ACTIVITIES WORKSHEET

 

                                                                                    Grade Level-1

                                                                                                Course-Reading

                                                                                                Week Taught (2-35) - 34

 

State Standard: * Demonstrate the ability to define objects, express emotions, illustrate an action or relate an experience through the creation of works in the arts.

 

St. Marys Standard: * The students will be able to portray thoughts, feelings and experience through creations of work in the arts.

 

Essential Question: How can experiences be expressed in a work of art.

 

Student will know: *1                                             Student will be able to: *1

That objects, emotions, actions and                         Express emotions, illustrate actions or

Experiences can be expressed                                 relate experiences in creating work

Through works in the arts.                                        in the arts.

                                                                                 

Assessment Question:*

1.     Paper/Pencil: **In what way do we demonstrate the ability to define objects, express emotions, illustrate an action or relate an experience in our work?

 

     Answer: **By relating or illustrating our own personal experience in our work.

 

2.     Performance Question: **Create a Conflict Toolbox for the classroom

 

     Assessment Tool: **Teacher made rubric

 

Activity: Conflict Toolbox. Have students create a “Classroom Conflict Toolbox”.  Decorate a shoe box and fill it with items that represent key skills you need to resolve a conflict peacefully.  Some items to include might be a large cut-out letter “I”, as a remainder to use “I messages”, cut-out shoes for perspective taking, etc.  Invite students to have as much fun as possible with this.  Then during times of peer conflict, invite students to get the “Conflict Toolbox” when they are in need of help to solve the problem.  Encourage other classmates to assist by giving suggestions of what tools could be used in that particular situation.

 

Duration: 45 minute class. 

 

Resources for this activity: Don't Laugh at Me, Unit 3, Lesson 3, shoe box, miscellaneous items. 

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Code: Reading 7.1.1.E                                                            Date Developed: 5/20/03

Teacher Assigned: Christine Woodford                                  Date Approved: 06/03