Arts In Education
2016-2017
Curriculum Guide
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Garritt VonEye, Artist
Paintbrush Elementary School
Tracey Lawrence, Art Teacher
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2.OA.3: Determine whether a group of objects (up to 20) has an odd or even number of members, e.g., by pairing
objects or counting them by 2s; write an equation to express an even number as a sum of two equal addends.
Have students go on a scavenger hunt in your classroom looking for groups of things in odd numbered groups.
(3 chairs, 7 book tubs, 5 lamps) Want to have more fun? Provide students with magnifying glasses.
2.NBT.1: Understand the three digits of a three digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones; eg.,
706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones. Understand the following as special cases:
Give mystery number riddles to have students solve the 3 digit number.
For example:
The digit 5 is in the tens place.
The digit 7 is in the ones place.
The 2 is in the hundreds place.
Extension: Go into the thousands place for more complicated numbers.
2. MD. 2: Measure the length of an object by selecting and using appropriate tools such as rulers, yardsticks, meter
sticks, and measuring tapes.
Have 4 different footprints of different lengths.
Have 4 different handprints of different lengths.
Have 4 different hair strands (yarn) of different lengths.
Have 4 different heights of different lengths.
The mystery: Someone steals a beloved object from your classroom. Leaving behind clues and an eye witness
testimony. Using these clues, have students measure (standard measuring) the following items to figure out
WHO stole the item.
CCSS.ELALITERACY RL.2.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in grades 2-3 text complexity
band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Use this link to read aloud mystery poems to identify the object using context clues https://
mrskornelik.wikispaces.com/file/view/poemsforinferencing.pdf
Other resources:
Students can find their very own badge number http://pbs.bento.storage.s3.amazonaws.com/hostedbentoprod/
filer_public/oddsquad/code.pdf
Discover which agent you are http://pbs.bento.storage.s3.amazonaws.com/hostedbentoprod/
filer_public/oddsquad/Quiz.pdf