Grade 1 Art

Fall Semester
*Units of study are interchangeable within given timeframe

Students focus on studio routines, materials/safety, elements of art and principles of design, and pre-assessments.

Create artworks using a variety of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms.

Identify simple subjects expressed in artworks.

Share ideas about personal experiences such as family and friends and develop awareness and sensitivity to differing experiences and opinions through artwork

Identify simple ideas in art and demonstrate an understanding that art is global, by all people, throughout time. Also, explain the relationships that exist between societies and their art and architecture.

Relate visual art concepts to other disciplines.

Relate ideas about personal artworks and ideas found in collections such as real or virtual art museums or original artworks created by other artists or peers. 

Compile collections of artwork such as physical artwork, electronic images, sketchbooks, or portfolios for the purposes of self-evaluations or exhibitions.

The student develops and expands visual literacy skills using critical thinking, imagination, and the senses to observe and explore the world by learning about, understanding, and applying the elements of art, principles of design, and expressive qualities. The student uses what the student sees, knows, and has experienced as sources for examining, understanding, and creating original artworks

Identify similarities, differences, and variations among subjects in the environment using the senses.

 Identify the elements of art, including line, shape, color, texture, and form.

Invent artworks by arranging components intuitively using a variety of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms. Place components in orderly arrangements to create designs while increasing manipulative skills.

Identify simple ideas in art and demonstrate an understanding that art is global, by all people, throughout time. Also, explain the relationships that exist between societies and their art and architecture.

Relate visual art concepts to other disciplines.

Compile collections of artwork such as physical artwork, electronic images, sketchbooks, or portfolios for the purposes of self-evaluations or exhibitions.

The student develops and expands visual literacy skills using critical thinking, imagination, and the senses to observe and explore the world by learning about, understanding, and applying the elements of art, principles of design, and expressive qualities. The student uses what the student sees, knows, and has experienced as sources for examining, understanding, and creating original artworks.

Identify similarities, differences, and variations among subjects in the environment using the senses.

Identify the principles of design, including repetition/pattern and balance, in the environment.

Express ideas about personal artworks and share ideas about personal experiences.

Relate visual art concepts to other disciplines.

Invent artworks by arranging components intuitively using a variety of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms. Place components in orderly arrangements to create designs while increasing manipulative skills.

Identify simple ideas in art and demonstrate an understanding that art is global, by all people, throughout time. Also, explain the relationships that exist between societies and their art and architecture.

The student communicates ideas through original artworks using a variety of media with appropriate skills. The student expresses thoughts and ideas, creatively while challenging the imagination, fostering reflective thinking,and developing disciplined effort and progressive problem-solving skills.

Identify similarities, differences, and variations among subjects in the environment using the senses.

Identify simple ideas in art and demonstrate an understanding that art is global, by all people, throughout time. Also, explain the relationships that exist between societies and their art and architecture.

Invent drawings by arranging components intuitively using a variety of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms. Place components in orderly arrangements to create designs while increasing manipulative skills.

Relate visual art concepts to other disciplines.

The student communicates ideas through original artworks using a variety of media with appropriate skills. The student expresses thoughts and ideas, creatively while challenging the imagination, fostering reflective thinking,and developing disciplined effort and progressive problem-solving skills.

Identify similarities, differences, and variations among subjects in the environment using the senses.

Express ideas about personal artworks and share ideas about personal experiences.

Invent paintings by arranging components intuitively using a variety of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms. Place components in orderly arrangements to create designs while increasing manipulative skills.

Relate visual art concepts to other disciplines.

The student communicates ideas through original artworks using a variety of media with appropriate skills. The student expresses thoughts and ideas, creatively while challenging the imagination, fostering reflective thinking,and developing disciplined effort and progressive problem-solving skills.

Identify similarities, differences, and variations among subjects in the environment using the senses.

Identify simple ideas in art and demonstrate an understanding that art is global, by all people, throughout time. Also, explain the relationships that exist between societies and their art and architecture.

