ROSE TREE MEDIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
COURSE CURRICULUM
COURSE TITLE: Art
GRADE LEVEL: Grade 1
CREATION DATE: June, 2010
Essential Question, Concept or Theme: Production, Performance, and Exhibition
PA Standards: 9.1 A, B, H. C, F (See Addendum A – Kid Friendly Language)
Aligned Materials/
Benchmark/Skills
Assessment
Resources/Technology
Students will:
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Identify and illustrate qualities of line
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Place shapes together to create something, i.e.,
an animal
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Know the primary colors and mix them to
create the secondary colors
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Demonstrate awareness of textures
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Know that line, shape, color, and texture are the
building blocks of art
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Model an animal
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Locate top, bottom, sides, center, and entire
picture space
• Arrange things in space
Grade 1 Art
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Products: Paintings,
drawings, sculptures,
collages
Performances: Exhibits
Assessments: Reflective
Journal – “A Is for Art”
Book, Questions,
Discussions, Games
Quiz worksheets
Materials
(Production)
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Paints: tempera, watercolor
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Papers: tissue, construction,
foil paper
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Pencils, crayons, markers, oil
pastels
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Fabric, felt, clay
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Glue
Technology - Including but not
limited to:
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(All Standards)
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CD-rom
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Digital camera
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Internet
•
PC to TV connection
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Scanner
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Color Printer
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Digital Projector
•
CD Burner
Page 1
Approx. Time Allotment:
Instructional Strategies
Learning Activities
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Participate in teacher led discussions (All
Standards)
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Observe resources provided by the teacher
(All Standards)
•
Observe teacher demonstrations of
technique (Production)
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Learn safety considerations and good work
habits (Production)
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Work on assigned projects for the allotted
time (Production)
Instructional Strategies
(All Standards)
•
Gather resource materials: books, prints
•
Prepare display boards and visual aids for
classroom use
•
Post standards, objectives, and steps
•
Discuss with students their prior knowledge
of the unit
•
Discuss vocabulary and artists as they relate
to the unit
•
Note safety consideration for use of
materials and tools
•
Use formative evaluation individually
•
Using assigned seating for studio work
sessions
•
Assign student roles in the distribution and
clean-up of art materials
•
Evaluate the project for future use
• Prepare art work for display in the school as
well as in the community
June, 2010
Essential Question, Concept or Theme: Production, Performance, and Exhibition
PA Standards: 9.1 A, B, H. C, F (See Addendum A – Kid Friendly Language)
Adaptations/Inclusion Techniques
(All Standards)
•
Preferential Seating
•
Peer assistance
•
Individual Aides
•
Modified Expectations
•
Modify tools
•
Special adaptations as specified in IEP
•
Auditory and visual cues
Grade 1 Art
Enrichment Strategies
(All Standards)
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Video – Harold and the
Purple Crayon
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Video – Behind the
Scenes (Line)
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Music
•
Books
• Mouse Paint –
Color mixing
• Harold and the
Purple Crayon – by
Johnson – line
• Philippe in Monet’s
Garden – Frog
• When a Line Bends
a Shape – Begins –
line/shape
