Art 1 · Week 14 · Culture, Memory, and Celebration
Ofrendas With Respect
Students learn the meaning of ofrenda elements in Día de los Muertos and design a personal remembrance panel that honors the tradition rather than treating it as decoration.
- Students will
- Students interpret the meaning of ofrenda elements using evidence from the tradition and design a remembrance panel that uses those elements with respect rather than as decoration.
- SEL skill
- Ask an open respectful question and listen to the answer
- What it looks like
- Students practice relationship skills by asking respectful questions and listening to answers when learning about a tradition.
- Content focus
- Ofrendas with respect
- Format
- Partner exchange
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean building healthy connections through clear communication, careful listening, and respect for others. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- VA:Cn11.1.HSI: Visual Arts, Connecting, Anchor Standard 11 (Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding), High School Proficient
- VA:Re8.1.HSI: Visual Arts, Responding, Anchor Standard 8 (Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Connecting
- Level: High School Proficient
More relationship skills activities for Art 1
- Studio Norms We Build Together Relationship skillsStudents practice safe handling of studio materials and cowrite the norms that make the art room a shared, respected space.
- Kind, Specific, Helpful Relationship skillsStudents learn a three part critique protocol and practice giving warm and cool feedback on a classmate's sketch.
- Collaborative Paper Quilt Relationship skillsEach student makes one square on a shared theme, and the class negotiates how to arrange the squares into one installation.
- Gallery Walk Critique Relationship skillsDuring a silent gallery walk students leave specific, kind notes and then revise a piece using the feedback they trust most.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.