Overview
In the first grade, students continue to recognize, in a broader sense, the basic shapes in their surroundings. They identify and talk about art forms in the community such as architecture, murals or sculpture. The young learners identify broad categories of artworks such as painting, drawing, sculpture, prints and pottery. They investigate the various kinds of artwork that visual artists produce, and compare and contrast the use of art elements in their own artwork and the artwork of others. The art elements that are explored are color, form, shape, line, space and texture.
Objectives
The student will:
A. Compare and contrast the use of art elements in the environment, their own artwork, and artwork they are studying, with emphasis on color, line and shape.
B. Use art materials to complete exercises that explore variations in the use of line, shape and color to communicate ideas.
C. Show contrast in a two-or three-dimensional artwork.
D. Create a three-dimensional form representing a selected theme.
E. Talk about familiar objects from today and long ago.
F. Identify and talk about art forms in their community (e.g., architecture, murals, or sculpture).
G. Describe what he or she likes or dislikes about a work of art and tell why, using art terms.
H. Identify broad categories of artworks (painting, drawing, sculptures, prints, pottery).
I. Recognize
how people throughout time have responded to their world through art.
Content
A. Shapes/Geometric/Styro Foam charcoal
B. Building shapes/animals
C. Landscape/1 PT Perspective
D. Figure/Continous Line
E. Pen & Ink/Texture
F. Oil pastels/impressionist landscape
G. Collage/warm/cool colors
H. Ceramics/selected theme
I. Texture/patterns/insects
J. Art history/explore an artist
K. Pastels/paint/outerspace
Methodology
Demonstrations, discussions, questions, posters, slides, local artist, local galleries.
Evaluation
Ask them questions about their project to see if they understood the purpose.
Students ask specific questions about their work and share with the class.
Display work in hallway, gallery or auditorium.
Peer mentoring.
Resources
Books, Magazines, Videos, Slides, Posters, Music, Local artists, Outside/nature, Upper school artwork.