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Unit Big Idea: Safety Grade Level: First Grade Illinois Fine Art Goals: Varies per LP

Unit Key Concepts and Essential Questions:

-Safe environments can be an influenced experience

-Safety is a physical and emotional concern
-Safety promotion is important to leading a safe life
-Creation of safety products have fused both aesthetics and function
Session

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Title of Lesson/ LP Key Concepts Dialogue/Concepts Contemporary Art Key Artistic Instructional/Artmaking Closure/
Expected Result[s] [list the IMPT [Essential Questions you Exemplars Concepts Activities Assessment
[& Length of Time concepts about will ask; points of [artworks, books, [conceptual [Bullet point step by step [how you will wrap it up and how
to Completion] the big idea] discussion; what they are artists, visitors, understandings, procedures for the you will grade the lessons
learning] interviews, videos] materials, activities] results]
techniques]
Week 1

-What are some -Officer Buckle -Working with -as a class, students
Fundamentals -Safety is environments that and Gloria text and image will create a list of -students must hand
of safety important for may contain (Picture Book) safety tips and safety their brainstorm sheets
physical and dangers? words regarding play to the teacher for
emotional -Plan, sketch, (environment: participation credit for
-Safety tips well-being -Watch Officer and design playground, gym, the day
brainstorming -What can people Buckles Safety backyard, etc). I will
+ Poster do to be more safe Tips write their ideas on
design in these the chalkboard
environments? -students will finalize
-40 min -students will pick their posters at the next
-Why is safety one of their safety class period
important? tips to portray as a
informative poster

-with pencil and

paper, students will
brainstorm how they
are going to
incorporate the
safety tip with an
image they are going
to draw. Sketch out
poster plan

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Week 2
Fundamentals of -Safety is -Officer Buckle and -Students will refer back to -Grade will be based on
Safety continued important for -What are some Gloria their sketches of safety tips completion of poster:
physical and environments that -Create informative to finalize their designs ~includes a written safety tip
Posters
-Safety tips posters emotional well- may contain
being dangers? -Students will use colored ~Includes an image relating
-Properly display pencils and markers to to the safety tip
-Showcase/mount work using mounts create their informative
posters -Promoting safety
is a first step -What can people posters ~Mounted on construction
strategy to live in do to be more safe -Receive feedback paper and labeled with name
safe environments of work (light
-Introduce Safety in these -Imaginary
critique) -Students will receive
construction and use glue
& play, creating a environments? Playground Blog to mount their posters
safe environment post:
-Students will sign their ~Give homework: brainstorm!
-40 min -Why is safety http://www.jenny posters on the mounted ~create a list of elements of
important? knappenberger.co
-plan for creating
safe environments paper and share their work a safe environment ( take 5
minutes to do this). Also assign
m/stem-activity- with the class. Ask if the them to bring things from home
for-kids-imaginary- students understand each that they would like to create a
playgrounds/ others works and if they playground sculpture with.
are able to Example of items: cardboard
perform/demonstrate tubes, foam, rags, cloth and
fabric, cotton balls, popsicle
sticks, plastic bags, bubble wrap,
etc.
Week 3

-Safety & Play, -How can play become -Imaginary -Preparing parts of -Students will take time to -Assessment will be based on
Creating a Safe -Environments are dangerous? Playground Blog a sculpture/model plan what they want to students participation in the
Environment opportunities to post: include in their playground, activity. I want them to be able
Planning and Parts influence -What does a safe play- -Creating details they can refer to their list to make a substantial amount of
experience environment look like? http://www.jenny that will be a part of from homework playground parts (or solid ideas
~Playgrounds~ knappenberger.co a sculpture/model for them)
-Play is enjoyable -What do you want in a m/stem-activity- -Allow students to draw/
-40 min in a safe safe (play) environment? for-kids-imaginary- -sculpting and sketch their ideas -Students should have an idea of
environment playgrounds/ model making how their playgrounds will look
-Students will create parts and what it will include
of their playground using
cardboard tubes, pipe
cleaners, cotton balls, and
other things I can get from
the IDEA store

