ART

Kindergarten
Students have the opportunity for exploration and participation in the process of creating and responding to art. The elements of art that are emphasized in kindergarten are line, color, shape and form. Students will use a variety of media and tools to construct two and three dimensional works of art. Students become comfortable looking at works of art and are encouraged to participate in a discussion about what they see, how it makes them feel and why they like it. 

First Grade
Students have the opportunity for exploration and participation in the process of creating and responding to art. The elements of art that are emphasized in first grade are line, color, shape, form and introduces students to the element of texture and space. Students will use a variety of media and tools to construct two and three dimensional works of art. Students experiment with blending colors using crayon and oil pastels. Students will continue to develop the language and visual art vocabulary needed to describe, analyze, and critique art. In addition to actively engaging students in the creative process, this course focuses on the influence of the arts throughout history and across cultures. An emphasis is placed on the characteristic style, media, and techniques used by famous artists in history.

Second Grade
Students have the opportunity for exploration and participation in the process of creating and responding to art. All of the visual components of line, color, shape, form, space and texture are incorporated and analyzed in two- and three- dimensional works of art. Students will use a variety of media and tools to construct two and three-dimensional works of art. Acquiring the necessary language and visual art vocabulary needed to critique, classify and categorize art is critical. Students will continue to learn about the characteristic style, media, and techniques used by famous artists and the influence of the arts throughout history and across cultures. An emphasis is placed on students gaining broad-based exposure to multicultural art, pieces of artwork that have an essence of a certain culture or theme.