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First Grade Art

 

Art Appreciation / Artist of the Month

  • Students learn that there are many different kinds of artists who work with a wide variety of materials.
  • Students begin to make a connection with and understand the main idea of an artist's work.

Technical Skills / Making Art

  • Projects are structured to encourage a feeling of success.
  • Emphasis is placed on processes where the student has the opportunity to explore the possibilities of the materials introduced.
  • Detailed instruction on proper use of materials and tools is given.

Understanding of Concepts / Art Vocabulary

  • Students are immersed in the vocabulary related to the art concepts that are
  • being explained and demonstrated.
  • Students begin to develop an awareness of art concepts in a work of art, such as composition, color theory, and technique.

Critique / Critical Thinking

  • Students are introduced to basic critiquing and are able to review work to analyze concepts used.
  • Students begin to develop thinking to understand what makes an artistic work effective.
  • Students begin to express what they perceive about a work of art.
  • Projects are introduced that have open-ended solutions so that students must critically think through a course of action.

Work Space

  • Students are given a series of demonstrations throughout the course of class to help hold their focus.
  • Materials and tools are distributed to the students at the tables.
  • Students are given specific clean-up instructions.

 

 

 

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