Installation Heart

Art Form: Visual Art

Subject: Health

Grade Level: 3rd Grade

Specialist: Jeffrey Cornwall

Discover ways in which emotional, mental and physical health can be promoted and sustained – especially within a school.

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Resources

  • White copy paper
  • Pencil
  • Butcher Paper
  • Long strips of white paper
  • White crayon (for dark-colored butcher paper)
  • Scissors
  • Masking Tape
  • Ladder

Fine Art Standards

  • VA:CR1.2.3 Apply knowledge of available resources, tools, and technologies to investigate personal ideas through the art-making process.
  • VA:CR2.3.3 Individually or collaboratively construct representations, diagrams, or maps of places that are part of everyday life.
  • VA:PR.4.1.3 Investigate and discuss possibilities and limitations of spaces, including electronic, for exhibiting artwork.
  • VA:PR5.1.3 Identify exhibit space and prepare works of art including artists’ statements, for presentation.

Integrated Standards

  • HEALTH STANDARD 1 The students will learn ways to improve mental health and manage stress.
  • STANDARD 6 The students will understand how a healthy diet and exercise can increase the likelihood of physical and mental wellness.
  • STANDARD 3 Objective 2a. Examine the benefits of healthy relationships among peers, family, and community members.

Objectives

  • Investigate personal emotional, mental, and physical health
  • Recognize relationships with space in the school
  • Introduce and practice gesture drawing