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Grade 3<br />

Session 4: Architecture <strong>and</strong> the Arts__________________________________________________<br />

Materials<br />

Various pictures <strong>of</strong> buildings with columns<br />

H<strong>and</strong>out <strong>of</strong> a picture <strong>of</strong> the Parthenon (Attachment B; 1 per student)<br />

Books showing pictures <strong>of</strong> Greek sculptures <strong>and</strong> paintings<br />

Paint or markers<br />

White 9" x 12" construction paper (1 per student)<br />

Instructional Activities<br />

1. Present various pictures <strong>of</strong> buildings that have columns. Some examples are the Parthenon, the White House,<br />

the Capitol building, the Lincoln Memorial, <strong>and</strong> the Governor’s Mansion in Richmond, <strong>Virginia</strong>. Ask students<br />

what the pictures have in common.<br />

2. Discuss the meaning <strong>of</strong> the word architecture. Tell students that the ancient Greeks used many columns in<br />

their buildings. Give each student a h<strong>and</strong>out <strong>of</strong> a picture <strong>of</strong> the Parthenon (Attachment B).<br />

3. Discuss the Greeks’ love <strong>of</strong> sculptures <strong>and</strong> paintings. Use books to show students examples <strong>of</strong> Greek<br />

sculptures <strong>and</strong> paintings.<br />

4. Have students add two pages to their ancient Greece booklet <strong>and</strong> illustrate them.<br />

Page 5—Architecture (include the h<strong>and</strong>out picture <strong>of</strong> the Parthenon)<br />

Page 6—The Arts<br />

2010 History <strong>and</strong> Social Science St<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>of</strong> Learning <strong>Enhanced</strong> <strong>Scope</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Sequence</strong><br />

<strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> 22

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