Art

FIRST GRADE students will: 

• Use basic elements and principles of design (line, shape, color, texture, pattern)
• Explore a variety of media and techniques to create art which conveys feelings or ideas
• Use critique to revise and improve work and help others
• Explore art techniques and appreciates artwork from a variety of artists and cultures
• Draw with lines and shapes to create shape and image
• Mix secondary colors from primary colors
• Paint with warm and cool colors
• Draw with markers and crayons
• Draw and color with oil pastels
• Create a collage
• Build a clay pinch pot
• Use a horizon line

SECOND GRADE students will:

• Use elements and principles of design (line, shape, color, texture, contrast, pattern)
• Use a variety of media and techniques to create art which conveys feelings or ideas
• Use critique to revise and improve work and help others
• Explore art techniques and appreciates artwork from a variety of artists and culture
• Draw from observation
• Mix tints and shades
• Paint with warm and cool colors
• Draw with markers, paint and chalk
• Identify geometric and organic shapes
• Learn basic print-making
• Weave
• Use a horizon line
• Use symmetry in art
• Build with a slab of clay

THIRD GRADE students will

• Use elements and principles of design (line, shape, color, texture, contrast, pattern)
• Name and use a variety of media and techniques to create art which conveys feelings or ideas
• Use critique to revise and improve work and help others
• Demonstrate knowledge of artwork from a variety of artists and cultures
• Draw from observation
• Mix paints to create tints and shades
• Paint with warm and cool colors
• Create detailed collages
• Practice perspective - basic here, near and far
• Create a 3D project from clay, paper or paper mache
• Create a drawing with contrast

FOURTH GRADE students will:

• Use elements and principles of design (line, shape, form, emphasis, value, rhythm, texture, contrast, pattern)
• Name and use a variety of media and techniques to create art which conveys feelings or ideas
• Use critique to revise and improve work and help others
• Demonstrate knowledge of artwork from a variety of artists and cultures
• Mix tints and shades
• Use monochromatic colors
• Build on watercolor techniques
• Paint a Still-Life
• Draw realistically with shading
• Draw 1-point perspective
• Create a 3D project from clay, paper or paper mache
• Build coil pot with clay

FIFTH GRADE students will:

• Use elements and principles of design (line, shape, form, color, texture, space, contrast, emphasis, value, pattern, unity)
• Use a variety of media and techniques for specific purposes
• Use critique to revise and improve work and help others
• Create art based on knowledge of artwork from a variety of artists and cultures
• Paint a Still-Life
• Use monochromatic colors
• Use complimentary colors
• Use value in a piece of art
• Draw realistically with shading
• Use 1 point perspective
• Draw using movement and form
• Create art inspired by ancient times
• Create a cylinder out of clay