#ArtMuseumInTheClassroom Journal #4 This week at Beattie Elementary we taught a lesson on creating sketchbook covers for the 3rd and Kindergarten class. But we also did an activity that in some way relates to the readings from this week about the role of a teacher in the museum. In the lesson a Beatte we started off with a mini activity before we did sketchbook, we introduced our artwork to the students but without telling them whos art belong to which teacher. This allowed the student to look at artwork, first hand in a classroom setting. Now in the reading about Contextual Knowledge in Art Museum education it talks about when you bring students into that environment, what the best ways to teach the group about the artwork they are seeing while also teaching proper art museum etiquette. We didn't realize at the time of the lesson but we somewhat brought those same ideas into the art room during last week's lesson. We showed them each person's artwork they created, with the basic knowledge that they would need to interpret the artwork further, while also reminding them of rules you utilize when viewing other people's works of art. After reading the article and teaching the “mystery artist” mini activity I can interpret that the students were able to understand and draw key concepts from what we said and link back to the artist's work of art. All the students in 3rd grade were able to identify the artwork to the artist and about 90% of the kindergarteners were able to do the same. So when we explained the artwork we gave the right amount of information for them to make connections back to the artwork.
For me personally the teaching of these activities are important because even as the students get older, and less than half will decide to continue doing art into high school they will have that basic knowledge of art from K-8th grade, about how to look at art, and engage with it properly. These activities with showing students artwork, letting them view it up close teaches them not just about looking at art but how you never touch art unless it says somewhere its interactive, or the artist gives permission. While also looking at and reading art, are the two main things that I personally want students to take away from viewing artwork. Students don't need to draw or paint brilliantly, they just need to be able to think creatively, critically, and know how to engage with art. In my future as an art educator, it helps me see now how excited students get when they get to see an actual artist art up close and personal. When we first introduced the project to the student in the beginning they got really excited to see our artwork. Then when we added that element of a game, for the 3rd graders at least, it became even more fun for them, and increased their classroom engagement with the lesson. During the explanation about each artwork, they maintained full concentration on the questions and the artwork, with some students asking level 1 and 2 questions. Once the game came to voting whos art was whos, they all participated and were able to determine correctly each artists artwork. I find this exciting for my future classroom because it helps me brainstorm ideas for future fun art related activities and for students creates a fun art activity that's not just drawing or painting, and gets them excited to create their own artwork, it becomes motivation!
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