• How Artists See the
Elements, by
Colleen Carroll
• The Dot, by Peter
Reynolds
• Ish , by Peter
Reynolds
Page 2
Approx. Time Allotment:
Remediation Strategies
(All standards)
•
Parent volunteer assistance
•
Peer assistance
•
Teacher’s Aide
•
Individual help from teacher
Multicultural/Interdisciplinary
Connection
Interdisciplinary Connections
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Science – Dinosaurs, Weather,
Bugs, Animal Classification,
Plants, Organisms, Balancing and
Weighing
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Social Studies – Holidays, self,
family, and neighborhoods and
towns, Jobs or Professions, Map
reading, Grandma Moses, Famous
Americans
June, 2010
Essential Question, Concept or Theme: Historical and Cultural Context
PA Standards: 9.2 A (See Addendum A – Kid Friendly Language)
Benchmark/Skills
Students will:
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Know that some artists are famous
• Recognize famous 19th and 20th Century artists
– Dubuffet, Miro, Kandinsky, Matisse,
Mondrian, Homer, Vangogh, Huntertwaser
Approx. Time Allotment:
Aligned Materials/
Resources/Technology
Assessment
•
•
•
•
Products: Paintings,
drawings, sculptures,
collages
Performances: Exhibits
Assessments: Reflective
Journal – “A Is for Art”
Book, Questions,
Discussions, Games
Quiz worksheets
Resources
(History, Criticism, Aesthetic)
•
Art Books, Artifacts, and
Games
•
Reproductions – Icluding but
not limited to:
•
Matiise, The Purple Robe
•
Miro, People and Dog in Sun
•
Mondrian, Composition #2
•
Homer, Fox Hunt or Storm
Warning
•
Klee, Sinbad the Sailor
•
Kandinsky, Several Cirlces
Technology - Including but not
limited to:
•
(All Standards)
•
CD-rom
•
Digital camera
•
Internet
•
Scanner
•
Color Printer
•
Digital Projector
•
CD Burner
Grade 1 Art
Page 3
Instructional Strategies
Learning Activities
•
Participate in teacher led discussions (All
Standards)
•
Observe resources provided by the teacher
(All Standards)
Instructional Strategies
(All Standards)
•
Gather resource materials: books, prints
•
Prepare display boards and visual aids for
classroom use
•
Post standards, objectives, and steps
•
Discuss with students their prior knowledge
of the unit
•
Discuss vocabulary and artists as they relate
to the unit
•
Note safety consideration for use of
materials and tools
•
Use formative evaluation individually
•
Using assigned seating for studio work
sessions
•
Assign student roles in the distribution and
clean-up of art materials
•
Evaluate the project for future use
• Prepare art work for display in the school as
well as in the community
June, 2010
Essential Question, Concept or Theme: Historical and Cultural Context
PA Standards: 9.2 A (See Addendum A – Kid Friendly Language)
Adaptations/Inclusion Techniques
(All Standards)
•
Preferential Seating
•
Peer assistance
•
Individual Aides
•
Modified Expectations
•
Modify tools
•
Special adaptations as specified in IEP
•
Auditory and visual cues
Grade 1 Art
Enrichment Strategies
(All Standards)
•
Books
•
Video
•
Music
•
Digital Projector
Page 4
Approx. Time Allotment:
Remediation Strategies
(All standards)
•
Parent volunteer assistance
•
Peer assistance
•
Teacher’s Aide
•
Individual help from teacher
Multicultural/Interdisciplinary
Connection
Interdisciplinary Connections
•
Science – Dinosaurs
•
Social Studies – Holidays, Me and
My Family, Community, Jobs or
Professions, , Alike and Different,
Sorting Things into Groups
June, 2010
Essential Question, Concept or Theme: Critical Response
PA Standards: 9.3 A, B, C, D (See Addendum A – Kid Friendly Language)
Benchmark/Skills
Students will:
• Identify Traditional Subject Matter in Art –
Landscape, Seascape, Portrait, Still Life
• Know that art works tell stories
• Compare, contrast and analyze art works
• Beaware of materials and processes used in
works of art
Aligned Materials/
Resources/Technology
Assessment
•
•
•
•
Approx. Time Allotment:
Products: Paintings,
drawings, sculptures,
collages
Performances: Exhibits
Assessments: Reflective
Journal – “A Is for Art”
Book, Questions,
Discussions, Games
Quiz worksheets
Resources
(History, Criticism, Aesthetic)
•
Art Books, Artifacts, and
Games
•
Reproductions – Including but
not limited to:
•
Matiise, The Purple Robe
•
Miro, People and Dog in Sun
•
Mondrian, Composition #2
•
Homer, Fox Hunt or Storm
Warning
•
Klee, Sinbad the Sailor
•
Kandinsky, Several Cirlces
