Day 4

Grade:
3rd grade
Subject:
Social Studies
Lesson Topic:
Art and Dance in Spain
Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will identify paintings made from famous Spanish artists.
2. Students will research about and present different Spanish dances.
Standards:
8.1.3.C Conduct teacher guided inquiry on assigned topics using specified historical
sources.
9.1.3.A Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the
arts and humanities.
NCSS Themes: Culture; People, Places, and Environments; Global Connections
Anticipatory Set:
The room will be set up as an art exhibit with paintings on the walls, information about
each painting, and the artist that created the painting. Students will be handed an entry
ticket to the art exhibit along with one sticky note. Students will walk around the art
exhibit and place their sticky note next to the painting that they like best.
Procedures:
1. Students will enter the classroom to find artifacts, or paintings, by Pablo
Picasso, Francisco Goya, Salvador Dali, Diego Velzquez, and El Greco, at each
of their tables.
2. Students will be told that 5 famous painters from Spanish history forgot to sign
the back of each piece in the gallery.
3. Groups will be handed a sheet with the information they must find about the
pieces at their table.
4. Painters will be: Pablo Picasso, Francisco Goya, Salvador Dali, Diego Velzquez,
and El Greco. Art pieces used will be at the end of the lesson plan
5. Each group will designate a scribe who will write down their thoughts and
observations.
6. After gathering all of their information, each group will walk around the
classroom and read about famous painters from Spanish history. They will also be
investigating each painting to find similarities to the ones provided to their group.

7. After walking through the exhibit, students will make their educated guess on
which painter created their painting.
8. One at a time, each group will stand in front of the painter that they believe
created their artifact and state their reasons why.
9. At the end, I will tell each group which artist truly painted their artifact.
10. On the back of each painting on the wall, students will find a piece of paper. On it
will be a dance from the Spanish culture. There will also be the links to childfriendly websites that I have already looked over. (Sardana, Fandango, Paso
Doble, Bolero, Flamenco)
11. Students will grab a tablet and begin researching the dance. They will be able to
use whatever videos they would like from YouTube, and will research the dance
based on the website I provided for them.
a. Sardana- http://www.barcelona-touristguide.com/en/cultural/dancing/catalan-dancing-sardana.html
b. Fandango- http://www.spanish-art.org/spanish-dance-fandango.html
c. Paso Doble- http://www.learntodance.com/paso-doble-dance-steps/
d. Bolero- http://dance.lovetoknow.com/Bolero_Dance
e. Flamenco- https://kallikids.com/expert-pin-boards/page/flamenco-dancing
12. Students will have the choice of performing the dance for the class or finding a
video that accurately portrays the dance.
13. After this, they will tell the class the significance of the dance.
Differentiation:
For students who are below reading level, I will allow them to individually walk
through the exhibit to ensure they have enough time to read the information.
I will use the grouping of tables because my classroom will already be grouped by
appropriate strengths and weaknesses.
Kinesthetic learners- having students move around the classroom while they move
throughout the gallery and the opportunity to make their own dance.
Visual learners- using images of the famous paintings and researching the dances
through videos.
Auditory learners- Listening to the music that accompanies the dance moves and
listening to the class explain why they think each painter matches their artifacts.
Closure:
After each dance is presented, I will ask students to think about the new information that
they learned today. Did anything interest them or surprise them? Could they make any
connections between the dances in the Spanish culture and in ours?
Assessment:
1. I will use the worksheet that each group filled out for their artifact along with
their educated guess on which artist painted it as informal assessments.

2. The groups ability to match the artifacts to the correct Spanish Painter is an
informal assessment.
3. I will use the group presentations of each dance as an informal assessment.
Materials:
2 paintings from each Spanish artist. (One as the artifact and one for the exhibit)
The information worksheet for each group.
Tablet
SMART Bboard or interactive whiteboard (for videos of the dances)
Technology:
Students will be using tablets to research Spanish dances.

Artifact Investigation

Group Names:
1. What colors are used in the painting?

2. What is your interpretation of the painting? What do you think it is of?

What do you think it represents?

3. What emotions was the painter trying to illustrate? Do you think the painter
was happy or sad during the time that he painted this piece?

4. What kind of techniques do you think the painter used? Is the painting
realistic or abstract (does not depict a person, place, or thing in a natural
way)? How do you know this?