1 session; 60 minutes per session

1. SWBAT locate Azerbaijan on a world map in relation to their current location.
2. SWBAT use various shapes to illustrate different flowers.
3. SWBAT use appropriate vocabulary to critique artwork.

1. World Map
2. Azerbaijani Flag
3. Photographs of Various Flowers
4. Drawing Supplies: Crayons, Colored Pencils, etc.
5. American Flag

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1. During Instruction, ask students where the country Azerbaijan is. If students don't know, show them. Once you show them Azerbaijan, have a student locate where they are on the map.
2. Take the time to show students the American flag and the Azerbaijan flag. Take a few minutes to compare/contrast the two flags.
3. Explain to students that the country of Azerbaijan has a very special celebration every year at the beginning of May to celebrate the arrival of spring.
4. Inform students that the people of Azerbaijan believe that the blooming flowers represent a spirit of hope and renewal.
5. Show students the various types of flowers and brainstorm all the different shapes you could use to create different flowers.
6. Explain that today, in America we have an "Azerbaijan America Alliance" and that we are going to create beautiful images of flowers today portraying the celebration of flower day, as well as our friendship with Azerbaijan.
7. Encourage students throughout their independent work time to create all different types of flowers, as well as symbols of each country such as the flags.
8. At the end of class, bring all students together to look at their classmates artwork. Ask students to share a piece they like, and also tell why they like it using proper line, shape, and color vocabulary.

1. Verbal Assessment through step 8 critique.

Azerbaijan American Alliance:
http://azerbaijanamericaalliance.org/current-activities/flower-day-a-celebration-of-azerbaijani-culture-and-friendship

National Flower Day Festival 2013: Blog entry of this lesson!!
http://msfoysartroom.blogspot.com/2013/05/azerbaijani-american-alliance-flower-day.html

This lesson is a great way to teach students a bit about a culture and country that they may not already know much about. Consider contacting the Azerbaijan American Alliance for information about the 2014 Flower Day Celebration at the National Mall in Washington, DC!

[K-4] Students use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner

[K-4] Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories

[K-4] Students know the differences among visual characteristics and purposes of art in order to convey ideas

[K-4] Students use visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas

[K-4] Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning

[5-8] Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks

[K-4] Students demonstrate how history, culture, and the visual arts can influence each other in making and studying works of art

[K-4] Students identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times, and places

[K-4] Students understand there are different responses to specific artworks

[K-4] Students understand there are various purposes for creating works of visual art

[5-8] Students compare multiple purposes for creating works of art

[K-4] Students identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum

[K-4] Students understand and use similarities and differences between characteristics of the visual arts and other arts disciplines

Georgia O’Keeffe

Color/Value, Emphasis, Unity/Harmony

Collage, Colored Pencil, Crayon, Drawing, Marker, Mixed Media, Painting, Watercolor

Geography, History/Social Studies