Fine Arts: Visual Arts

Standard 1: Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques and Processes

• K-4 - Students use different media, techniques and processes to communicate ideas, experiences and stories.
• 5-8 - Students intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques and processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideas.

Standard 3: Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols and Ideas

• K-4 - Students select and use subject matter, symbols and ideas to communicate meaning.
• 5-8 - Students integrate visual, spatial and temporal concepts with content to communicate intended meaning in their artworks.

Source: National Standards for Arts Education

Use Ellison dies to create diagrams or displays that increase global awareness.

Supplies Used: Cardstock, Construction Paper, Dots (Adhesive), Glue, Map, Scissors

The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.

1. Cut a 8 1/2" x 9 3/4" piece of cream cardstock for the poster.
2. Adhere a map of Israel and the surrounding countries to the poster.
3. Adhere the title to the top of the poster.
4. Die-cut LG Israel using brown cardstock. Attach a small piece of blue paper behind the Sea of Galilee and adhere to the map using adhesive dots.
5. Die-cut DC Border, Bethlehem Skyline using gold construction paper. Adhere to the bottom of the poster (see Main Photo).