Unit3Theworldofcoloursandlight【美文阅读】WhyisArtImportantinEducation?艺术思维是人类最原始的思维方式，也是儿童心理发展的第一个阶段，艺术教育实际上是尊重人的心理自然发展的一种健康的教育方式，作为家长们，应该鼓励孩子去追求他们的艺术理想。Educationisanotherareawherethepresence(存在)ofartsandcrafts(工艺品)ismorethanwelcome.Ifchildrenrealizetheimportanceofartandcreativityfromayoungage,theycangrowuptobemoreconfident,morecreative,anddefinitelymoremature(成熟的).Schoolsarethebreedinggroundsforfuturepaintersandmoviemakers,andtheseartsshouldbeencouragedwholesomely(有益健康地)insuchanenvironment.Sadly,manyparentsdonotunderstandwhyisartimportantforchildren,andsubconsciously(潜意识地)forcethemtofollowcareerpathsthatareorthodox(普遍赞同的)andconformist(墨守成规的)innature.Thisisfairenoughinitsownway,becausetheworlddoesneedsomestandardbluecollarandwhitecollarjobstocontinueitsexistence;butthisisachoicethatchildrenshouldbeallowedtomakeforthemselves.Thedoorstocreativityandexpressionmustnotbeshutintheirfaces,evenifitcomesatacostofmakingmoremoney.Toputitmorescientifically,herearesomebenefitsofkids'artactivitiesthatgiveasuitableanswertothequestion‘Whyisartimportantinschools？’Exposuretoart,musicanddrawingsatanearlyageimprovestheamountofbrainactivityinchildren.Itincreasesthespanofknowledgeinthemindsofchildren,thusmakingthemsharperandmoreeducated.Itbuildsupthelevelsofselfconfidence,selfesteem,motivation,cooperationandcommunicationinchildren.Ithelpschildrenunderstandotherpeople'sopinionsandpointofviewaswell.Ithelpsthemsharpentheirproblemsolvingskills,decisionmakingandgivesthemthepossibilityofreallyexploringtheirimaginations.【诱思导学】1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“breeding”inthefirstparagraphmean?2．Whatbenefitscanchildrengetfromexposuretoart,musicanddrawingsatanearlyage?【答案】1.“Breeding”heremeans“reproduced”inthepassage.2.Improvingtheamountofbrainactivity;Increasingthespanofknowledgeinchildren'sminds,makingthemsharperandmoreeducated;Buildingupthelevelsofselfconfidence,selfesteem,motivation,cooperationandcommunicationinchildren;Helpingchildrenunderstandingotherpeople'sopinionsandpointofview;Sharpeningtheirproblemsolvingskills,decisionmakingandgivingthemthepossibilityofreallyexploringtheirimaginations.PeriodⅠPreviewing(教师用书独具)●教学目标本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习，了解本课文中所出现的词汇，初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识，对下一堂课就课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。●教学地位本单元让学生阅读有关电子邮件以及图画网页的文章，从而吸取其中的精髓，陶冶自己的情操，提高自己对绘画这种艺术形式的审美水准和鉴赏能力。(教师用书独具)●新课导入建议通过问题引发学生思考：Haveyouevervisitedsomeartistsinyourdailylife?Todaylet'svisitsomemastersandenjoytheirgreatworkstogether.●教学流程设计导入新课。⇒学生阅读“美文阅读”与“诱思导学”(见学案第39页)。⇒学生就“美文阅读”进行讨论，统一答案。⇓学生再次阅读课文(课本第34～35页)并完成“语篇理解”(见学案第40页)。⇐师生共同讨论并统一答案。⇐让学生快速阅读课文，(见课本第34～35页)并完成“篇章结构”(见学案第40页)。⇓学生共同讨论，并让学生发表各自见解，最后统一答案。⇒学生再次仔细阅读课文，(课本第34～35页)进行深度理解，并完成“课文缩写”(见学案第40页)。⇒老师指导学生讨论，共同找出答案。⇓让学生根据所给出的表格进行自我评估(见学案第41页)。⇐学生讨论，并让学生代表发表他们讨论得出的答案，老师予以更正。⇐让学生完成“知识初探”部分(见学案第40～41页...
