Art 1 · Week 11 · Elements of Art and Observation
Space Between Us
Exploring positive and negative space, students connect the space around shapes to the personal space people need from one another.
- Students will
- Students experiment with positive and negative space and describe how the space around shapes changes how we read a composition.
- SEL skill
- Notice and respect what others need for personal space
- What it looks like
- Students attune to how much personal space others need and practice noticing and respecting those boundaries.
- Content focus
- Space Between Us
- Format
- Partner exchange
Social awareness
Social awareness is understanding the perspectives of other people, including those from different backgrounds, and showing empathy. More social awareness 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:Cr2.1.HSI: Visual Arts, Creating, Anchor Standard 2 (Organize and develop artistic ideas and work), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Creating
- Level: High School Proficient
More social awareness activities for Art 1
- Seeing Through Someone Else's Eyes Social awarenessPairs describe the same image and compare what each noticed, then discuss how life experience shapes what we see.
- Art That Remembers Social awarenessStudents study how cultures use art to honor those who have died and listen respectfully to classmates' views of the traditions studied.
- Murals of the Coachella Valley Social awarenessStudents study murals in Coachella and other valley towns and discuss whose stories they tell and who is honored in public art.
- Artists Who Look Like Us Social awarenessStudents explore an exhibit of California artists from many backgrounds and describe how it shifts their beliefs about who becomes an artist.
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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.