Kindergarten Theme: Explore the Artist's Identity: Who is the Artist? KG Lessons:
Wassily Kandinsky inspired Concentric Shapes/ Formas Concentrico
Eric Carle inspired Hungry Caterpillar/ Hambriento Oruga Book: Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Georgia O'Keefe inspired Autumn Leaf/ La hoja de otono
Nature inspired Autumn Tree/ Árbol de otoño
Folk Art - Color Mixing Pumpkin/ Calabazas
Folk Art - Day of the Dead/ Dia de los muertos
Native American Tipi/ Nativos americanos Tipi
Native Americans Inuit Patterns/ Patrones de Inuits
Toy Nutcracker Drum Soldier, collaboration with Music Department: Twelve Days of Christmas (twelve drummers drumming)
Thomas Hart Benton inspired Geometric Train/ Geométrica de tren
Marc Chagall inspired Stained Glass Window/ Ventana de Colores
Chinese Art/ Arte de China
Faith Ringgold and Mosaic inspired Black History Quilt
Piet Mondrian inspired Color Blocking
Printmaking: Cinco de mayo las flores
Self Portrait & Patterns/ Autorretrato y Patrones Grinch's Feet from the story, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" - project in collaboration with Music department for Winter program. Vincent Van Gogh - Oil Pastel Sunflower
First Grade Theme: Discover How the Artist can be a Storyteller. Sketchbook:
Elements of Art: Line, Shape, Form, Color, Texture, Value
Principles of Design: Balance, Movement, Rhythm, Proportion, Emphasis, Unity
Color Wheel: Primary, Secondary, Complementary, Warm and Cool
Art Vocabulary: Pop Art, Portrait, Landscape, Sculpture, Still Life, Abstract, Impressionism, Realism, Cubism, Surrealism, Folk Art
Native American Symbols
Chinese Calligraphy
Black History Quilt Codes to Freedom
Upcoming 1st Gr. Lessons:
Georgia O'Keefe inspired Positive and Negative Autumn Leaf/ Hoja de Otono
Wassily Kandinsky inspired Concentric watercolor Rings / Circulos Concentrico
Native American Navajo Blanket Autumn tree in primary and secondary colors tempera painting/ El arbol de Otono en colores primarios y secudarios German Nutcracker Linear Drawing
Asian Calligraphy - Chinese New Year Banner
Chinese Robe Collage
Black History Quilt Collage African Mud Cloth
Piet Mondrian inspired Color Blocking Primary Colors Collage and Watercolor/ Colores Primarios
Folk Art - Origami Fish
Jackson Pollock inspired Abstract Tempera painting
Nature Art: Textured Cardinal/ Pajaro Cardenal con textura Folk Art - Cinco de mayo Textured Pepper Patterned Fish/ la pescado de patrones Book: Only One You by Linda Kranz/ libro: Unico que escrito por Linda Kranz
Watercolor and Tempera Paint Nature Art - Life Cycle of a Butterfly/ Ciclo de vida de una mariposa Book: Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle/ libro: La oruga muy hambrienta escrito por Eric Carle
Second Grade Theme:
Travel Around the World Asking, "What can Art Be?" Sketchbook:
Color Theory: Primary, Secondary, Complementary, Warm and Cool
Art Vocabulary: Pop Art, Portrait, Landscape, Sculpture, Still Life, Abstract, Impressionism, Realism, Cubism, Folk Art
Upcoming Second Grade Lessons:
Native American inspired Autumn Tree/ Arbol del Otono
Wassily Kandinsky inspired Concentric Rings/ Circulos Concentrico
Janet Fish inspired Textured Fish Bowl/ Pescado Textura
Classroom Texture/ Textura en Clase
Folk Art - Dia de los muertos Pablo Picasso Collage Monster/ monstro de collage
African Safari Clay Bead Necklace Folk Art - Navajo Beaded Necklace Inuit inspired Native American print Folk Art - German Nutcracker
