Art and Emotions Lesson: Colors
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Created by Teacher(s): Monica Lilley|Published on: May 31, 2022
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Synopsis
Students explore color in art using a read-aloud and artwork related to pollution and climate change. They consider how artists’ color choices, including their own, connect to emotions.
Inquire: Students engage in a read-aloud to explore colors, matching colors that relate to how they are feeling.
Investigate: Students investigate climate change artworks and identify colors and the feeling connected to that artwork.
Inspire: Students create their own artwork to demonstrate a chosen feeling.
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Subjects: Visual and Performing Arts
Duration: 1 hour
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, New Jersey
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Monica Lilley
K-5 Science Teacher
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