Question Creators: Create a box of images (posters, photographs, magazine cut outs, book covers, illustrations, etc.). Students choose one image and write 5 questions they have about the picture. Students will then work with a partner to evaluate, classify, improve and prioritize questions. This activity works for early finishers and in differentiated centers.
Observation-ism: Gather a number of art posters/museum printouts of landscapes, still lifes, and interiors the more detailed the better). Students list their observations: This I see, Things I hear, Things I can touch, Things that are natural, Things that are part of something else, etc. After listing their observations, students can turn over their page and write about what happened next... in the very next moment after the painting was created.
Who Am I?: Collect small photos, drawings, paintings of people (famous/not famous, old/young, men/women, present/historic, etc.). Students will choose one person, make observations, seek evidence, draw conclusions, and write the story of their person - all ideas welcome!
Virtual Field Trips: Begin or end some days with a quick visit to a unique locale utilizing Google earth, Adventure Learning, Global Trek, Le Louvre, National Geographic, Smithsonian, San Diego Zoo, Library of Congress, The Great Barrier Reef, and many more. Google virtual field trips.
Twosies: Collect postcards, old calendars, catalogs, mailings, Time for Kids, etc. Clip pictures, laminate them and add them to a box decorated with the word, Twosies. Students select two pictures and write/discuss how they are the same and different. Partners can do this as they each pick one photo and compare/contrast together. Students can also use Twosies to create Venn diagrams.
Observation-ism: Gather a number of art posters/museum printouts of landscapes, still lifes, and interiors the more detailed the better). Students list their observations: This I see, Things I hear, Things I can touch, Things that are natural, Things that are part of something else, etc. After listing their observations, students can turn over their page and write about what happened next... in the very next moment after the painting was created.
Who Am I?: Collect small photos, drawings, paintings of people (famous/not famous, old/young, men/women, present/historic, etc.). Students will choose one person, make observations, seek evidence, draw conclusions, and write the story of their person - all ideas welcome!
Virtual Field Trips: Begin or end some days with a quick visit to a unique locale utilizing Google earth, Adventure Learning, Global Trek, Le Louvre, National Geographic, Smithsonian, San Diego Zoo, Library of Congress, The Great Barrier Reef, and many more. Google virtual field trips.
Twosies: Collect postcards, old calendars, catalogs, mailings, Time for Kids, etc. Clip pictures, laminate them and add them to a box decorated with the word, Twosies. Students select two pictures and write/discuss how they are the same and different. Partners can do this as they each pick one photo and compare/contrast together. Students can also use Twosies to create Venn diagrams.