Technology – Including but not
limited to:
•
(All Standards)
•
CD-rom
•
Digital camera
•
Internet
•
Scanner
•
Color Printer
•
Digital Projector
•
CD Burner
Grade 1 Art
Page 5
Instructional Strategies
Learning Activities
•
Participate in teacher led discussions (All
Standards)
•
Observe resources provided by the teacher
(All Standards)
Instructional Strategies
(All Standards)
•
Gather resource materials: books, prints
•
Prepare display boards and visual aids for
classroom use
•
Post standards, objectives, and steps
•
Discuss with students their prior knowledge
of the unit
•
Discuss vocabulary and artists as they relate
to the unit
•
Note safety consideration for use of
materials and tools
•
Use formative evaluation individually
•
Using assigned seating for studio work
sessions
•
Assign student roles in the distribution and
clean-up of art materials
•
Evaluate the project for future use
• Prepare art work for display in the school as
well as in the community
June, 2010
Essential Question, Concept or Theme: Critical Response
PA Standards: 9.3 A, B, C, D (See Addendum A – Kid Friendly Language)
Adaptations/Inclusion Techniques
(All Standards)
•
Preferential Seating
•
Peer assistance
•
Individual Aides
•
Modified Expectations
•
Modify tools
•
Special adaptations as specified in IEP
•
Auditory and visual cues
Grade 1 Art
Enrichment Strategies
(All Standards)
•
Books
•
Video
•
Music
•
Digital Projector
Page 6
Approx. Time Allotment:
Remediation Strategies
(All standards)
•
Parent volunteer assistance
•
Peer assistance
•
Teacher’s Aide
•
Individual help from teacher
Multicultural/Interdisciplinary
Connection
Interdisciplinary Connections
•
Animal Classification
•
Alike and Different, Sorting things
into Groups
•
Science – Balancing and Weighing
June, 2010
Essential Question, Concept or Theme: Aesthetic Response
PA Standards: 9.4 A, B (See Addendum A – Kid Friendly Language)
Benchmark/Skills
Students will:
• Discuss what is and what is not a work of Art
• Cultivate a value system
• See how Art is similar to and different from
other things in the world
• Know what an artist is
• Understand that all works of Art are about
something
• Acquire cutting and gluing skills
• Properly place their names on their work
Approx. Time Allotment:
Aligned Materials/
Resources/Technology
Assessment
•
•
•
•
Products: Paintings,
drawings, sculptures,
collages
Performances: Exhibits
Assessments: Reflective
Journal – “A Is for Art”
Book, Questions,
Discussions, Games
Quiz worksheets
Resources
(History, Criticism, Aesthetic)
•
Art Books, Artifacts, and
Games
•
Reproductions – Icluding but
not limited to:
•
Matiise, The Purple Robe
•
Miro, People and Dog in Sun
•
Mondrian, Composition #2
•
Homer, Fox Hunt or Storm
Warning
•
Klee, Sinbad the Sailor
•
Kandinsky, Several Cirlces
Technology - Including but not
limited to:
•
(All Standards)
•
CD-rom
•
Digital camera
•
Internet
•
Scanner
•
Color Printer
•
Digital Projector
•
CD Burner
Grade 1 Art
Page 7
Instructional Strategies
Learning Activities
•
Participate in teacher led discussions (All
Standards)
•
Observe resources provided by the teacher
(All Standards)
Instructional Strategies
(All Standards)
•
Gather resource materials: books, prints
•
Prepare display boards and visual aids for
classroom use
•
Post standards, objectives, and steps
•
Discuss with students their prior knowledge
of the unit
•
Discuss vocabulary and artists as they relate
to the unit
•
Note safety consideration for use of
materials and tools
•
Use formative evaluation individually
•
Using assigned seating for studio work
sessions
•
Assign student roles in the distribution and
clean-up of art materials
•
Evaluate the project for future use
• Prepare art work for display in the school as
well as in the community
June, 2010
Essential Question, Concept or Theme: Aesthetic Response
PA Standards: 9.4 A, B (See Addendum A – Kid Friendly Language)
Adaptations/Inclusion Techniques
(All Standards)
•
Preferential Seating
•
Peer assistance
•
Individual Aides
•
Modified Expectations
•
Modify tools
•
Special adaptations as specified in IEP
•
Auditory and visual cues
Grade 1 Art
Enrichment Strategies
(All Standards)
•
Books
•
Video
•
Music
Approx. Time Allotment:
Remediation Strategies
Multicultural/Interdisciplinary
Connection
(All standards)
•
Parent volunteer assistance
•
Peer assistance
•
Teacher’s Aide
•
Individual help from teacher
Page 8
June, 2010