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Visual Arts K - 1 - 2

Curriculum

Working Draft


Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2
LINE

•Understand the differences between lines e.g. zigzag, curved, straight, long, short, wide narrow, wavy, etc.

LINE

•Recognize contour lines

LINE

•Draw lines mentioned above consistently

SHAPE/FORM

•Recognize and differentiate various geometric shapes.

•Use free form and geometric shapes.

SHAPE/FORM

•Recognize physical proportion

SHAPE/FORM

•Recognize physical proportion

COLOR

•Define primary colors as red, blue and yellow

COLOR

•Define secondary colors as orange, green and purple

•Understand that mixing two primary colors equal a secondary color and perform this task

COLOR

•Understand the concept of value: colors can be light (tint) or dark (tone)

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VALUE

•Recognize that value can create a 3 dimensional surface in 2 dimensional work

TEXTURE

•Recognize various textures e.g., rough, smooth, prickly, fuzzy

•Understand that texture is how a surface looks and feels

•Create textures

TEXTURE

•Create textures

TEXTURE

•Create textures

REPETITION/PATTERN

•Create and use patterns in artwork

REPETITION/PATTERN

•Create and use patterns in artwork

REPETITION/PATTERN

•Create and use patterns in artwork

ART HISTORY

•Become aware of a variety of artists, their lives and their work

•Experiment with the style of the artist being studied

ART HISTORY

•Become aware of a variety of artists, their lives and their work

•Experiment with the style of the artist being studied

ART HISTORY

•Become aware of a variety of artists, their lives and their work

•Experiment with the style of the artist being studied

ART CRITICISM

•Begin discussing an artist’s style of work and its meaning

ART CRITICISM

•Begin discussing an artist’s style of work and its meaning

 

ART CRITICISM

•Discuss composition and similarities and differences in an artist’s work

ART MEDIUMS

•Experiments with a variety of art materials (oil pastels, watercolors, clay, wood) etc.

ART MEDIUMS

•Use a variety of materials, same as in kindergarten, expanding on techniques and also using more advanced materials such as tin, ceramic tiles, acrylic paint, canvas, etc.

ART MEDIUMS

•Use a variety of materials, same as in kindergarten expanding on techniques and also using more advance materials such as tin, ceramic tiles, acrylic paint, canvas, etc.


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