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Art and Social Studies Lesson Plan: Cave Art

EducationWorld partner Cre8time has shared this resource from Sargent, the leading supplier of quality art materials to the educational and retail markets throughout the United States. The Sargent Art Teacher Support Center strives to make teaching and learning art more enjoyable and educational by providing lesson plans and interesting products for the classroom. See the full library of Sargent Art lesson plans for grades K-12.

Subjects

Visual Arts
Social Studies
--World History

Grade

3-5

Brief Description

Students create a diorama inspired by prehistoric art dating back to the Old Stone Age.

Objectives

Students will

  • Define culture
  • Explore examples of prehistoric painting and relief sculpture
  • Become aware of the materials, techniques and subject matter in the art of the early cave dwellers
  • Describe life in ancient times and tell what kinds of art were created in early times
  • Create a cave painting and a relief sculpture in the form of a diorama

Keywords

Cave, art, prehistoric, culture, social studies, ancient, history, pictograph, sculpture, painting

Materials Needed

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Lesson Plan

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Assessment

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Lesson Plan Source

Cre8time, through partnership with EducationWorld


Submitted by

Sargent


National Standards

Visual Arts
Grades K-4

Content Standard 1: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
Content Standard 3: Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas
Content Standard 5: Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.

World History
Grades 5-12

NSS-WH.5-12.1 Era 1: The Beginnings of Human Society

NSS-WH.5-12.1 Era 1: The Beginnings of Human Society - See more at: http://www.educationworld.com/standards/national/toc/#soc

 

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