Task 3 - Arts Integration Lesson

North Carolina Museum of Arts

Grade 4

Art/Social Studies/Language arts/Science

Works of Art referenced:

            1.  John Beerman  Three Trees, Two Clouds, 1990

             http://ncmoa.org/artnc/object.php?themeid=5&objectid=41

            2.  Claude Howell   Ocracoke Harbor, 1964

            http://ncmoa.org/artnc/artifact.php?artifactid=55

3.  Elizabeth Matheson   North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 1982, 1982

http://ncmoa.org/artnc/artifact.php?artifactid=56

This lesson will be using three different works of art to show the landforms specifically for NC.  Each picture shows an example of the coastal plain, piedmont, and mountains.  As a class we will discuss the differences shown in each art piece.  We will have three read alouds and each one would represent one of the landforms.  For example we would read a book that takes place at the beach, in the mountains and in the city.  We would complete a circle map after reading each book telling about the story and the landform it represented.  Students could also be an artist and create their own masterpiece showing one of the three landforms in a drawing of painting.  We would use a map of North Carolina and segment it into three parts.  Each student would be responsible for drawing on the map ways to show the separate landforms in NC.  Students could also have an ongoing project to do a shoebox diorama of one of the landforms.   A way to tie in science would be to discuss the plants and animals seen in the different parts of NC.   We could also take virtual tours at museums on the Internet and look at other works of art to decide what landforms were created in a particular piece of art.