Students will identify primary and secondary colors. They will mix secondary colors and use them to paint dabs and strokes to create art. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will identify examples of radial symmetry. They will practice making a radial design with a piece of paper. Then, they will trace lines on a styrofoam plate. Using the styrofoam plate and ink, they will make a print. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in on PDF.
Students will describe shapes and details seen in art. They will observe the classroom and draw exterior contour lines and add detailed interior contour lines. They will move to different viewpoints in the room and draw alternate views. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will name basic shapes seen in art and in tools. They will choose a tool and draw and connect shapes to form the object. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will identify simplification and exaggeration in art. They will draw a simplified and exaggerated object. They will create a stencil print using sponge painting. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will brainstorm character traits described in a story. They will make a preliminary sketch of the character. Finally, students will create a three-dimensional face in clay. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will identify cool colors (blue, green, violet) and describe cool settings. They will use oil pastels to draw a cool setting from a story. They will fill the page using strokes, layers, and blends. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will compare and contrast colors in paintings. They will create two paintings - one with a broad palette (12+ colors) and one with a narrow palette (4 or fewer colors). Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will identify positive and negative space. They will create a paper sculpture. Groups of four will display their sculptures and discuss the positive and negative spaces created. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will identify repetition in works of art. They will write a poem using repetition. They will create a border using a repetitive pattern. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will brainstorm the beginning, middle, and end of artwork and a familiar story. They will create a paper collage to illustrate the beginning, middle, or end of a story. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will describe lines seen in art and photographs of animals. They will create an animal drawing using a variety of lines - curved, straight, dots, dashes, spirals, and looping. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will name colors and identify complementary colors using a color wheel. They will cut organic and geometric shapes and make a collage. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will analyze shapes, objects, and textures in still-life paintings. They will draw exaggerated shapes and lines. They will cut shapes from the textural drawings and make a collage. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will recreate poses seen in paintings. They will make a gesture drawing of a classmate in three different poses. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will analyze characters in paintings. They will imagine a character and make a sketch of it. They will make a monotype or an oil pastel drawing of the character. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will analyze paintings of landscapes to identify horizons and overlapping shapes. They will use watercolor painting techniques to create a landscape with a horizon and overlapping shapes. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will analyze a painting including the landscape and weather. They will write a poem describing a specific setting. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will draw a basic facial proportion. They will analyze and describe characters in art. They will experiment with drawing lines with India ink and drawing tools or a variety of black pens. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will identify and draw landscape elements for the foreground, middle ground, and background. They will use a stylus to make a scratchboard landscape drawing. They will compose a story about a journey through their landscape. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will analyze art and identify time, place, and mood. They will sketch a setting from a familiar story. They will use light, medium, and dark values to create a watercolor wash. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will draw vertical, horizontal, and radial lines repeating parallel, perpendicular, and angle lines. They will create a collage of found materials following the drawn lines. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will identify architectural shapes. They will cut building shape and details from tagboard. They will assemble a building and combine with classmates' buildings to create a cityscape. They will ink and print a collagraph. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will analyze shapes, lines, and color in art. They will write a story with an introduction, climax, and conclusion to describe the painting. Students will share their stories with the class. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will identify descriptive language in literature to draw a setting. They will draw a landscape with a horizon, vanishing point, and converging guidelines. They will use colored pencils to add color, texture, and surface. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will sketch geometric, organic, and abstract shapes. They will choose a medium to create a visual mystery. They may choose to paint, collage, or draw. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will view three small groups of still-life objects. They will draw at least two objects and use warm colors to create dominance for one object. Students will compare their art with classmates' art. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will use metaphors and similes to express emotions. They will use watercolors to paint lines and colors to express a chosen emotion. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will identify and draw foreground, middle ground, and background with varying textures. They will use water-soluble pencils to create atmospheric effects. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will create a four-value scale to practice crosshatching. They will observe the difference in effect of light on two objects. They will draw a circle or sphere and use crosshatching to show effect of light. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will draw a human form using a head to body ratio of 7:1. They will use found materials to create a three-dimensional replication of the drawing. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will use shapes, letters, and/or numbers to create a design. They will transfer the design to a styrofoam block to use a printing plate. They will ink the plate and print multiple times to create a single composition. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will practice art criticism by describing, analyzing, and interpreting artwork. The description will include colors, textures, shapes, and lines. The analysis describes the artist's choices. The interpretation includes the student's interpretation and support of their ideas and feelings. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will analyze profile views in portraits. They will practice sketching a head in profile. They will draw a classmate's profile using charcoal. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
Students will identify types of lines and shapes in architecture. They will draft a building elevation on grid paper. They will trace their building using white paper and a pen. Assessment rubric, letter to parents, examples of artwork, and lesson plan included in PDF.
