Course/Subject by Grade: Elementary School Art - Kindergarten Unit: Identify Lines
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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.2 The student will compare selected works of art and describe how different artists use imagination in their work. I.C The student will discover a variety of ways that artists organize the elements of art in responding to what they see. I.C.1 The student will describe different ways that artists organize art elements in compositions. 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.1 The student will discover how images and forms were used by the people who created them by studying selected artworks of different times and places. II.A.2 The student will compare and contrast ways that artists respond to life 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. 2.C The student will differentiate among the works of different artists and describe their unique styles and forms of expression. II.C.1 The student will categorize the unique characteristics of the work of selected artists. 2.D The student will verify similarities and differences in the processes used to interpret and express ideas in the visual arts and other disciplines. II.D.2 The student will use content from other disciplines as subject matter for expression through art. 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. III.A.2 The student will communicate ideas and feelings using art media. 3.B The student will identify sources of art expression and describe the processes artists use in developing their ideas. III.B.1 The student will select ideas and images from imagination and observation to express or interpret through art. III.B.2 The student will create original art works based in fantasy that express personal feelings and ideas. 3.C The student will use design concepts to organize personally meaningful compositions. 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. environment. IV.B The student will evaluate personally created artwork and the work of others. IV.B.1 The student will determine the success of personal creative efforts in the visual arts by applying given and self-constructed criteria to evaluate progress. |
Discover and identify line as an element of art. | Define line in oral language and show visual examples on the board or through works of art. Have students look around the room or outside and identify lines they see. Students will use simple media such as crayons or markers to draw as many kinds of lines as they can. Students will draw lines in the air to music and use whole body movements to create lines. Take a trip outdoors and choose a large safe area such as a playground to produce lines with sidewalk chalk. Draw the lines they see in nature. (E) The student will draw a self-portrait using a variety of lines. Discuss line, expression, and feelings. The teacher will show a variety of portraits and self-portraits throughout history and cultures. |
Line Straight Curved Wavy Thick Thin Zigzag Dotted Outline Portrait Self-portrait Feelings Expression Happy Sad |
Student participation Monitor student use of vocabulary Analyze student work Student/teacher evaluation |
Mondrian Composition #2 Kandinsky Composition - Storm Van Gogh Bedroom at Arles Agnes Tait Skating in Central Park Jacob Lawrence Parade Albrecht Durer Young Hare Joan Miro People and Dog in Sun Pablo Picasso Self portrait Paul Klee Senecio |
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 |