Content Area: Visual Art Subject Area Course Primary Resource: A variety of Internet and print resources Grade Level: K Unit Plan 1: Line Describe and draw different lines The proper way to hold a drawing tool Use glue with intent and purpose The proper way to handle and use scissors September November Unit Plan 2: Color Primary Colors Secondary Colors The proper way to use a paint brush Apply coloring and painting skills December February Unit Plan 3: Shape and Form Basic shapes Use paper to create designs using shapes Draw shapes Increase cutting and gluing skills Describe form Apply clay modeling skills March April Unit Plan 4: Texture Describe Texture Create actual Texture Create implied Texture Experiment with new media to create texture May June GRADE K VISUAL ART CURRICULUM 1
Date created: January 20, 2013 Created by: Margaret Gianfrancesco Board approved on: 12/17/2012 Content Area: Visual Art Target Course/Grade Level: K Unit Summaries: Unit 1 Lines Unit Overview Students will be introduced to the art element of line. They will learn to recognize lines in their environment and in works of art and explore creating with lines in their own artwork. Students will be introduced to the art element of color including the color wheel and primary and secondary colors. They will learn to identify different colors in their environment and in works of art and explore creating with color in their own artwork. Students will be introduced to the art elements of shape and form. They will learn to recognize basic shapes and forms in their environment and in works of art, and explore creating art with shapes and form. Unit 4 Texture Students will be introduced to the art element of Texture. They will learn the difference between actual texture and visual texture. They will identify different textures in their environment and in works of art and explore creating different textures in their own artwork. Content Area Skills: New Jersey Technology Standards: 8.1 Educational Technology All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. 8.2 Technology Education, Engineering, and Design All students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world, as they relate to the individual, global society, and the environment. For specific technology cumulative progress indicators: http://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/standards/8/index.html GRADE K VISUAL ART CURRICULUM 2
21 st Century Themes: 2012-2013 Ringwood Art Curriculum 9.1 Life and Career Skills: All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration, and problemsolving skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and organizational cultures. 9.2 Personal Financial Literacy: All students will develop skills and strategies that promote personal and financial responsibility related to financial planning, savings, investment, and charitable giving in the global economy. 9.3 Career Awareness, Exploration, and Preparation: All students will apply knowledge about and engage in the process of career awareness, exploration, and preparation in order to navigate the globally competitive work environment of the information age. For specific college and career readiness anchor standards: http://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/standards/9/index.html Unit Rationale Big Idea: Unit 1 Line is one of the Elements of Art. In order to understand the world of art, students must understand the is one of the Elements of Art. In order to understand the world of art, students must understand the Unit 3 Shape and form Elements of Art. In order to understand the world of art, students must understand the Unit 4 Texture is one of the Elements of Art. In order to understand the world of art, students must understand the Learning Targets 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards 1.1: The Creative Process D. Visual Art 1. Identify the basic elements of art and principles of design in diverse types of artwork. 2. Identify elements of art and principles of design in specific works of art and explain how they are used. 1.2: History of the Arts and Culture A. History of the Arts and Culture 1. Identify characteristic theme-based works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art, such as artworks based on the themes of family and community, from various historical periods and world cultures. 2. Identify how artists and specific works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art reflect, and are affected by, past and present cultures. 1.3: Performance D. Visual Art 1. Create two- and three-dimensional works of art using the basic elements of color, line, shape, form, texture, and space, as well as a variety of art mediums and application methods. 2. Use symbols to create personal works of art based on selected age-appropriate themes, using oral stories as a basis for pictorial representation. 3. Employ basic verbal and visual art vocabulary to demonstrate knowledge of the materials, tools, and methodologies used to create and tell visual stories. 4. Explore the use of a wide array of art mediums and select tools that are appropriate to the production of works of art in a variety of art media. 5. Create works of art that are based on observations of the physical world and that illustrate how art is part of everyday life, using a variety of art mediums and art media. 1.4: Aesthetic Responses & Critique Methodologies GRADE K VISUAL ART CURRICULUM 3
