional

Candidates identify and conduct themselves as members of the early childhood

profession. They know and use ethical guidelines and other professional standards

related to early childhood practice. They are continuous, collaborative learners

who demonstrate knowledgeable, reflective, and critical perspectives on their

work, making informed decisions that integrate knowledge from a variety of

sources. They are informed advocates for sound educational practices and

policies.

National Art Standards:

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Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
Anchor Standard 10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences

to make art.

3. Book

Author: Aaron Becker

Illustrator: Aaron Becker

Title: Journey

4. Work of Art

Title: Letter from Overseas

Artist: Thomas Hart Benton

We chose this book because it shows a child using her imagination and a drawing utensil to

travel. She gains strength in self-expression and creativity. This work of art connects to the art

activity because it represents a longing to be somewhere else. We would play instrumental music

(creepy of exciting), this could change the tone of the book.

Questions: Where would you go? How would you get there? What type of things would you
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need to get there?

Image: Letter from Overseas

Media: Lithograph on paper

Why this work of art: Because using the lithograph method is more complex we chose to

connect this with a piece charcoal because it is not typically associated with art. This

would expose them to a new material to use when creating art. Like the lithograph,

charcoal can create light and dark areas like this piece of art. I am hoping to

introduce them to a different form of art that they are not used to.

5. Art Lesson:

Learning Objective: Children will be able to make their own work of art using only

charcoal and drawing on the sidewalk, on a piece of paper, and a canvas.

Materials: The book Journey by Aaron Becker, and charcoal.

6. Movement/ Music activity

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There are other forms of self-expression other than the obvious pen to paper.

Materials:

Classroom materials chosen by the students not limited to writing utensils

Instrumental music (upbeat, slow, sad, scary)

Prompt/Instructions:

1. Children pick object around the classroom to act as their piece of charcoal like in the

book.

2. Various instrumental music is played.

3. Children are encouraged to draw in the air and explore an imaginary world based off their

interests and how the music makes them feel.

4. The teacher will start a story by drawing a door and then call a child up to open the door

and continue the journey. Each child will be called up to partake in a section of the story.

5. Children then discuss where they went, why they went there, how they got there, and

what they did.

Prompt/Instructions:

1. Read the book Journey to your students.

2. Discuss the book; ask them questions such as; Do you know what charcoal is? What do

you think you use charcoal for? How could you use the charcoal in the art center? Talk

about how artists dont just use paint, but can use many materials. Have the children
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brainstorm what kinds of materials are used by artists.

3. After this, introduce them to Thomas Hart Benton and talk about what materials he could

have used to make the piece of art. Could it be the same material that the child used in the

book? If the children question the difference between chalk and charcoal the teacher will

have the two materials ready to show the students and discuss similarities and differences

between the two materials. From there show them the piece of artwork, Letter from

Overseas. Ask them questions such as; What do you think is happening in this picture?

Where in the world do you think this woman is? Who is she writing to? What is

similarities and differences between the book Journey and Letter from Overseas? Where

do you see light marks and where do you see dark marks? How does it make you feel?

What do you like about it? What dont you like about it? What are some things that you

see?
4. After the discussion, ask the question, If you had magical charcoal that could take you

anywhere, where would you go? Whatever they answer is what they will be drawing, if

they wish.
5. Introduce the activity to the children. Show the materials in the art area and invite them to

create their own artwork.

6. As the children are creating their own pieces of artwork, go around and ask them open-

ended questions about what they are creating. Have the book Journey and Letter from

Overseas readily available to them if they wish to look at the illustrations for inspiration.
7. Once the children have finished drawing, have them sign their name on their artwork.

Document this process by taking pictures of the children while they are drawing, and

after they have finished their piece of artwork. Make sure to also document what the

children say while they are creating their piece of artwork.