Invent printed  artworks by arranging components intuitively using a variety of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms. Place components in orderly arrangements to create designs while increasing manipulative skills.

Relate visual art concepts to other disciplines.

1(A) 1 (B)

3(A) 3(B) 3(C) 3(D) 

4(A) 4(B) 4(C)

1(A) 1(B)

 2(A) 2(B) 2(C)

3(B)

4(A) 4(C)

1(A) 1(B)

 2(A) 2(B) 2(C)

3(B)

4(A) 4(C)

1(A) 1(B)

 2(A) 2(B) 2(C)

3(B) 3(C) 3 (D)

4(A) 4(C)

1(A) 1(B)

 2(A) 2(B) 2(C)

3(B) 3(C) 3(D)

4(A) 4(C)

1(A) 1(B)

 2(A) 2(B) 2(C)

3(B) 3(D)

4(A) 4(C)

Spring  Semester
*Units of study are interchangeable within given timeframe

The student communicates ideas through original artworks using a variety of media with appropriate skills. The student expresses thoughts and ideas, creatively while challenging the imagination, fostering reflective thinking,and developing disciplined effort and progressive problem-solving skills.

Identify similarities, differences, and variations among subjects in the environment using the senses.

Express ideas about personal artworks and share ideas about personal experiences.

Invent 3-D Constructed and 3-D  Modeled                      forms by arranging components intuitively using a variety of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms. Place components in orderly arrangements to create designs while increasing manipulative skills.

Relate visual art concepts to other disciplines.

The student communicates ideas through original artworks using a variety of media with appropriate skills. The student expresses thoughts and ideas, creatively while challenging the imagination, fostering reflective thinking,and developing disciplined effort and progressive problem-solving skills.

Express ideas about personal artworks and share ideas about personal experiences.

Identify similarities, differences, and variations among subjects in the environment using the senses.

Invent Fiber Art by arranging components intuitively using a variety of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms. Place components in orderly arrangements to create designs while increasing manipulative skills.

Relate visual art concepts to other disciplines.

The student communicates ideas through original artworks using a variety of media with appropriate skills. The student expresses thoughts and ideas, creatively while challenging the imagination, fostering reflective thinking,and developing disciplined effort and progressive problem-solving skills.

Express ideas about personal artworks and share ideas about personal experiences.

Identify similarities, differences, and variations among subjects in the environment using the senses.

Invent Mixed Media artworks      by arranging components intuitively using a variety of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms. Place components in orderly arrangements to create designs while increasing manipulative skills.

The student communicates ideas through original artworks using a variety of media with appropriate skills. The student expresses thoughts and ideas, creatively while challenging the imagination, fostering reflective thinking,and developing disciplined effort and progressive problem-solving skills.

Identify similarities, differences, and variations among subjects in the environment using the senses.

Express ideas about personal artworks and share ideas about personal experiences.

Invent photographic and digital artworks by arranging components intuitively using a variety of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms. Place components in orderly arrangements to create designs while increasing manipulative skills.

The student communicates ideas through original artworks using a variety of media with appropriate skills. The student expresses thoughts and ideas, creatively while challenging the imagination, fostering reflective thinking,and developing disciplined effort and progressive problem-solving skills.

Identify similarities, differences, and variations among subjects in the environment using the senses.

Express ideas about personal artworks and share ideas about personal experiences.

Invent collaged artworks by arranging components intuitively using a variety of lines, shapes, colors, textures, and forms. Place components in orderly arrangements to create designs while increasing manipulative skills.

Relate visual art concepts to other disciplines.

1(A) 1(B)

 2(A) 2(B) 2(C)

3(B) 3(D)

4(A) 4(C)

1(A) 1(B)

 2(A) 2(B) 2(C)

3(B) 3 (D)

4(A) 4(C)

1(A) 1(B)

 2(A) 2(B) 2(C)

3(B)

4(A) 4(C)

1(A) 1(B)

 2(A) 2(B) 2(C)

3(B)

4(A) 4(C)

1(A) 1(B)

 2(A) 2(B) 2(C)

3(B) 3 (D)

4(A) 4(C)