Course/Subject by Grade: Elementary School Art - Kindergarten Unit: Examine Texture
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Outcome I: Perceiving and Responding - Aesthetic Education The student will demonstrate the ability to perceive, interpret, and respond to ideas, experiences, and the environment. I.A. The student will identify and describe observed form. I.A.1 The student will identify and describe qualities of size, line, shape, color, and texture of observed visual forms. 1.B The student will identify and compare ways in which selected works of art represent what people see, feel, know, and imagine. I.B.1 The student will determine ways in which artists communicate ideas, feelings, and experiences by comparing the work of different artists. I.B.2 The student will compare selected works of art and describe how different artists use imagination in their work. Outcome II: Historical, Cultural, and Social Contexts The student will demonstrate understanding of the visual arts as a basic aspect of history and human experiences. 2.A The student will determine ways in which works of art express ideas about self, people, places, and events. II.A.2 The student will compare and contrast ways that artists respond to lie experiences by studying selected artworks. 2.B The student will classify reasons why people create and use art by studying artworks and other sources of information. II.B.1The student will study artworks to identify ways in which art is created and used by different people. II.B.2 The student will observe works of art and describe ways that they reflect everyday life. Outcome III: Creative Expression and Production The student will demonstrate the ability to organize knowledge and ideas for expression in the production of art. 3.A The student will use a variety of art media, processes, and techniques to express thoughts and feelings. III.A.1 The student will produce a variety of art forms using selected tools, materials, and techniques safely. 3.B The student will identify sources of art expression and describe the processes artists use in developing their ideas. Outcome IV: Aesthetic Criteria The student will demonstrate the ability to identify, analyze, and apply criteria for making visual aesthetic judgments. IV.A The student will identify and apply criteria for evaluating visual form. IV.A.1 The student will describe aesthetic qualities observed in nature and human-made objects using oral and written language. |
Examine and explore texture in works of art. | Introduce texture as an element of art by defining the word and showing examples of visual and tactile texture. Students will view art prints, slides, or other real examples of art works from a variety of artists, cultures, and time throughout history that focus on the element of texture. (M) Teacher provides examples of visual textures and describes or demonstrates how some of these textures can be achieved. After demonstrating how to make a crayon or pencil rubbing, conduct a scavenger hunt for samples of textures in the room or outside in the environment where children do rubbings. Children can glue collected rubbings to make a collage. |
Texture Tactile Visual Touch Repeat Pattern Hard Smooth Rough Bumpy Scratchy Shiny Dull Prickly |
Student participation Monitor student use of vocabulary Group critique |
Hiroshige Great Bridge, Sudden Shower at Atake Henri Matisse Interior with Egyptian Curtain The Purple Robe Van Gogh Irises |
Unit continues teaching all indicators identified.
| M - Multicultural | T - Technology | ID - Interdisciplinary |
| LM - Library Media | MO - Modifications | C - Career Education |
| E - Environmental Education | MI- Multiple Intelligence | G/T - Enrichment |