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Art - Scope and Sequence Summary
 

Kindergarten
  • Identify and describe the elements of line, color, and shape/form in art and in the environment. .
  • Learn, practice, and demonstrate beginning skill in the use of art tools and processes, and in working in a studio environment.
  • Create a variety of two- and three-dimensional works of art using a variety of media.
First Grade
  • Identify and describe subject matter, media used, and elements of art including texture.
  • Increase use of various media, including mixing secondary colors.
  • Use art elements to communicate ideas or feelings in works of art.
  • Create a variety of two- and three-dimensional works of art using a variety of media
Second Grade
  • Identify and describe subject matter, media used, and previously-learned elements of art as well as the element of space.
  • Use the vocabulary of art to talk about their own work and the work of others.
  • Experience new art-making tools and processes such as stencils and printing.
  • Distinguish between and use warm and cool colors. Use symmetry to create visual balance.
Third Grade
  • Identify and describe subject matter, media used, and previously-learned elements of art as well as the element of value.
  • Compare and contrast two similar works of art made using different media, using appropriate art vocabulary.
  • Identify artists from various countries and discuss art traditions in those countries.
  • Continue to work with color, mixing and using tints, shades, and neutral colors.
  • Begin to make informed judgments about a piece of art's compositional and communicative qualities.
Fourth Grade
  • Understand and use foreground, middle ground, and background to create the illusion of space.
  • Learn and use techniques for transforming two-dimensional shapes into what appear to be three-dimensional forms.
  • Create a variety of art works in a variety of media, particularly those based on observations of actual objects.
  • Understand and use complementary colors.
  • Begin formally reflecting on their own artwork.
Fifth Grade
  • Identify, describe and use the principles of design in visual compositions, emphasizing unity and harmony.
  • Use specific criteria in reflecting on and assessing their own works of art.
  • Understand and use one-point perspective in drawing and paintings.
  • Create works of art that communicate values, opinions, or personal insights.
 


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