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§117.2. Art, §117.2. Art, Kindergarten.Kindergarten.

(1)  Perception. The student develops and organizes ideas (1)  Perception. The student develops and organizes ideas from the environment. The student is expected to:from the environment. The student is expected to: (A)  glean information from the environment, using the five (A)  glean information from the environment, using the five

senses; andsenses; and (B)  identify colors, textures, forms, and subjects in the (B)  identify colors, textures, forms, and subjects in the

environment.environment. (2)  Creative expression/performance. The student (2)  Creative expression/performance. The student

expresses ideas through original artworks, using a expresses ideas through original artworks, using a variety of media with appropriate skill. The student is variety of media with appropriate skill. The student is expected to:expected to: (A)  create artworks, using a variety of colors, forms, and lines;(A)  create artworks, using a variety of colors, forms, and lines; (B)  arrange forms intuitively to create artworks; and(B)  arrange forms intuitively to create artworks; and (C)  develop manipulative skills when drawing, painting, (C)  develop manipulative skills when drawing, painting,

printmaking, and constructing artworks, using a variety of printmaking, and constructing artworks, using a variety of materials.materials.

Essential QuestionEssential Question

Why is art necessary?Why is art necessary?

Unit QuestionsUnit Questions What is Happening in What is Happening in

each of the artworks?each of the artworks? How do you think the How do you think the

artist was feeling artist was feeling when they made this when they made this picture?picture?

Do you see anything Do you see anything in the art that you in the art that you have at home?have at home?

What colors were use What colors were use to make this artwork?to make this artwork?

Bloom’s TaxomyBloom’s Taxomy

Bloom Cont’dBloom Cont’d Art is a subject that touches all the Art is a subject that touches all the

levels of Bloom’s Taxomy.levels of Bloom’s Taxomy. Children will have:Children will have:

the knowledge to describe artworkthe knowledge to describe artwork Ability to understand symbolism within the Ability to understand symbolism within the

artart Ability to apply what they learn into their Ability to apply what they learn into their

own artown art Ability to analyze classmates artAbility to analyze classmates art And the abilities to create their own art and And the abilities to create their own art and

evaluate it.evaluate it.

ActivitiesActivities WEBSITESWEBSITES

A. Pintura: Art Detective- A web-based A. Pintura: Art Detective- A web-based adventure for learning art. adventure for learning art.

Art Studio Chalkboard- These pages are a Art Studio Chalkboard- These pages are a resource for artists and art students that resource for artists and art students that focus on the technical fundamentals of focus on the technical fundamentals of perspective, shading, color and painting. perspective, shading, color and painting.

ScrapbooksScrapbooks WeavingWeaving CollagesCollages Self-Portraits Self-Portraits

Skills to GainSkills to Gain

Observation skillsObservation skills Analyzing skillsAnalyzing skills Time Management SkillsTime Management Skills Creative SkillsCreative Skills Team Building SkillsTeam Building Skills

Group WorkGroup Work

Sharing and Sharing and working togetherworking together

Relating art to Relating art to everyday lifeeveryday life

Appreciating the Appreciating the work of their work of their classmatesclassmates

Benefits of ArtBenefits of Art

Creative AbilitiesCreative Abilities Cognitive SkillsCognitive Skills Fine Motor SkillsFine Motor Skills Problem SolvingProblem Solving FocusingFocusing ToleranceTolerance

Overall it gives Overall it gives children a way to children a way to express their feelings express their feelings

ResourcesResources

Hurwitz,Al. (2007) Hurwitz,Al. (2007) Children and Children and their Art.Belmont:Thomson.their Art.Belmont:Thomson.

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/teks/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/teks/ http://teach-nology.com/http://teach-nology.com/ http://www.rainbowplanet.com/http://www.rainbowplanet.com/

images/pages/kidsart/kidsart2.jpgimages/pages/kidsart/kidsart2.jpg www.lakeheadschools.ca/content/www.lakeheadschools.ca/content/

images/238_MED.jpgimages/238_MED.jpg imaginearts.co.uk imaginearts.co.uk