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WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN ART!
Here you will find all the academic and project information for your child's year in art. Projects and lessons can change at any time due to student progress, supply availabllity etc.
THEME:LITERATURE & ART
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS WE WILL ANSWER THIS YEAR IN ART:
- How does collaboration expand the creative process?
- Why do artists follow or break from established traditions?
- How do artists work?
- How do artists and designers learn from trial and error?
- How do artists and designers care for and maintain materials, tools, and equipment?
- Why is it important for safety and health to understand and follow correct procedures in handling materials, tools, and equipment?
- How do artists grow and become accomplished in art forms?
- How does learning about art impact how we perceive the world?
August EXPLORING ART AS A LANGUAGE
September
- What is art?
- In what ways can art speak to a viewer?
- How do artists use the language of art to communicate?
- What can art tell us?
- What can we tell others through our artwork?
- How can we use our emotions in artmaking?
Competencies
- Students will be introduced to proper handling of materials and equipment management
- Students will be able to define art as anything created or made
- Students will create artworks that evoke a specific (intended or unintended) emotion
ART
LINE
SHAPE
COLOR
MOOD
EMOTION
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October EXPRESSION IN ART
- How can we use our emotions in artmaking?
- What can we do to express our feelings in art?
- What do artists do or show to express themselves in their art?
- How can different shapes, colors, or lines express a feeling or mood?
Competencies
- Students will create artworks that evoke a specific (intended or unintended) emotion
- Students will view works of art and “decode” expressions of emotion within them—specifically looking at line, shape, and color
EMOTION
MOOD
EXPRESSION
LINES
SHAPES
COLORS
BRUSHSTROKES
VINCENT VAN GOGH
CONCENTRIC CIRCLES
WASSILY KANDINSKY
PROJECTS
Kandinksy Art Circle Paintings
Shape Mobiles
Watercolor Trees
CD Weavings
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November FANTASY & REALITY
- How do we know if an artwork shows fantasy or reality?
- What is the difference between fantasy and reality?
- Can an artist mix fantasy and reality? How?
- What choices do artists make before creating a work of art?
Competencies
- Students will practice deciphering elements of works of art and categorizing them as fantasy, reality, or both
- Students will plan before beginning to create an artwork that shows aspects of fantasy, reality, or both
FANTASY
REALITY
PLAN
PROJECTS
Students will create illustrations from both books and pick 2 of their own.
December INTRODUCTION TO ILLUSTRATION
- What is an illustration?
- Where can illustrations be found?
- What do illustrations show?
- How do illustrators choose what moments of a story to illustrate?
- How do words and illustrations work together to tell a story?
Competencies
- Students will define illustration as an artwork or imagery that accompanies a piece of writing—book, poem, etc.
- Students will view examples of illustrations and explain how they function and serve a purpose
- Students will identify parts of a book—cover, title page, illustrations, and story
ILLUSTRATION
ILLUSTRATOR
PURPOSE
PROJECTS
Only One You
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January ILLUSTRATING CHANGE, TIME & SEASONS
- In what ways can an artwork or illustration show a change of time or season?
- How can the activities or weather conditions shown in an artwork or illustration give us clues about what season or time it is portraying?
Competencies
- Students will use an existing work of art to infer time and place (setting)
- Students will create an artwork or series of artworks that portray change, time, or seasons
- Students will take on the role of both author and illustrator
SEASONS
AUTHOR
ILLUSTRATOR
SETTING
PROJECTS
Winter shapes/houses
Handprint Cardinals
Winter Landscapes
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February ILLUSTRATING CHANGE, TIME & SEASONS
- In what ways can an artwork or illustration show a change of time or season?
- How can the activities or weather conditions shown in an artwork or illustration give us clues about what season or time it is portraying?
Competencies
- Students will use an existing work of art to infer time and place (setting)
- Students will create an artwork or series of artworks that portray change, time, or seasons
- Students will take on the role of both author and illustrator
SEASONS
AUTHOR
ILLUSTRATOR
SETTING
PROJECTS
Self portraits (photographs) through the seasons
(Spring, Summer, Fall & Winter-one for each week’s project)
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March HEROES & VILLAINS
- What makes someone a hero or villain?
- How can art give us clues about a person’s character?
Competencies
- Students will specify traits that correlate with heroic and villainy characters
- Students will analyze works of art featuring heroes or villains as subjects
HERO
VILLAIN
CHARACTER
PROJECTS
Superhero portraits
Superhero backdrops & photos
Create your own villain
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April FOOD & ART
- What can we learn about an artist based on their choice in subject matter?
- What makes an artwork “good”?
- Where do artists get their ideas?
Competencies
- Students will compare and contrast two artists’ bodies of work
- Students will create observational artworks based on an artist’s body of work
WAYNE THIEBAUD
NANDA PALMIERI
REALISTIC
ABSTRACT
SUBJECT
PROJECTS
Theibud popsicles (paper collage)
Giant Cardboard Donuts
Cupcakes (paper collage)
Cupcakes (Large scale paintings)
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May COHESION & UNITY
- How do parts of an artwork work together to make a unified image?
- How can artists plan to make an artwork that is cohesive and unified?
Competencies
- Students will analyze works of art, emphasizing on cohesiveness or unity in terms of shapes, colors, balance, and symmetry
- Students will create an artwork that focuses on unity and symmetry
ERIC CARLE
FAITH RINGGOLD
GEE’S BEND
QUILTMAKERS
UNITY
COHESION
SYMMETRY
ASYMMETRY
COLOR
SHAPE
LINE
REPETITION
BALANCE
PROJECTS
Eric Carle Flower Pots
Eric Carle Ladybugs
Painted Collage Butterflies
Mixed Media Sea Horses
