Visual Arts Curriculum Guide Kindergarten

Kindergarten Visual Arts
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	Identify a variety of tools and media used in the creation of art.	Establish a work routine and explain the use of various tools and media to create art.	With teacher guidance and direction, perform and describe activities such as: - cut - glue shapes - create texture rubbing - draw - tear construction paper shapes to create a group mural - coloring	Teacher observation.	Create a collage showing variety of art media and tools.	- ECO-Art by Laurie Carlson - Kids Create by Laurie Carlson
Kindergarten Visual Arts
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	Demonstrate care of tools and supplies while using materials such as: paper, scissors, adhesives, paints, brushes, and drawing implements.	Demonstrate correct holding, usage and care of tools (scissors, brushes, crayons) and care of materials (paint, paper, glue).	With teacher guidance and direction, perform activities such as: - cut out straight and wavy lines - glue shapes to form a collage - create texture rubbing - draw self portrait - tear construction paper shapes to create a group mural - painting and coloring	Teacher observation.	Listen and respond as teacher reads A Snowy Day aloud. Create a collage showing variety of colors, shapes and materials.	- A Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats - ECO-Art by Laurie Carlson - Adventures in Art by Susan Milord
Kindergarten Visual Arts
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	Demonstrate eye/hand coordination and manipulative skills through folding, tearing, cutting, pasting, assembling, paint application and coloring activities.	Demonstrate folding, tearing and cutting paper, pasting and assembling various materials, painting and coloring techniques.	With teacher guidance and direction, perform activities such as: - cut out straight lines - glue shapes to form a collage - create texture rubbing - draw self portrait - create landscape with different colors - tear construction paper into fish shapes to create a group mural - using a brown paper bag, cut into a vest, and decorate with Native American symbols	- Teacher observation. - Performance assessment of folding, cutting, pasting, assembling , painting, coloring.	- Create a landscape to accompany book read aloud by teacher, such as Owl Moon by Jane Yolen.	- Owl Moon by Jane Yolen - Glorious Glue: Art with Adhesives by Gukin - Little Hands Art Book by Judy Press
Kindergarten Visual Arts
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	- Demonstrate perceptual awareness by experimenting with basic art elements (color, line, shape, value, and texture). - Name colors and identify the primary colors, explore qualities of line, recognize and reproduce basic shapes, observe value (light and dark), and show an awareness of texture (rubbings).	Show the color wheel and introduce color names and primary colors; describe variations of line (straight, curvy, thick, thin, diagonal, zig-zag); name basic shapes (circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval); demonstrate change of color through pressure of crayon; how to do texture rubbings.	With teacher guidance and direction, perform activities such as: - glue shapes to form a collage - play color memory game - create texture rubbing - draw self portrait - create landscape different colors - tear construction paper into fish shapes to create a group mural	- Teacher observation. - Monthly assessment drawings as suggested in Hands-on K Guide.	As teacher reads Black & White by David McAulay, describe how pictures change from page to page. Reinforce concepts of value, line, and shape through discussion.	- Black & White by David McAulay - Hands-on K Guide - Art is Elementary by Ivan Cornia
Kindergarten Visual Arts
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	Demonstrate an awareness of body and proportion through representations of the human figure.	Demonstrate proper figure proportions by drawing the basic human figure.	With teacher guidance and direction, perform activities such as: - draw self portrait - body tracing with details	- Teacher observation. - Teacher generated rubric of self-portrait.	Draw figures related to a story read or a Social Studies/Science lesson.	- ECO-Art by Laurie Carlson - Hooked on Drawing by Sandy Brooke
Kindergarten Visual Arts
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	Demonstrate respect for personal work and the work of others through individual and cooperative activities.	Discuss each person's uniqueness, point of view, and sensitivity to each other's work.	With teacher guidance and direction, discuss personal work and the work of others emphasizing the expression of feelings, perceptions, and beliefs.	Teacher observation.	Read and discuss The Art Lesson by Tomie DePaola. Share insights about what art is.	- The Art Lesson by Tomie DePaola
Kindergarten Visual Arts
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	Apply visual thinking and imagination to art projects.	Show examples such as prints, books, and other lesson-related objects to stimulate creativity and imagination.	With teacher guidance and direction perform activities such as: - brainstorming - transforming - mental imagery	Teacher observation.	Create a group "Happy Collage" with pictures from magazines as well as those drawn by hand of things that make us happy.	- Exploring Art Masterpieces with Young Learners by Rhonda Graff Silver - Science Arts by Kohl & Potter
Kindergarten Visual Arts
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	Compare art from varied cultures to develop multi-cultural awareness.	Show and discuss multi-cultural examples of creative and functional art.	With teacher guidance and direction, perform activities such as: - draw self portrait, change clothing to adapt to a specific culture - using a brown paper bag, cut into a vest and decorate with Native American symbols	Teacher observation.	View a culture via Material World CD-ROM or Picture Encyclopedia of the World. Identify and list items of creative and functional art.	- Hands Around the World by Susan Milord - Material World CD-ROM - Picture Encyclopedia of the World