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Welcome to art!!
Below is a brief overview of what we do in each grade for art class.
I have many exciting projects to share with your children. You can
only have a glimpse though!! The students are the creators!! Sit
back, relax, and enjoy the amazing talents of Knowlton’s K-6 grade
school!!
Kindergarten
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Motor
Skills-cutting and pasting
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Begin learning
elements and principles of design-Line, Shape, Texture, color,
Pattern
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Explore
different cultures and history related to art (China, Folk Art)
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Explore
different artists, art and art styles (Printmaking,
Expressionism, Relief Sculpture, Symmetry)
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Explore
different mediums and technique
First Grade
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Enhance
motor skills by cutting more difficult shapes
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Introduction to
positive and negative space
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Utilize
elements and principles of design (Line, Shape, Texture, Color,
Pattern) and become more aware of them in different pieces of
artwork.
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Explore
different artists, art and art styles (Expressionism, Van Gogh,
Symmetry)
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Explore
different cultures and history related to art (Native American,
Mexico, Symbols of the US)
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Enhance ability
to use different mediums and technique
Second Grade
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Utilizing
positive and negative space
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Utilize
elements and principles of design (Line, Shape, Texture, color,
pattern) and become aware of them in different pieces of
artwork.
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Explore
different artists, art and art styles (Picasso, Surrealism,
Still life, Self Portraits, Symmetry)
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Explore
different cultures and history related to art (African, Native
American, Dinosaurs)
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Explore 3D
sculpture and perspective.
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Advance in the
use of different mediums and technique
Third
Grade
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Applying
Positive and negative space to all artworks to create balance
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Utilize
elements and principles of design (Line, Shape, Texture, Color,
Pattern, Balance, Repetition) and become aware of them in
different pieces of artwork. Explore the use of secondary and
opposite colors
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Explore
different artists, art and art styles (Grandma Moses, Norman
Rockwell, Still Life, Narrative, Surrealism vs. Realism,
Impressionism, Landscapes)
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Explore
different cultures and history related to art (Aboriginal
Patterns, Japanese)
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Explore 3D
sculpture and perspective
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Advance in use
of different mediums and technique
Fourth
Grade
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Apply positive
and negative space to create balance in all works of art.
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Utilize
elements and principles of design (Line, Shape, Texture, color,
pattern, balance, repetition, rhythm/movement and value) and
become aware of them in different pieces of artwork.
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Explore
different cultures and history related to art (Native American,
Egypt, Cave Paintings, Renaissance Art, Societal Values in
Different Areas of the World, Art from Diverse Cultures)
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Explore
different artists, art and art styles (Abstract, Graphic Design,
Narrative, W. Homer, Andy Warhol)
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Careers in
visual arts.
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Exploration of
color and value.
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Art terminology
improved while verbal and written critiquing applied.
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Advance in use
of different mediums and technique
Fifth
Grade
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Apply elements
and principles of design
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Critique
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Explore
different artists, art and art styles (Report on an Artist,
Calligraphy, Found Object Sculpture, Careers in Art, Perspective
Drawings, Product Design, Egypt, Medieval art, Expressionism,
Impressionism, Symmetrical vs. Asymmetrical, 3D Sculpture,
Structural Arrangement, Graphic Design)
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Functional vs.
Aesthetic
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Advance in use
different of mediums and technique
Sixth Grade
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Apply all
previous information learned on
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Elements
and Principles of Design
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Art,
Artists and Art Styles
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Mediums and
Technique
Use this
information toward projects to be completed throughout the year
-Portrait
-Clay
Project
-Computer Project
-Color
Project
-Black
and White Project
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Critiques will be held periodically
3. My goal
for the sixth grade is to help them develop their own projects using
previously learned information while incorporating their own
interests. I will be circulating around to each student helping them
with different skills.
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