2012-2013 Year-at-a-Glance
Observing Our World
2nd Grade
Jeffco Visual Arts
Month
August
September
October
November
November
Observation:
Objects and the Still Life in Art
(15-18 days)
2nd Grade
Visual Arts
Units of Study
December
January
February
Expression and Emotions in Portraits
(15-18 days)
February
March
April
May
Land , Earth and Settings:
Creating an Illusion of Space
(15-18 days)
Colorado Visual Arts Academic Standards: 2nd Grade
Comprehension: Understand the World of Art and Observe (45-54 days)
Standard 1
Observe and
Learn to
Comprehend
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To learn about Art History and current contemporary art practice.
To think like an artist and to interact with other artists:
o
To make choices that are intentional and communicate ideas
o
Describing with art vocabulary
o
Discussion of art and art making
o
Multiple Expressions of image and idea
Grade Level Expectations
1. Artists make choices that communicate ideas in works of art
2. Characteristics and expressive features of art and design are used to
identify and discuss works of art
Adapted from Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education Authors: Lois Hetland, Ellen Winner, Shirley Veenema, Kimberly Sheridan
Reflection: Envision, Examine and Analyze (45-54 days)
Standard 2
Envision and
Critique to
Reflect
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To imagine and generate image possibilities in the mind through:
o
Personal interpretations in composition and design of artwork
To ask questions about the process of art making
Responding to works of art through:
o
How art conveys an intended meaning
o
Forming individual opinions about art and art making processes
Grade Level Expectations
1. Visual arts use various literacies to convey intended meaning
Adapted from Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education Authors: Lois Hetland, Ellen Winner, Shirley Veenema, Kimberly Sheridan
Standard 3
Invent and
Discover to
Create
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Creating: Developing Craft and Learning to Express (45-54 days)
Learning to care for materials and tools in the studio classroom
Grade Level Expectations
Making art through:
o
Using craftsmanship
1. Use familiar symbols to identify and demonstrate characteristics and
o
Symbols from an individual visual vocabulary
expressive features of art and design
o
Using a Sketchbooks for Experimenting, Planning and Explaining ideas
Adapted from Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education Authors: Lois Hetland, Ellen Winner, Shirley Veenema, Kimberly Sheridan
Standard 4
Relate and
Connect to
Transfer
Transfer: Engage and Persist in Art / Stretch and Explore in Art (45-54 days)
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Connecting art:
o
To communities
o
To artists
o
To art making processes
o
To everyday life
To develop endurance in art making and connecting art
o
Learning to explore and connect the explorations
o
Responding to art in a variety of ways: Historical and Cultural
Grade Level Expectations
1. Visual arts respond to human experience by relating art to the community
Adapted from Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education Authors: Lois Hetland, Ellen Winner, Shirley Veenema, Kimberly Sheridan
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2012-2013 Year-at-a-Glance
Observing Our World
2nd Grade
Jeffco Visual Arts
Cross-Content Connections are not limited to the connections listed below.
Relevant as well as frequent cross-connections with all content areas are encouraged. Detailed information on Cross-Content grade level units can be attained through the grade level PLC and/or collegial conversations with grade
level educator team at your site.
Arts Enhanced or Cross- Content Enhanced Curriculum:
When the arts or other content are used as a device or strategy to support other
curriculum areas. Arts Enhanced or Cross- Content Enhanced Curriculum acts as a
‘hook’ to engage students in learning content.
The Arts Enhanced and Cross- Content Enhance Curriculum definitions adapted from
Kennedy Center ArtsEdge Connect. Create. http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org
Month
ELA
Units of Study
August
October
Reading:
Building a Community of
Readers
(Aug.-Sept.)
November
December
Writing:
Crafting Stories From the Writer’s
Experiences and Point of View
(Oct.-Nov.)
2D and 3D Geometry
(Oct.-Nov.)
Math
Units of Study
January
Arts Integration definition adapted from Kennedy Center ArtsEdge Connect. Create.
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org
February
March
Writing:
Composing a Variety of
Short Stories
(Multiple Texts)
(March-April)
Fractions
(March)
Geography: Tools, People and Places
(Nov. - Jan.)
Social Studies
Units of Study
SCIENCE
Units of Study
September
Arts Integration is an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate
understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art
form and another subject area and meets gradually developing objectives in both.
April
Cross-Content Connections
May
Reading:
Experiencing Stories From
Diverse Cultures
(March-April)
o
o
o
o
Measurement
(May)
History: Connecting the Past and Present
(March-April)
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Cause and Effect: Survival,
Organisms, and Environment
(Sept.-Nov.)
Cause and Effect: Weather
(Jan.- March)
Cause and Effect: Forces and Motion
(April- May)
o
o
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ELA: Cross-Content CONNECTIONS
Artists make choices that communicate ideas in works of art
(Standard 1GLE 1)
To imagine and generate image possibilities in the mind through:
o
Personal interpretations in composition and design of artwork
Making art through:
o
Symbols from an individual visual vocabulary
o
Using a Sketchbooks for Experimenting, Planning and
Explaining ideas
Math: Cross-Content CONNECTIONS
2 D Geometric- Shapes
3D Geometry - Form
Measurement, investigating lines, shapes and forms
To look at art with intentionality and purpose
Connecting art to everyday life
SOCIAL STUDIES: Cross-Content CONNECTIONS
Visual arts respond to human experience by relating art to the
community(Standard 4 GLE1)
Connecting art to communities
Responding to art in a variety of ways: Historical and Cultural
SCIENCE: Cross-Content CONNECTIONS
Responding to works of art through:
o
How art conveys an intended meaning
o
Forming individual opinions about art and art making processes
Learning to care for art materials and tools through understanding their
properties.
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