First Grade Art

First Grade students receive art instruction once a week for 60

minutes.

Art engagements we explored this year include:

     Painting - Abstract Alphabet (Stuart Davis)

                 - Tempera Painting Monet Bridge

                 - Winter Landscape (Grandma Moses)

                 - Tempera Bird Painting

                 - Self Portrait

     Drawing - Joan Miro inspired Drawing

                 - Cave animal drawings

     Weaving - Paper Weaving (Mondrian)

     Clay - Ceramic Mixed Media Birds

     Collage - Mixed Media House

                - Andy Warhol Flowers

     Sculpture - Mixed Media Joan Miro Creature

Students will build upon previous art knowledge and personal experiences combined with new techniques to advance their skills.

Cross curricular connections include reading Caldecott books, math (symmetry) and science (mixing colors, glaze).

Art vocabulary for Grade 1:

     Line                         Weaving

     Horizontal                 Loom

     Pattern                     Color Wheel

     Foreground               Primary Colors

     Background               Secondary Colors

     Sculpture                  Warm Colors

     Clay                          Cool Colors

     Collage                      Texture

Classroom volunteers are always welcome!