Fun-Arts Year 2 The USA Lesson 1: A Brand New Year! Song: Track
4
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This is our solar system. Earth is the 3 rd planet away from
the sun.
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This is our planet Earth. The blue parts are oceans. The green
parts are landmasses. What are the white things? The white parts
are clouds!
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This is our western hemisphere. Is this really a planet or is
it artwork? How do we know?
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This is the continent where we live. This continent is called
North America.
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This is the country where we live: the United States of
America. The lines on the map show boundaries of USAs 50 states.
This year we will explore 6 regions. What is a region? A region is
a large area.
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REGION 1: The WEST Since the USA was first formed in 1776, it
has had immigrants from all over the world. Immigrants bring
cultures and talents with them. Many headed to the West to start
farms and ranches. The first to make the attempt were called
pioneers.
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Iconic Things in the West top row: made by nature. bottom row:
made by humans. What is the difference between top and bottom rows?
Yosemite,CA Mt. Hood, OR Monument Valley, UT New Mexico Seattle, WA
Golden Gate Bridge, CA
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Lets talk about music! INSTRUMENTS TEMPO RHYTHM DYNAMICS MELODY
HARMONY
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Pioneer Instruments As pioneers crossed the mountains and
plains, they used stories and songs as entertainment. Pioneers used
whatever musical instruments they had: guitar, autoharp, mandolin
mountain dulcimer, banjo fiddle, ukulele, Jew's harp, mouth bow
bass, harmonica, spoons. Song: Track 5:Home on The Range
INSTRUMENTS TEMPO RHYTHM DYNAMICS MELODY HARMONY
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Cowboy Instruments Cowboys were important when people started
ranches. Cowboys use small, portable instruments: Harmonica spoons
mouth harp (recording on this page adds violin) When Hollywood
started making Western movies, it was fun to show cowboys playing
guitars while riding horses. We call this new style country/western
music. Song: Track 7: Metspelto D INSTRUMENTS TEMPO RHYTHM DYNAMICS
MELODY HARMONY
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Country/Western Music Today Country/Western music mixes many
types of music: gospel, folk, Celtic, and others. What does 1 st
song remind you of? (Song: Track 1 Cowboy Night Herd Song) Modern
Country/Western singers come in all varieties. Johnny Cash there is
a trail in Folsom named after him! Carrie Underwood is a young
country singer. Garth Brooks has sold more solo music than anyone
in US history. 2 nd Song: Track 8 Johnny Cash Old Chunk of Coal
INSTRUMENTS TEMPO RHYTHM DYNAMICS MELODY HARMONY
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Now lets talk about art! LINE COLOR SHAPE TEXTURE SPACE
VALUE
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Icons for the USA The USA has things that represent Liberty.
What are these items named? What is liberty? Liberty is the freedom
to make your own good choices. LINE COLOR SHAPE TEXTURE SPACE
VALUE
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Icons & Brands Today We use brand names for many things
Tissue = Kleenex Soda = Coke Icons or logos are simple pictures
that help us remember products, places, and ideas. This logo is
written in Hebrew do you know what the product brand is? LINE COLOR
SHAPE TEXTURE SPACE VALUE
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Brand The history of branding livestock dates back to ancient
Egypt. A brand is a simple line drawing to show ownership. Brands
help cowboys sort cattle and other livestock. Look at the N with
feet! The name of the ranch is Running N Ranch. If YOU had a ranch,
what would you name it? LINE COLOR SHAPE TEXTURE SPACE VALUE
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Lets Create! Materials needed: White paper Pencils Markers or
crayons Vocabulary: lines, design symbol, icon, brand free form
Music tracks 9-13 (guitar music) DIRECTIONS: Brainstorm: On scrap
paper create a pattern or design using initials that demonstrates
your personality and interests. Draw (or Trace) initials onto
second paper. FILL the SPACE! Create your brand using the
brainstorm designs and patterns. Color in the final design using
colored pencils or crayons. K & 1 st : use letter stencils and
they can decorate with drawings of their favorite things. LINE
COLOR SHAPE TEXTURE SPACE VALUE
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Credits Fun-Arts is written and developed by Monica Merrill
with assistance by Christine Krause. Fun-Arts is a non-profit group
hoping to share the worlds fine arts treasures with the rightful
heirs: all children. Thank you to the docents who bring these
lessons to life. Thank you artists and photographers who have
allowed us to use their works in the Fun-Arts program. Fun-Arts is
sponsored by the Russell Ranch PTAs, the City of Folsom, and a
Block Grant from the State of California. Copyright Monica Merrill
2007 - 2014.