Northern Division Look at art works in which the environment has been influential. Display the student's work. As a group, look at all the various ways the environment has influenced their work. This mini-unit is based on the idea that students and artists can get ideas for arts expressions from things they see around them. Animal Portraits Introductory Activities Have a pet day.
Students can bring either their pets or photographs of their pets to school.
Students who don't have a pet can bring a picture of an animal they'd like to have for a pet. Ask students to list at least twenty details about each pet. Do animal portraits, incorporating all the details they discover in their research. Have the students work from photographs. Remind them that artists who want to work realistically make constant observations of their subjects.