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

Physical Education: Movement Forms

K-12 Standard 1: Develop physically educated individuals who have the knowledge, skills and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthful physical activity.

• A physically educated student demonstrates competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms.
  

Reprinted from Moving into the Future, National Standards for Physical Education, 2nd Edition, with permission from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), 1900 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1599.

Source:National Standards for Physical Education

Lacing dies can serve many purposes in addition to the reinforcing of fine motor skills. This teacher and students can write fun adjectives on the apple to teach parts of speech. Use lacing dies to support any curriculum area.

Supplies Used: Colored Pens or Pencils, Cardstock, Glue, Marking Pen (Black), Yarn (Thin)

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

1. Die-cut the Lacing Apple using red and green cardstock or construction paper.
2. Leave the red Apple whole. Cut the leaf from the green Apple and adhere to the red Apple.
3. Write or adhere adjectives to the center of the apple.
4. Highlight the step with colored pens or pencils.
5. Lace the Apple with red yarn (see Main Photo).