Lesson Idea | Adventures in Toyland
Provider: Denver Art Museum
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Selected for its engaging film-art comparison and one-lesson creative writing task that builds thinking and literacy skills across K-5
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In this creative writing lesson, elementary students (grades K-5) watch a short clip from Toy Story and compare it to Richard Patterson’s painting If. Inspired by the film’s adventures, they brainstorm ideas about how Patterson’s toy might have become hidden under layers of paint, then turn their ideas into a short story. In one 55-minute lesson, students practice making connections between film and visual art, generating imaginative scenarios, and writing a creative narrative.
CO Standards
Visual Arts
• Invent and Discover to Create
• Observe and Learn to Comprehend
• Relate and Connect to Transfer
Language Arts
• Oral Expression and Listening
• Research and Reasoning
• Writing and Composition
• Reading for All Purposes
Lesson Idea | Adventures in Toyland
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