Art is Education includes research based curriculum developed specifically for Cleveland Metropolitan School District third graders. Programs have been created in accordance with three thematic curricular units occurring throughout the third grade year; Narrative Text, Informational Text, and Fables, Folktales and Poetry. Third grade teachers who complete one or more of the Thematic Units can select from a series of corresponding arts engagements.
There are nine (9) lesson plans available for a teacher to use. Click on the icon to download a lesson plan. Print the PDF file and use it in your classroom.
A list of engagements can be viewed by clicking the appropriate link next to each lesson. These engagements are arts experiences related to the specific unit you have chosen.
Click here to browse the engagements available for all of these third grade lessons.
Characters in Motion
Using Dance as a Tool to Understand Character Traits
Students use a familiar story and the four elements of Dance to identify, portray, and create a mental picture of the character traits in a story and/or dance performance.
A New Point of View
Understanding Perspective - Improving Comprehension
After seeing a live performance, students rewrite a story from the point of view of a minor character.
Hear and Now
Learning through Active Listening
Students focus on various aspects of music students to obtain meaning and information from live or recorded music.
And That's the Story!
Bringing History to Life Through Readers' Theatre
Students read or retell a story from history using skills developed in Readers' Theatre exercises.
Singing a Story
Creating Song Lyrics Using Narrative Structure
Students will create their own song lyrics based upon a musical engagement experience or story from their class. Using their understanding of narrative elements, the fundamentals of character, setting, conflict, point-of-view are incorporated into their lyrical creations.
What Do You Think?
Kid Critics Respond to Drama
Students write a newspaper review, using the prompts provided, to evaluate and critique a live performance or a classroom theatre workshop or residency.
Bold Brochures
Integrating informational Text and Visual Aids to Create an Original Marketing Piece
Students gather and analyze promotional/informational pieces from one or more arts/cultural organizations. Integrating text features, visual art elements and technology (when available), students create a brochure to be published, presented and displayed.
What a Character!
Using Observation & Graphic Organizers to Understand Characters in a Play
Students document their observations about character traits in a theatre performance and write a detailed description of one or more characters.
Every Picture Tells a Story
It's All in the Details
Students explore the author-as-artist relationship and how writers use descriptive, imagery-based words to create images and moods for the reader. Students create their own artwork and then use it as a prompt to write a short story with sensory detail found in the artwork.
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