Course Overview:
The Elementary Visual Art suite encourages students to feel confident in their own creativity and expression while providing 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 students to master artists. During the creative process, students will apply art vocabulary and procedures, as well as time-management and collaborative skills. They will use their observational skills, prior knowledge, and art critique skills to reflect on and interpret works of art. Throughout each multifaceted lesson, the students will make connections to art and various cultures around the world. 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 the core subject areas, including math, science, health, and language arts. This suite will develop students' fine motor skills, critical thinking skills, creativity, and appreciation for global communities.
Prerequisites:
Grade 1 (Recommended)
Required Materials:
Student-Supplied Resources:
- Printer
- Disk space on your computer as well as external device to back up your files (flash drive, external hard drive, CD–Rom, etc.)
- Cell phone to take photo of student's work or scanner to scan student's work
- Your sketchbook
- Watercolor paper
- Construction paper
- Pencil and pen
- Washable markers
- Crayons
- Oil pastels
- Permanent marker
- Watercolor paint
- Tempera or acrylic paint
- Paintbrush, yarn, straw, dropper, etc.
- Paint palette or plate
- White school glue
- Scissors
- Paper clips
- Styrofoam
- Sponge
- Paper towel
- Plate and small bowl
- Mixed media items (plastic spoon, plastic or foam letters, dry noodles)
- Ruler or hard flat object
- Air-dried clay or playdough
- Pointy tool, like a fork, plastic knife, or toothpick
- Cup
- Placemat or large piece of paper
- Objects from around the home (pipe cleaners, feathers, fabric, beans, cotton balls, toys, etc.)
- A work of art
- A frame or colored piece of paper
- Label
- Natural materials like rocks, leaves, sticks, sand, and more
- Salt (optional)
- Charcoal, hot glue gun, ruler, thick paintbrush (optional)
- Printer paper
Module-Specific Materials:
Module 1: Line
- Your sketchbook
- Markers
- Permanent black marker
- Scissors
- Black crayon
- Watercolor paint
- Paint paper
- Paint
- Paintbrush, yarn, straw, dropper, etc.
- Construction paper
- White school glue
- Drawing tool (pencil, crayon, marker)
Module 2: Shape
- Your sketchbook
- Something to draw with (crayons, markers, colored pencils)
- Construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Paper
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- White school glue
- Black permanent marker
Module 3: Color
- Your sketchbook
- Something to draw with (crayons, markers, colored pencils)
- Coloring page
- Black watercolor paint
- Thick paintbrush (optional)
- Pencil
- Pen
- Paper clips
- Styrofoam
- Sponge
- Water
- Washable markers
- Scissors
Module 4: Value
- Your sketchbook
- Tempera or acrylic paint – one color, white, and black paint
- Paintbrush
- Water
- Paint palette or plate
- Paper towel
- Drawing tool (crayons, markers, pencils)
- Oil pastels
- Watercolor paint
- Watercolor paper
- Washable markers
- Black permanent marker
- White school glue
- Scissors
- Plate and small bowl
- Mixed media items (plastic spoon, plastic or foam letters, dry noodles)
- Optional – charcoal, hot glue gun, ruler
Module 5: Space
- Your sketchbook
- Something to draw with (crayons, markers, pencil)
- Tempera paint
- Watered-down blue tempera or blue watercolor paint
- Paintbrush
- Ruler or hard flat object
- Crayons
- Watercolor paper
- Green oil pastels, two values
- Oil pastels
- Watercolor paint
- Paintbrush
- Green marker
- Water
- Optional – salt
Module 6: Form
- Clay or playdough
- Air-dried clay
- Pointy tool, like a fork, plastic knife, or toothpick
- Cup
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Placemat or large piece of paper
Module 7: Texture
- Your sketchbook
- Objects from around the home (pipe cleaners, feathers, fabric, beans, cotton balls, toys, etc.)
- Something to draw with (crayons, markers, colored pencils)
- Construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
Module 8: Community
- A work of art
- A frame or colored piece of paper
- Glue
- Pen or black permanent marker
- Label
- Your sketchbook
- A drawing tool
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Natural materials like rocks, leaves, sticks, sand, and more
- Paint and paintbrush (optional)
- Permanent markers (optional)
School-Supplied Resources:
Free Downloads:
- Java
- Windows Media Player
- Apple iTunes
Syllabus:
Module 01: Line
- 01.00 Line Module One Pretest
- 01.01 Line
- 01.02 Meet an Artist: Jackson Pollock
- 01.03 Be the Artist: Painting
- 01.04 Line Module One Review
- 01.05 Line Module One Abstract Lines
Module 02: Shape
- 02.00 Shape Module Two Pretest
- 02.01 Shape
- 02.02 Meet an Artist: Horace Pippin
- 02.03 Be the Artist: Concertina
- 02.04 Shape Module Two Folded Garden
Module 03: Color
- 03.00 Color Module Three Pretest
- 03.01 Color
- 03.02 Meet an Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
- 03.03 Be the Artist: Printing
- 03.04 Color Module Three Review
- 03.05 Color Module Three Great Wave
Module 04: Value
- 04.00 Value Module Four Pretest
- 04.01 Value
- 04.02 Meet an Artist: Charles Porter
- 04.03 Be the Artist: Mixed Media
- 04.04 Value Module Four Soup
Module 05: Space
- 05.00 Space Module Five Pretest
- 05.01 Space
- 05.02 Meet an Artist: Claude Monet
- 05.03 Be the Artist: Oil Resist
- 05.04 Space Module Five Review
- 05.05 Space Module Five Water Lilies
Module 06: Form
- 06.00 Form Module Six Pretest
- 06.01 Form
- 06.03 Be the Artist: Clay
- 06.04 Form Module Six Coil Pot
Module 07: Texture
- 07.00 Texture Module Seven Pretest
- 07.01 Texture
- 07.02 Meet an Artist: Chile Textiles
- 07.03 Be the Artist: Weaving
- 07.04 Texture Module Seven Review
- 07.05 Texture Module Seven Paper Weaving
Module 08: Community
- 08.00 Community Module Eight Pretest
- 08.01 Community
- 08.02 Meet an Artist: Robert Wyland
- 08.03 Be the Artist: Land Art
- 08.04 Community Module Eight Land Art