A. Aesthetic Responses 1. Identify aesthetic qualities of exemplary works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual art, and identify characteristics of the artists who created them (e.g., gender, age, absence or presence of training, style, etc.). 2. Compare and contrast culturally and historically diverse works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art that evoke emotion and that communicate cultural meaning. 3. Use imagination to create a story based on an arts experience that communicated an emotion or feeling, and tell the story through each of the four arts disciplines (dance, music, theatre, and visual art). 4. Distinguish patterns in nature found in works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art. B. Critique Methodologies 1. Observe the basic arts elements in performances and exhibitions and used them to formulate objective assessments of artworks in dance, music, theatre, and visual art. 2. Apply the principles of positive critique in giving and receiving responses to performances. 3. Recognize the making subject or theme in works of dance, music, theatre, and visual art. Unit Essential Questions Unit 1 Lines Why should we learn about art? Where in our world do we see lines? How can we create art with lines? Where in our world do we see colors? How can we create art with colors? Where in our world do we see shape? How can we create art with shape? Where in our world do we see form? How can we create art with form? Unit 4 Texture Where in our world do we feel textures? Where in our world do we see textures? How can we use our eyes to feel something? How can we create art with textures? Unit Enduring Understandings Unit 1 Line Lines are all around us. Artists use lines to create art. Line is an element of art. A line is a mark made with a tool like a pencil, crayon, marker or paint brush that goes from one point to another. Some lines in art are Horizontal, Vertical, Diagonal, Zigzag, Curved and Broken Colors are all around us. Artists use colors to create art. Color is an element of art. The Primary colors are Red, Yellow and Blue. They can be mixed to make the Secondary Colors; Orange, Green, and Violet. Shape is all around us. Artists use shapes to create art. Shape and Form are Elements of Art. A shape is a flat, 2-dimensional flat area surrounded by an outline. Some basic shapes are squares, circles, triangles, rectangles and ovals. A Form is a solid shape that takes up space. It is three-dimensional. A sculpture is a form. You can see it from all sides. Unit 4 Title Textures are all around us. Artists use Textures to create art. Texture is an Element of Art. Everything you touch has some sort of texture (e.g. rough, smooth, bumpy, soft, furry etc ). There are two types of texture in art; Actual texture that you feel and Implied texture that you see. Artists can use texture to express thoughts and emotions in their art. GRADE K VISUAL ART CURRICULUM 4
Unit Objectives: Unit 1 Lines SWABT: Identify the basic art element of line. SWABT: Recognize lines in nature. SWABT: Discuss how the element of line is used in specific works of art. SWABT: Use different methods and materials to apply the element of line to create works of art. SWABT: Identify the basic art element of color. SWABT: Discuss how the element of color is used in specific works of art. SWABT: Use different methods and materials to apply the element of color to create works of art. SWABT: Understand how to mix the primary colors to make the secondary colors. SWABT: Identify the basic art element of shape. SWABT: Recognize shapes in nature. SWABT: Discuss how the element of shape is used in specific works of art. SWABT: Use different methods and materials to apply the element of shape to create works of art. SWABT: Identify the basic art element of form in nature and in works of art. SWABT: Apply different methods and materials to create works of art with form. Unit 4 Texture SWABT: Identify the basic art element of texture and understand the difference between actual texture and implied texture. SWABT: Recognize and describe actual textures in nature. SWABT: Discuss how the element of texture is used in specific works of art. SWABT: Use different methods and materials to apply the element of texture to works of art. Formative Assessment: Evidence of Learning Teacher observation Student participation Self-assessment Summative Assessment: Project Outcomes Mid-term exam End-term exam GRADE K VISUAL ART CURRICULUM 5
Modifications (ELLs, Special Education, Enrichment, 504 & I/R&S): Modification, materials and equipment will be determined by grade level. Differentiated instruction will be provided at all grade levels. Student s education plan will be followed. Equipment Needed: Variety of supplies including, paper, pencils, crayons, paint, construction paper, glue scissors, clay etc. Common Resources Available (Including, but not limited to): Print and digital art images Content Area: Visual Art Lesson Components 21 st Century Themes Global Awareness Financial, Economic, Business, and Entrepreneurial Literacy Civic Literacy Health Literacy 21 st Century Skills Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT Literacy Life and Career Skills Interdisciplinary Connections to be determined: Art lessons may expand to include connections with Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science and Music. Integration of Technology: Integration of Technology: SMART Board, Document Camera and PC GRADE K VISUAL ART CURRICULUM 6