Utah State Arts Core for 2nd Grade
DANCE/MOVEMENT
| Title of Lesson | Core Subject | Comments |
| Dancing with Literature | Language Arts/Dance | Movement that encourages reading comprehension. |
| Geometry through Movement | Math/Dance | Students will demonstrate their knowledge of geometric shapes and create their own shapes. |
| Flashlight | Language Arts/Dance | In two 30 minute sessions, the students will understand the author’s overall message as they dance “night, nature, and art” (Boyd) with the use of a flashlight. |
DRAMA
| Title of Lesson | Core Subject | Comments |
| To Each His Own Habitat
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Science/Drama |
The students will learn about the animals that live in the desert, the tundra and/or the ocean. They will use discriminating thinking skills when comparing similar animals that live in different habitats. When representing animals from a habitat, the students will speak loudly and clearly for their audience to hear. |
MUSIC
| Title of Lesson | Core Subject | Comments |
| Tinga Layo The Donkey Who Does | Language Arts/Music | In this activity the student learns to sing a song to practice verbs. Students will create a list of verbs as a class and write them on the board and then use them in the song, Tinga Layo The Donkey That Does. |
| Rhythm Poems | Language Arts/Music |
Students will create a 4-line poem using vocabulary and facts around a topic, set to basic two beat rhythms. |
VISUAL ARTS
| Title of Lesson | Core Subject | Comments |
| Perfect-Portraits | Language Arts/Visual Arts | Students will write an autobiography and will create a ceramic self portrait based on the work of current artist Kimmy Cantrell. Grades 2-6. |
| Dinosaur Poem | Language Arts/Visual Arts | Students read Dinosaur Books and then write Poetry reflecting what they learned. |
| What's Your Story | Language Arts/Visual Arts | In 30 minutes, students will create an acrostic poem. They will use descriptive adjectives to describe what they can do and who they are! |
| Islamic Name Art | Social Studies/Visual Arts | Very adaptable for grades 2-6. Use block names to create a fun art activity. |
| Classroom Quilt | Social Studies/Visual Arts | Read "Patchwork Quilt" book. Create a quilt patch on a piece of paper about personal culture/beliefs and place all quilt patches of students on a large piece of paper on wall to show diversity in classroom. |
| Color Wheel Portrait Mural | Social Studies/Visual Arts | Students will learn about the color wheel, how to draw a simple or detailed face (depending on the grade), and then will create a piece of a mural using one or two colors. |