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Subject

The Arts (1996)

Description

Using the painting, Cakes by artist Wayne Thiebaud, students will practice fractions, addition, subtraction, word and money problems, sorting, and classifying. Then they will create a bold cake painting, either online or with classroom art materials.

Resource

Access this resource at: Thiebaud's Cake Math (elementary version)

Content Provider

National Gallery of Art

The mission of the National Gallery of Art is to serve the United States of America in a national role by preserving, collecting, exhibiting, and fostering the understanding of works of art at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards.

Policies and procedures toward these goals are cumulatively set forth in the Gallery’s legislation, bylaws, trustee action, and staff guidelines. The following general definitions outline the goals of the Gallery.

Related Academic Standards

National Coalition for Core Arts Standards

NAS.VA.Pr5.1.6.a Individually or collaboratively, develop a visual plan for displaying works of art, analyzing exhibit space, the needs of the viewer, and the layout of the exhibit.

NAS.VA.Pr6.1.II.a Make, explain, and justify connections between artists or artwork and social, cultural, and political history.

NAS.VA.Re7.1.PK.a Recognize art in one’s environment.

NAS.VA.Re7.1.K.a Identify uses of art within one’s personal environment.

New York State

ARTS.VA.E.1.1.A Students experiment and create art works, in a variety of mediums (drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, video, and computer graphics), based on a range of individual and collective experiences.

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