click a pic-learning abstract thinking and vocabulary through art
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Click a Pic is KidzEra's photography challenge projects. Every week, KidzEra releases a new word and students upload their best photographic interpretations of that word. Check it out at http://www.kidzera.com/Projects/ClickapicTRANSCRIPT
Essential QuestionsWhy is it important to be able to think past your initial perception while surveying the world around you? How can your pictures represent the Click-a-Pic word in a way that others might not think of?
Curriculum ConnectionsEnglish: NL-ENG.K-12.1; NL-ENG.K-12.2; NL-ENG.K-12.3; NL-ENG.K-12.4; NL-ENG.K-12.5; NL-ENG.K-12.6; NL-ENG.K-12.7; NL-ENG.K-12.8; NL-ENG.K-12.11; NL-ENG.K-12.12Art: NA-VA.K-4.1; NA-VA.K-4.2; NA-VA.K-4.3; NA-VA.K-4.5; NA-VA.K-4.6; NA-VA.5-8.1; NA-VA.5-8.2; NA-VA.5-8.3; NA-VA.5-8.5; NA-VA.5-8.6; NA-VA.9-12.1; NA-VA.9-12.2; NA-VA.9-12.3; NA-VA.9-12.5; NA-VA.9-12.6Technology: NT.K-12.1; NT.K-12.2; NT.K-12.3; NT.K-12.4; NT.K-12.5
Activity• Discuss the Essential Questions.• Find the word of the month in KidzEra—April’s word is HAIRDO.
Discuss what the word means to your students and study different definitions of the word, and the etymology of it.
• Play a word association game with the word—what does the word make them think of? Discuss parts of speech and how they might be translated visually: i.e. a verb might be an action photo; an adjective might lend itself to saturated color, etc.
• Have your students take pictures that represent the word, interpreting the different meanings of the word visually.
• Collect and display the pictures. Discuss the different interpretations that students came up with. Have students critique one another’s photographs.
• View the pictures on KidzEra.com with the same word and have students discuss those interpretations as well.
• Have students write an artist’s statement explaining their drives and motivations for taking a picture of what they did.
• Encourage students to get a user account at KidzEra.com and upload the pics they’ve clicked! They are also welcome to send pictures through the mail. Be sure to include a submission form with each mailed in entry.
Resources• Photography tips for clicking pics like the pros!
• Guide for constructive conversations about art• Tips for writing a good artist’s statement
Click-a-Pic - Learning Abstraction (& Vocabulary!) Through Art
Sample pics clicked for the word FRESH!
Fresh Tea submitted by: Kristina L., Age 13, Holy Name School, San Francisco, CAFresh Blueberries submitted by: babiinickii21, Age 12
Fresh Apples submitted by: Sakuraxls2,
Age 9, El Sereno Middle School, Los Angeles, CA
Fresh Mountain Air submitted by: Pumpkins,
Age 11, Hurstville Public School, Sydney, Australia
Flamingos’ Fresh Morning submitted by: inkalupahn, Age 5, Alamo Elementary School, San Francisco, CA