Vincent Van Gogh inspired Floral Still Life
Folk Art - Asian Landscape
Henri Matisse Still Life Painting
Piet Mondrian Color Blocking Primary Colors/ Colores Primarios Arte
Georgia O'Keeffe inspired 3-D Watercolor Flower Painting Jackson Pollack inspired Abstract Painting Folk Art - Twelve Days of Christmas
Third Grade Theme: Investigate How Artists as Citizens Can Bring Communities Together. Sketchbook:
Elements of Art: Line, Shape, Form, Color, Texture, Value, Space
Art Vocabulary: Abstract, Pop Art, Portrait, Landscape, Sculpture, Still Life, Abstract, Impressionism, Realism, Perspective, Cubism, Surrealism, Folk Art
Upcoming Third Gr. Lessons:
Complementary Watercolor Leaf/ Hoja de complementarios acuarela
Dia de los muertos/ Day of the Dead Georgia Okeefe inspired 3-D Analogous Flower Helen Cordero inspired Clay Storyteller (Cochiti Pueblo Tribe of New Mexico) Grandma Moses inspired Winter Landscape Folk Art - German Nutcracker
Folk Art - Native American Inuit Owl Mask
Edvard Munich inspired "Scream"
Kente cloth inspired Weaving
Henri Matisse inspired Still Life Painting Folk Art - Mexican Beaded Lizard Mola
Folk Art - Shichi-go-san Japanese Kimono
Piet Mondrian inspired Color Blocking Primary Colors/ Colores Primarios
Jackson Pollack inspired Warm/Cool Abstract Painting
Georgia O'keefe inspired One Point Perspective Cityscape Vincent Van Gogh inspired Starry City Night Cityscape
Folk Art - Twelve Days of Christmas
Fourth Grade Theme: Artists use a Visual Language. Sketchbook:
Black History Quilt Codes to Freedom Upcoming Fourth Grade Lessons:
Wayne Thiebaud inspired Linear Drawing & Clay Study
Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup inspired Pop Can Pop Art
Wassily Kandinsky inspired Concentric Ring/ Circulos Concentrico
Folk Art - Dia los de muertos mascara/ Mask
Native American Carpet
Watercolor Chinese Dragon Asian inspired Watercolor Bamboo study
Black History Quilt
Cubism Self-Portrait Jackson Pollack inspired Abstract painting
Georgia O'Keefe inspired 3-D Watercolor Sunflower
Cinco de mayo Dancer
Fifth Grade Theme: Artists Interpret Social and Historical Influences. Sketchbook:
Sketch of African Masks
Egyptian hieroglyphs
Upcoming 5th Gr. Lessons:
Symbolism Portrait
Georgia Okeefe inspired Still Life Skull
Egyptian inspired Self Portrait Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Folk Art - 3-D German Nutcracker
Folk Art - African Masks
Mosaic inspired Textured Chinese Dragon
Black History Portraits
3-D Clay Still Life
Asian inspired Watercolor Cherry Blossom Study
Folk Art - Twelve Days of Christmas Cartoon Drawing - The Grinch
Sixth Grade Theme: Artists Acquire a World View. Sketchbook:
Color Wheel: Primary, Secondary, Complementary, Warm and Cool Colors
Art Vocabulary: Concentric, Pop Art, Portrait, Landscape, Sculpture, Still Life, Abstract, Impressionism, Realism, Surrealism, Cubism, Folk Art
Upcoming 6th Gr. Lessons:
Andy Warhol and Wayne Thiebaud inspired 3-D Pop Art & Clay Pizzeria
Wassily Kandinsky inspired Concentric Circles/ Circulos Concentrico
Dia de los muertos/ Day of the Dead Folk Art inspired 3-D Chinese Dragon
Pop Art - Cartoon Unit
Japanese Architecture - Pagoda
Nature Watercolor Pond
Folk Art inspired Native American Weaving
Op Art inspired Zentagle Portrait Op Art inspired 1pt. Perspective
Watercolor Winter Landscape
Native American Shield Mixed Media Landscape