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Art is all around us. Nature gives us a palette of colors and shapes and endless levels of depth and dimension.
Creating art is an individualized process. Understanding shape, line, texture, form, space, and color, while extending our experiences with the value of color, light, dimension, overlapping, are the main goals of these lessons.
The intent of each lesson is to help children of all ages have an opportunity to explore their creativity through guided instruction. It is our hope that through our lessons, that the development of individual abilities, through constructive experiences will build confidence and creativity in each child.
Having the freedom to explore your creativity, build upon your imagination, and present the knowledge learned, gives you the opportunity to express yourself through your artwork. It is our hope that through sharing these lessons with you, your self-confidence to draw, paint, build, and explore innovative ideas will grow.
Our hope is that you will enjoy the journey through these lessons and come out with an understanding and love of art.
Level 1
Beginning to draw and color.
Five lessons that deal with controlling a pencil, glue, color crayons and oil pastels. Following directions and doing a comparison of media exercise are also addressed.
Fall Drawing, Painting, & Sculpture
Six lessons that cover drawing, watercolor painting, cutting, gluing, and sculpting with clay. Student development in brush control, color choices, and use of art materials are all part of these six lessons.
Winter Drawing & Creating
Seven lessons that include drawing, painting, cutting, and gluing. Development of creativity and an understanding of overlapping are two of the important points to come out of these seven lessons.
Think Spring: Drawing, Painting, & Sculpture
Six lessons that cover drawing, tempera painting, cutting, gluing, and sculpting with clay. Student development in brush control, color choices, and use of art materials are all part of these six lessons.
Level 1 is comparable to kindergarten-first grade level. (Ages 5-6)
Level 2
Mixed Media
Four lessons about color choice and patterns.
Sculpture &Design
Three lessons that explore color and dimensional projects. Students learn to follow directions while still having the freedom to expand on the lesson.
Drawing and Painting
Eight lessons exploring drawing, design, creativity, and painting.
Spring Sculpture
Four lessons that explore creativity, dimensional images, and shapes. Clay will be used in two of these four projects.
Level 2 is comparable to first-second grade level. (Ages 6-7)
Level 3
Drawing & Painting
Four lessons including drawing and painting with different media.
Sculpture, Painting, and Drawing
Four lessons touching on sculpture and the use of color.
Design
Three lessons focus on design and layout of images.
Painting & Design
Five lessons exploring design layout, media use, and application of that media.
Level 3 is comparable to second-third grade level. (Ages 7-8)
Level 4
Drawing, movement, shade, and depth
Five lessons that explore the study of how line creates movement and depth.
Exploring light
Five lessons exploring light through different media.
Painting
Learning techniques of scale, watercolor, color choice, understanding of depth through drawing and color.
Exploring Overlapping
Three lessons focus on design and layout of images.
Level 4 is comparable to third-fourth grade level. (Ages 8-9)
Level 5
Structure, Design, and Pattern
Four lessons focus on repetitive patterns using construction paper design, tempera paint, and craft sticks.
Painting
Three lessons that explore an understanding of balance, density, use of area.
Drawing
Three lessons that exercise creativity and the application of movement and color choices within a drawing.
Dimension and Design
Two lessons that provide visual evidence of an understanding of dimension through a three-dimensional project.
Level 5 is comparable to fourth-fifth grade level. (Ages 9-10)
Level 6
Dimension and Design
Four lessons that allow the student to experience independent design and an understanding of visual illusion.
Painting
Two lessons that provide visual evidence of an understanding of painting techniques.
Drawing to Sculpture
Three lessons focus on design and layout of images through drawing and sculpting.
Structure, Design and Pattern
Three lessons that explore an understanding of balance, pattern, and design.
Level 6 is comparable to fifth-sixth grade level. (Ages 10-11)
Level 7
Dimensional Drawing/Painting
Four lessons to help the student identify all six sides of an object and know how to recognize them as a group, creating a three-dimensional image or as a part that stands alone.
Sculpture
A lesson that applies knowledge of an understanding of design and dimension.
Drawing
Three lessons focus on design and layout of images.
Painting
Two lessons on the techniques of painting. Students create a design that can be painted.
Level 7 is comparable to sixth-seventh grade level. (Ages 11-12)
Level 8
Drawing
Two lessons where students build on drawing techniques.
Painting
Four lessons that allow the student to experience independent design and an understanding of different media.
Sculpture
Four lessons that explore creativity, dimensional images, and shapes through multiple types of media.
Level 8 is comparable to seventh-eighth grade level. (Ages 12-13)
Level 9
Drawing
Three lessons on artistic techniques/control in graphite pencils, erasers, and blending stumps. Using drawing to enhance writing and building on our understanding of how different media can work together in one art piece.
Painting
Two lessons on the techniques of painting. Students create a design that can be painted.
Sculpture
Two lessons exploring structure. Students use applied knowledge to create facial structure and build a three-dimensional structure.
Other
A lesson on Cut Paper, identifying positive and negative space.
Level 9 is comparable to eighth-ninth grade level. (Ages 13-14)
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