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Art Kite Curriculum


Developed and tested in conjunction with a local school and a visual arts consultant, these lesson plans were designed to integrate Washington State visual arts learning standards with a kite making activity. With specific targets, criteria and instructions, these lessons creatively teach art learning standards.
 

Kindergarten // Sode Kite


Art Criteria Met

  • Names primary and secondary colors
  • Understands and demonstrates types of lines

Lesson Plan (pdf)

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1st Grade // Beetle Kite


Art Criteria Met

  • Identifies geometric shapes and organic shapes
  • Addresses principles of organization

Lesson Plan (pdf)

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2 nd Grade // Butterfly Kite


Art Criteria Met

  • Identifies and demonstrates different types of line qualities
  • Identifies and uses warm/cool colors

Lesson Plan (pdf)

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3rd Grade // Jellyfish Kite


Art Criteria Met

  • Identifies and uses the spatial concepts of positive / negative space

Lesson Plan (pdf)

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4th Grade // Salmon Kite


Art Criteria Met

  • Identifies and uses complementary colors
  • Uses texture in two dimensional work

Lesson Plan (pdf)

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5th Grade // Box Kite


Art Criteria Met

  • Recognizes and uses spatial devices and concepts to dreat depth
  • Recognizes and demonstrates a range of values

Lesson Plan (pdf)

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6th Grade // Bell Tetrahedral Kite


Art Criteria Met

  • Uses a variety of techniques in observational drawing
  • Understands and demonstrates the use of line through direction, type and quality
  • Recognizes and uses spatial devices and concepts to create depth

Lesson Plan (pdf)

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