Jessica Bowlby

9 November 2017

Dr. Savage

AE 4200

Guided Observation 4

Lincoln Park Elementary School is located about twenty minutes south of campus. The

school houses grades Pre-K through sixth. The area is considered to be low income and the

majority of students receive free lunch (96.8%). The students are mostly white (44.6%) and

black (40.6%). Although there are some Hispanics (4.5%) and some that identify under two races

(10.1%). The amount of female and male students in this school is about equal. Also, their

passing rates for State testing is below average. (StartClass, Graphiq)

In todays class, the kindergarteners project was about family and watercolor painting. To

begin with, they wrote their names on the back of their papers. They drew their family on a piece

of paper with crayons and then used watercolor to paint over top of the crayon. They learned

how water color paint works along with how the wax in crayons resists the watercolor paint. To

alter the lesson to include more reading or writing, the teacher could read the students a book on

the meaning and different types of families. They could also verbally discuss their families and

what family means to each of them.

Some vocabulary words that could be included in the lesson include resist, watercolor,

paintbrush, family, and wax. An assessment that could be designed to test for SLOs being met

in the lesson could be to verbally explain their family and everyone in their picture that they
drew. They could also explain what watercolor paint is and how it works. Additionally, they

could talk about what which colors they used to prove that they know their colors.

Today in first grade, they worked on making a project based off of Claude Monet. They

were using paper plates and painting them blue to look like water. They were then going to use

tissue paper to make little lilies to put on the water. To begin class, they watched two videos

about Monet. The videos explained Monets life and his artistic style and focus. After this, we

passed out materials so the students could get started.

The most obvious way I saw that this lesson could be altered to include more reading or

writing comprehension objectives would be to include a book about Monet. I saw a childrens

book in the classroom on the window ledge about Monet but it was not used in the lesson. This

would be the perfect lesson to incorporate that book. The teacher could read the books to the

students and then they could discuss the book and the teacher could ask the students questions to

check for comprehension.

Some vocabulary words that would be critical to this lesson include Monet,

impressionism, realism, and waterlily. Some ways that the students could be assessed for

comprehension of SLOs is through oral discussions. They could be asked questions such as if

they can explain the main ideas of Monets later artworks or how to create one of their own.

There are also many ways that art and artmaking can assist in students reading and

writing skills. In the lessons from todays classes, both kindergarten and first grade could be

tested on their understanding of the vocabulary. Since the students are so young, this could be

done verbally through conversation. Also, the students could use books to better their

understanding of the artist and their artworks.

 Resources

Graphiq Inc. (2017). Lincoln Park Elementary School in Columbus, Ohio. Retrieved October 09,

2017, from http://public-schools.startclass.com/l/69371/Lincoln-Park-Elementary-School