To have children identify shapes, use basic art tools, and follow directions

Vocabulary:  Art, Geometric Shape, Circle, Oval, Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Coloring, Stripes

To have children create a drawing using common line styles and coloring rhythmically for quality craftsmanship

Vocabulary:  Line, dot, Line Style, Drawing, Artwork, Craftsmanship, Straight, Angled, Curved, Curvy, Zigzag

To have children create a drawing of outdoors using common lines.

Vocabulary:  Drawing, Lines, Straight, Curved, Curvy, Angled, Zigzag

To have children create a painting using a varitety of lines to express their feelings or emotions.

Vocabulary:  Painting, Smock, Mood, Expressive Lines, Wavy, Curly, Jagged, Bumpy, Scalloped

To have the children use ink pad stampers to create shapes, letters, and numbers.

Vocabulary:  Shape, Stamping, Geometric Shapes, Circle, Oval, Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Star, Subject Matter

To have the children draw and color self-portraits over pencil sketches.

Vocabulary:  Coloring, Portrait, Self-Portrait, Organic Shapes, Background

To have the children use a variety of media to create a collage with lines and shapes.

Vocabulary:  Collage, Multimedia, Theme

To have the children create a picture of something in their neighborhood by mixing primary colors to create secondary colors.

Vocabulary:  Primary Colors, Secondary Colors, Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, Purple, Brown

To have the children use only cool colors to draw (crayons) and paint (watercolor) a forest scene.

Vocabulary:  Cool Colors, Resist, Mood

To have the children use only warm colored paper to create an autumn leaf collage.

Vocabulary:  Warm Colors, Collage, Mood

To have children use tinted colors (light colors) to create their favorite candy or ice cream.

Vocabulary:  Value, Tint

To have the children use shaded colors (dark colors) to create a friendly monster.

Vocabulary:  Value, Shade

To have children use plant parts and paint to create a print with AA patterns.

Vocabulary:  Print, Pattern

To have the children use found objects to create a print with an AB pattern.

Vocabulary:  Print, Pattern

To have the children use craft supplies to create a textured drawing.

Vocabulary:  Tactile (Actual) Texture

To have the children use crayons to create a textured rubbing.

Vocabulary:  Rubbing, Visual (Implied) Texture

To have the children use textured and printed materials to create a collage with pattern and repetition. 

Vocabulary:  Multimedia, Texture, Collage, Repetition, Rhythm, Pattern

To have the children construct a 3D animal (real or imaginative) using paper to create cylinders and other forms.

Vocabulary:  Three-Dimensional (3D), Geometric Form - Cylinder, Space

To have the children build a figure using clay.

Vocabulary:  Sculpture, Clay, Figure, Organic Form

To have the children create a pinch pot using clay and etching a design into the side.

Vocabulary:  Pottery, Pinch Pot, Etching

To have the children construct and decorate a box (cube) using paper and craft supplies with textures and patterns.

Vocabulary:  Decorate, Geometric Form - Cube and Rectangular Prism

To have the children assemble a 3D sculpture of an animal using found objects.

Vocabulary:  Assemblage, Found Object

To have the children use a monochromatic color scheme a folded monoprint. 

Vocabulary:  Printing, Monoprint, Balance, Linear Symmetry, Monochromatic

To have the children create a flower using tissue paper, scissors, and chenille sticks.

Vocabulary:  Organic Form, Radial Symmetry, Asymmetrical Balance

To have the children create a picture of themselves and friends where their self is emphasized.

Vocabulary:  Emphasis, Contrast, Subject

To have the children create a drawing using size emphasis.

Vocabulary:  Emphasis, Object, Detail

To have the children create a balanced cityscape collage.

Vocabulary:  Collage, Balance, Cityscape

To have children create an non-objective painting that shows variety.

Vocabulary:  Non-Objective, Tools, Materials, Media, Variety

To have children create a woven textile with variety.

Vocabulary:  Weaving, Loom, Yarn

To have children create an abstract painting to show how they feel about something using lines and shapes that repeat.

Vocabulary:  Repetition, Rhythm, Unity

To have the children create a mosaic using pattern or variety and unity with torn paper.

Vocabulary:  Mosaic, Repetition, Rhythm, Pattern, Unity, Variety

To have the children create a collage of all the different types of people in the world using various materials.

Vocabulary:  Media, Multimedia, Layers