Project GRAD Houston
3000 Richmond, Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77098
832-325-0325 (main)
Ann B. Stiles, Ed. D.
Executive Director
832-325-0467
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The Clock is Ticking
Grade Level: Grade PreK - 2
Content area(s): Math, Language Arts, Visual Arts
Classroom Time: Approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours – Can be divided into separate lessons
Purpose: Introduce a surrealist drawing to students while learning/reviewing time, order, and sequencing as well as expose students to literature that involves time.
Skills Addressed:
Math skill: Time, order,
ELA skill: Reading for Perspective
Visual Arts Skill: Understanding and applying media and techniques, connecting visual arts with other disciplines
Supplies:
Handouts, Silly putty (name brand works the best), cartoons from newspaper, pencil/markers/crayons, paper clips (1 large and 1 small for each student), brads, small shaped foam pieces, 8” styrofoam plates with a small hole poked in the middle of the plate
The mission of Project GRAD is to ensure a quality public education for all students in economically disadvantaged communities so that high school and college graduation rates increase.