Grade: 3rd

08 Feb 2025

Paper’s (re)Purpose

August-June

We use paper in countless ways each day – from writing a note to drying our hands. The amount of paper we use leads to large quantities of paper waste sent to landfills or recycled and never seen again. In this program, we explore sustainability by repurposing scraps into new paper that can be used in artistic practice. This hands-on experience encourages students to learn new skills and make sustainable choices.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • VA.3.1CR Identify problems as sources in preparation for artmaking.
  • VA.3.2CR Investigate artistic challenges using various materials and tools.

Ohio Science Standards:

  • ESS.3.3 Some of Earth’s resources are limited.

Ohio Social Studies Standards:

  • Economics Strand: Scarcity: Wants are unlimited and resources are limited. Individuals make choices because they cannot have everything they want.
  • Economics Strand: Production and Consumption: People produce and consume goods and services in the community.

    Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

    • SEL.C2.3.b Perform activities that contribute to classroom, school, home and broader community.

    Vocabulary:

    recycling, sustainability, purpose, mould & deckle, texture

    08 Feb 2025

    Create and Critique

    August-June

    Do you ever find yourself liking or disliking a work of art, but struggle to articulate why? In this program, students will become art historians for the day to explore the elements of visual art and visual analysis.

    Fine Arts Standards:

    • VA.3.3PE Use principles of design to arrange the elements of art.
    • VA.3.1RE Compare and contrast personal interpretations of works of art with those of peers.
    • VA.3.3RE Generate and defend established criteria for determining what is a work of art.
    • VA.3.1CO Understand that the context impacts the creation, interpretation and perception of an artwork.

      Ohio English Language Arts Standards:

      • ELA.SL.3.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

      Ohio Social Studies Standards:

      • SS.3.8 Communities may include diverse cultural groups.

      Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

      • SEL.C1.2.b Identify and acknowledge others’ viewpoints, knowing that both sides do not have to agree but can still be respectful.

        Vocabulary:

        observe, describe, analyze, interpret, opinion

        05 Feb 2025

        Avenues in the Arts

        August-June

        Your third graders are in a critical developmental stage of self-discovery and preference-building. Studies show that engagement with the arts and culture develops critical thinking, perseverance, and historical empathy. Join us at Greenacres Arts Center for a hands-on “taste tester” program, where students get to explore the visual and performing arts as participants and perhaps discover a new interest!

        Fine Arts Standards:

        • DN.3.2CR Improvise, create, and perform dances in response to movement prompts.
        • MUS.3.4PE Play a variety of classroom instruments, alone and with others while demonstrating consistently proper techniques.
        • TH.3.2CR Create the movements and expressive voice of a character to explain and solve problems in a teacher-created improvisation or text.
        • VA.3.2CR Investigate artistic challenges using various materials and tools.

          Ohio Social Studies Standards:

          • SS.3.3 Local communities change over time

            Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

            • SEL.A2.1.b Identify personal strengths based on interests and qualities.

              Vocabulary:

              dance, music, theatre, visual art, preference, perseverance

              05 Feb 2025

              Get Movin’ and Groovin’!

              August-June

              Movement is a way to express ourselves, interact with other artforms, and explore the world around us. Join the Greenacres Arts Educators to explore how movement allows us to be active participants and creators of the arts. Students will engage in a kinesthetic style of learning to build confidence and have fun!

              Fine Arts Standards:

              • DN.3.2CR Improvise, create, and perform dances in response to movement prompts.
              • DN.3.2CO Recognize and describe the role of dance in life and community.
              • MUS.3.4RE Interpret music through movement, dance, drama, and visual art.
              • TH.3.2PE Use voice, movement, and space to communicate a storyline and a character’s thoughts, feelings and ideas.

                Ohio Social Studies Standards:

                • SS.3.7 Systems of transportation and communication move people, products and ideas from place to place.

                Physical Education Standards:

                • PE.3.1.4 Perform teacher-selected and developmentally appropriate dance steps and movement patterns.

                Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

                • SEL.C1.1.b Identify verbal and nonverbal cues representing feelings in others.

                  Vocabulary:

                  interpret, perform, improvise, spatial awareness, culture

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