Fine Arts: Theater

K-4 Standard 2: Acting by assuming roles and interacting in improvisations

• Students imagine and clearly describe characters, their relationships and their environments.
• Students use variations of locomotor and nonlocomotor movement and vocal pitch, tempo and tone for different characters.

Fine Arts: Visual Arts

K-4 Standard 1: Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques and Processes

• Students use different media, techniques and processes to communicate ideas, experiences and stories.

K-4 Standard 3: Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols and Ideas

• Students select and use subject matter, symbols and ideas to communicate meaning.

Source: National Standards for Arts Education

Celebrate the story of Noah with creative standing characters. Students may create short stories or a play to accompany the characters. Consider creating a diorama scene with these fun figures. Students may share their artwork with friends and family at Open House or Back-to-School Night.

Supplies Used:  Cardstock, Chalk, Chipboard, Construction Paper, Glue, Marker (Black), Scissors, Stapler, Tape, Twine

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

1. Die-cut two XL Noah's Ark using brown cardstock for the front and the back of the Ark and two XL Noah's Ark using tan cardstock. Staple the Arks together at the top.
2. Use dark brown chalk to draw lines across the front of the Ark and to color in the top of the Ark (see Main Photo).
3. Open the ramp door on the front of the Ark. Use a black marker to write the words "Noah and the Ark" on the tan paper.
4. Die-cut the LG Israelite Woman using tan, gray, brown and black paper. Leave the tan Woman whole. Cut highlights from the other colors and adhere to the tan Woman (see Main Photo).
5. Die-cut LG Noah using tan, brown and gray paper. Leave the tan Noah whole. Cut highlights from the other colors and adhere to the tan Noah (see Main Photo).
6. Cut an 8" length of twine and tie around the middle of Noah.
7. Die-cut two LG Stands using chipboard. Adhere the two Stands to the back of Noah and the Israelite Woman with tape.
8. Use various colors of chalk to highlight Noah and the Israelite Woman.