Lesson · Grade 1 · Arts Education
Colours and Sounds That Show a Feeling
- Grade 1
- Arts Education
- 54 s
- British Columbia
- BC1-AR-10
A brush paints three blue strokes while a dot hops to a slow drum beat, leaving marks far apart: blue colours and a slow beat can feel sad. Then bright yellow and orange strokes and a fast drum beat, with marks close together, can feel happy, and the two pictures sit side by side to show that colours and sounds can show a feeling.
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In one sentence
The question this lesson answers
Can colours and sounds show a feeling?
First, we paint with blue colours.
Transcript
What the lesson says
Can colours and sounds show a feeling?
First, we paint with blue colours.
Now listen to a slow drum beat.
The marks for a slow beat are far apart.
Blue colours and a slow beat can feel sad.
Next, we paint with bright yellow and orange.
Now listen to a fast drum beat.
The marks for a fast beat are close together.
Bright colours and a fast beat can feel happy.
Colours and sounds can show a feeling.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Grade 1
Arts Education, Arts in general: symbolism as a means of expressing specific meaningBC1-AR-10
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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