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Goal

This project encourages students to foster a deeper connection and appreciation of the natural world through studying bird life. This lesson will introduce 800+ elementary students to the work of John James Audubon and the establishment of the National Audubon Society in 1905. I will also introduce the students to the Traditional Chinese Flower-and-Bird expressionist painting style called Xie Yi.  

 

Category

School supplies - Markers, paints, paper, crayons, clay, pencils, sharpies, modeling dough, etc. 

 

What will be done with my students

We will start with a multimedia lesson that will incorporate audio-visual instructions as well as direct instructions about Florida’s native bird species. Students will be able to discover what types of birds are living behind our school by watching a bird feeder camera. Students will get to experience a live bird demonstration from the Wild About Birds non-profit organization.

Visual Art Standards:
VA.4.F.3.1
Create art to promote awareness of school and/or community concerns.
VA.4.C.1.1
Integrate ideas during the art-making process to convey meaning in personal works of art.
VA.4.C.2.3
Develop and support ideas from various resources to create unique artworks.

Science Standards:
SC.4.L.17.4
Recognize ways plants and animals, including humans, can impact the environment.
SC.5.L.15.1
Describe how, when the environment changes, differences between individuals allow some plants and animals to survive and reproduce while others die or move to new locations.
SC.5.L.17.1
Compare and contrast adaptations displayed by animals and plants that enable them to survive in different environments such as life cycles variations, animal behaviors and physical characteristics.

Language Arts Standards:
LAFS.5.RL.3.7 Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
LAFS.5.SL.1.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade level topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly
Math Standards:
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1: Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1: Attend to precision.  

 

Benefits to my students

The lesson will progress over a length of 1 grading period and will be scaffolded to the abilities of all grade levels K-5th. The camera will be able to be utilized year after year to continue learning about new bird species that live around our school. Students will learn about the different characteristics of bird species and how their characteristics help them survive. They will learn how Art can increase awareness to environmental issues and contribute to wildlife conservation. Finally, students will create a unique multi-layer collagraph print of their favorite bird in its natural environment. All Student artwork will be displayed in our school gallery for families to view and to encourage future activism through their Artwork. 

 

Budget Narrative

I will be purchasing the Bird Feeder camera and the Printmaking tools and supplies.  

 

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