Grade Level |
Completed Units |
Current Units |
| First Grade |
1.Faces
Show Feelings Books: Focus on self-portraits and facial
expression
2.Amusement
Park Paper Sculptures: 2-D, 3-D, paper
folding and construction
3.Line
Motifs and Pattern: Horizontal,vertical, diagonal,
spiral, curve, and dot |
Landscapes
Coming
Up:
Texture
and Mixing Colors |
| Second Grade |
1.Self-portraits
with Pattern
2.Rooms
with Pattern
3.Flower
Still Life |
Non-objective Designs: Geometric
and irregular shapes |
| Third Grade |
1.Art
Inspired by Franz Marc's Two Cat's: Repeating
a color leads the viewer through the composition.
2.Painting
Color Wheels: Experimenting with color and color groups |
Expressionism:
Artists
use color to communicate emotions. We will use Pablo Picasso's
The Old Guitarist to inspire our own paintings. |
| Fourth Grade |
1.Color
Charts: Color categories
2.Flower
Still Life Compositions: Detailed contour drawing and
observation (connections to science) |
Gesture Drawing: Drawing
the human figure in action and using correct proportions |
| Fifth Grade |
1.Reasons
for Creating Art List
2.
Venn Diagrams: Connecting art to other curricula
3.The
Ultimate School Desk and Chair Design |
Pre-historic
Art
* Web
Quest: Lascaux Cave
*Animal
Symbolism
*Cave
paintings compared to contemporary art |
| Sixth Grade |
1.Create
Stamps for Printing: Pattern and design
2.
Using the sketchbook
3.Constructing
Sketchbooks |
Illustrating Texture |
| Seventh Grade |
1. Prayer Boxes: Religion,
math, and art |
Group
Critiques: Writing and presenting critiques about specific
art pieces
Coming
Up:
Self-portrait
collages |
| Eighth Grade |
Public
Sculpture Unit
1.
Study the Tyler-Davidson Fountain
2.
Plan a public sculpture (written format) |
Public
Sculpture Unit Continued:
3. Illustrating
Public Sculpture Designs
4. Creating
Public Sculpture Models
Coming
Up: Church Architecture |