-students will keep their

brainstorm list and model
parts in a paper bag in the
classroom with their names
on it

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 -Environments are -How can play become

Week 4
-Safety & Play, opportunities to dangerous? -Imaginary -Creating parts of a -Students will continue -Assessment will be based on the
Creating a Safe influence Playground Blog sculpture / model making their parts, and by students progress and
environment, experience -What does a safe play- post: this time they should assembling. At this point,
Assembling environment look like? -Assembling already have the bulk of students should be getting close
-Play is enjoyable http://www.jenny sculptures and their ideas. Ideas on details to finishing their projects, if not
-40 min in a safe -What do you want in a knappenberger.co model can come later as well finished.
environment safe (play) environment? m/stem-activity-
for-kids-imaginary- -Students will begin -Students will discuss their ideas
playgrounds/ assembling their sculptures of what their playgrounds
into a model on a foam promote (in terms of safety)
board platform using glue,
glue sticks, and tape if
needed

-Students will work until the

end of class to finish or get
close to finishing. Those
who finish can help others
with their projects

-Environments are -How can play become

Week 5

-Safety & Play, opportunities to dangerous? -Imaginary -Assembling and -Students will finish -Students will be assessed on the
creating a safe influence Playground Blog finishing a assembling their projects completion of their playgrounds:
environment, experience -What does a safe play- post: sculpture/ model and create a name for their ~includes a variety of
Showcase environment look like? playground. Students will sculptural elements
-Play is enjoyable http://www.jenny then take a gallery walk and ~includes a platform and
30min in a safe -What do you want in a knappenberger.co I will write down a question name
environment safe (play) environment? m/stem-activity- on the board for them to ~includes safety elements in
for-kids-imaginary- think about when looking at environment
playgrounds/ -Design products for other peoples work.
safety What are some interesting
-Function is an and cool safety ideas in the
important aspect -What are some products playgrounds?
of safety (and the that help make life easier? -Give homework: create a list of
-Introduce Safety knowing how to -Students will then discuss potential safety devices/
Devices use a specific -What are some products about safety devices and products to make in class, (their
thing) that make life safer? products. Choose partners own invention)
for next project.
-10 min
-How can products make
people safer?
Week 6

-Safety Devices - Function and -What are some products -Planning, -Students will work on
utility is an that help make life easier? -Mention armor as sketching, creating -Students will be assessed based
important aspect a form of safety: useful products creating safety products. on their class participation and in
-40 min of safety -What are some products They can be as simple as class work. If they begin building
that make life safer? http://www.metm -make models of helmets, armor, sense at least one product then they
useum.org/learn/e products are in good shape.
stimulators, etc.
-How can products make ducators/lesson-
people safer? plans/armor- -Students will be told to think
function-and- ~Students will work with about making their products
design aesthetically pleasing
their partners to create a
wearable sculpture (device) -Give homework: design safety
that promotes safety devices by sketching, drawing,
coloring
-Students will be able to
use card board,
construction paper, pipe
cleaners, yarn and string,
and markers for design

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Week 7
-What are some products -Students will finish making -Students will be assessed based
-Safety Devices in that help make life easier? -Nate Hill -Making final their safety devices on their completed projects
the playground. performance artist products, with (safety devices) and a
Demonstrating/Pe - Function and -What are some products decorative designs -If weather permits, we can comprehensive performance of
rforming how utility is an that make life safer? go to the playground and how their devices work
devices work important aspect show each other how these
of safety -Demonstrate use safety devices work. If not,
-How can products make of product and ~Students will also be assessed
-Performance & people safer? understanding we can perform within the based on their cooperation in the
Play -The use of the performance art classroom as a form of groups
body for art display and critique.
Partners will take turns -End my time at PVO North by
-40 min demonstrating how their thanking the students and
-How can you promote devices work. teacher for a great opportunity
safety with your body? to work with them
-How can you use your
body as an art form?

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