Grade 2 Art
Course Description
This engaging and exploratory course will provide students with the opportunity to enhance their creativity and artistic skills in a supportive environment. Throughout the year, students will dive into a variety of artistic mediums, including drawing, painting, printmaking, multimedia and 3D sculpture. Each lesson will build on fundamental art concepts such as line, color, shape, texture, form, space, pattern, proportion, contrast, encouraging children to experiment and develop their unique artistic voice. Students will learn to articulate their thoughts and feelings about their own work and the work of their peers, fostering a deeper understanding of artistic expression.
To celebrate their artistic achievements, students will participate in an inspiring art showcase at the end of the year, where they can proudly display their creations and share their artistic journeys with family and friends.
Course Big Ideas
- The skills, techniques, elements and principles of the arts can be learned, studied, refined and practiced.
- Artists use tools and resources as well as their own experiences and skills to create art.
- There are formal and informal processes used to assess the quality of works in the arts.
- People use both aesthetic and critical processes to assess quality, interpret meaning and determine value.
Course Essential Questions
- How do Artists use art tools and materials safely and appropriately in the art room?
- Why is it important for artists to follow routines and procedures in the art room and maintain and preserve art materials?
- How do Artists use various art processes to create personally pleasing works of art?
- How do Artists use the elements and principles of art to create personally pleasing works of art?
- How do Artists elaborate on an imaginative work of art?
- How do Artists use the elements of art to talk about artwork?
- How do Artists evaluate and discuss artwork?
Course Competencies
- Create art using the elements of art: line, color, shape, texture, form, space, pattern, proportion, and contrast.
- Create works of art using learned art processes- drawing, painting, sculpture, multimedia, printmaking.
- Explore art making through drawing, painting, sculpture, multimedia, and printmaking.
- Use safe practices and procedures with art materials and tools.
- Describe and analyze artwork using art vocabulary, artistic processes and concepts.
- Discuss meaning in artwork
- Compare and contrast artwork based on art vocabulary, artistic processes and concepts.
- Select artwork for presentation
Course Assessments
- Observations
- Discussions
- Projects/Products
- Modeling artistic procedures