Lesson · Grade 2 · Arts Education
Making Art Safely and Kindly
- Grade 2
- Arts Education
- 59 s
- British Columbia
- BC2-AR-14
Two friends paint at easels side by side, making pictures from lines, shapes and colours, while scissors are cut with slowly, passed closed with the handles first and put away in a cup. Your paint stays on your own paper, a kind word about a friend's sun makes them smile, and the video ends on "safe" with tools and "kind" to friends.
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In one sentence
The question this lesson answers
Let's make art with lines, shapes and colours.
How do we make art safely and kindly?
Transcript
What the lesson says
Let's make art with lines, shapes and colours.
How do we make art safely and kindly?
Scissors are sharp, so cut slowly and carefully.
Pass scissors closed, with the handles first.
Your friend is making a picture too.
Keep your paint on your own paper.
Say something kind, like "I love your sun!"
Kind words can make your friend feel happy.
Put tools away so nobody gets hurt.
Be safe with tools and kind to friends.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Grade 2
Arts Education, Arts in general: personal and collective responsibility associated with creating, experiencing, or sharing in a safe learning environmentBC2-AR-14
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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