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Elementary Elementary Art Grade K

Suggested Prerequisites

N/A

Description

The visual art suite will provide students the foundational skills to be successful in a studio environment. Using the Elements of Art and Principles of Design as the framework, students will feel confident in creating their own style of art. Students will explore and safely use a variety of materials during the creative process. The courses explicitly teach art techniques through modeling and connecting them to master artists. During the creative process, students will apply art vocabulary and procedures, as well as time-management and collaborative skills. These courses offer rich text to support art history instruction, including information on artists and art movements over time. The visual art suite integrates standards from all of the core subject areas including math, social studies, science, health, and language arts. Connections are also made to music, dance, and physical education. This suite will develop students’ fine motor skills, critical thinking skills, creativity, and their appreciation for global communities.

Module One: Line

-art safety

-rules

-techniques

-identifying line as an element of art

-identify different types of lines

-elements of art

-Meet the Element of Art characters 

Module Two: Shape

-shape as an element of art

-types of shapes

-collages

-art safety

-rules

-2-D and 3-D shapes

Module Three: Color

-Abstract Expression

-art safety

-rules

-color as an element of art

-types of colors

-paint

-watercolors

-Color Theory

Module Four: Value

-still life

-art safety

-rules

-value as an element of art

-types of tints and shades

-how to use value in artwork

-mixing colors with a variety of materials 

Module Five: Space

-art safety

-landscapes

-space as an element of art

-parts of a landscape

-background

-foreground

-applying meaning, feelings, and emotions to artworks

Module Six: Form

-pottery

-art safety

-rules

-form as an element of art

-types of form

-creating form with a variety of materials

-techniques to achieve the elements of art

Module Seven: Texture

-texture collage

-using different processes to create artwork 

-art safety

-rules

-texture as an element of art

-types of texture

-craftmanship skills

Module Eight: Community

-painting

-Pop Art

-recognizing the elements of art in professional artwork

-identifying the elements of art in the real world

-use the elements of art in personal studio projects

-finding artwork in local communities