UNIT III

Instructional Strategies in Teaching Visual Arts

A. Strategies for Engagement and Getting Inspiration

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the things to consider in creating engaging activities.

2. Analyze how some activities engage children and elicit intrinsic motivation.

3. Choose an engaging "hook" or activity to introduce your lesson.

"We have got to work on keeping these children engaged with the world."

Temple Grandin

"Note that children have Use relevant videos, icons, of
limited experiences so it topics
is best if you relate
Find a story/cartoon character/toy
abstract concepts to
that is similar or relevant to the
something that is
featured artist The material or icon
tangible or they have
to be used should be relatable and
experienced
experienced firsthand by the
student it should be concrete and
easy to grasp so children. can
understand
Give students an Show-and-tell
opportunity to choose
Let them talk about themselves.
and express themselves.
This is a good practice for
Try to find at least one communication, listening. and
aspect of the activity encouraging respect
(Printmaking rubbing, stencils or textbook
prints) Show a short video clip from
movie Jurassic Park or a cartoon version
featuring a dinosaur footprint fossil.
(Create a human figure using clay so
sculpture found objects, and recycled
material) Show a video clip of the
creation of Olaf (snowman from the
movie Frozen) and discuss how the girls
formed spheres to make the body and
found objects such as twigs to make the
arms, etc. This may be cliche but children
can relate and engage more with their
work. You can proceed afterward with
the actual video on clay sculpture.
(Painting animals) Who has a pet? What
is your favorite animal? Can you tell us
why it is your favorite?
Who has a (happy/sad) memorable
experience with an animal?
whore they can choose Exercise choice (Drawing Philippine houses) Let them
and exercise freedom, choose the reference photos to be copied
Give students an opportunity to
even if it is a teacher- Examples nighttime/daytime, colored or
choose and develop their own style
directed activity monochrome, with background or none.
Examples are choosing colors to
Acknowledge their It can also be a place where they have
use or adding remove an
experiences and been or a house of their grandparents,
element,thinking of a theme.
thoughts. etc.

Explove multiple Song and Dance (Mask making) Play a video about the
intelligences and MassKara Festival and ask students to
Start your lesson with music and
approaches in copy the dance or the movement.
movement.
introducing your lesson

Games (Graphic design and logo making) Guess

the name of the famous companies based
Play a physical game, guessing
on their logo or role-play or sing their
game or role-play
famous commercial

Aside from discussing Storytelling (Arts and crafts in MIMAROPA)Use a map

the Art module, lesson of the Philippines and discussing
Read a story or poem a book or
from them English, geography and places in introduction to
collaborate with other subject
Math, or Science class the culture of the Mangyan,
teachers to discuss their lesson
can also be used as
English, History Math Science TLE,
springboard to relate
etc.)
the art activity to lesson