Art 1 · Week 2 · Artist Identity and Studio Habits
Studio Norms We Build Together
Students practice safe handling of studio materials and cowrite the norms that make the art room a shared, respected space.
- Students will
- Students explain how common art materials can affect health and safety, handle them safely, and cowrite studio norms that protect people and supplies.
- SEL skill
- Listen to teammates and agree on a shared norm
- What it looks like
- Students practice cooperation and clear communication by agreeing on norms and giving each teammate a role.
- Content focus
- Studio Norms We Build Together
- Format
- Group roles share
Relationship skills
Relationship skills are building and keeping healthy relationships through communication, listening, cooperation, and working through conflict. 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:Cr2.2.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 relationship skills activities for Art 1
- Kind, Specific, Helpful Relationship skillsStudents learn a three part critique protocol and practice giving warm and cool feedback on a classmate's sketch.
- Ofrendas With Respect Relationship skillsStudents 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.
- 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.