Grade 1

­Grade 1 Art:

Through experimentation, students build skills and expand previous learning in various media and approaches to art-making to produce works of art that use artistic elements such as line, shape, space, color, and texture.

Students are introduced to :

· Clay Techniques

· Drawing and Painting

· Mixed Media/collage

· Sculpture

· Digital media

Students discuss various works and styles of exemplar art to describe and discuss meaning and develop their own narrative and illustrative works of art.

Students are introduced to decision making through:

· Media practice and planning

· Idea planning

Students share, present and discuss personal works of art though:

· Whole group discussions

· Peer discussions

· School wide art show

Student learning is assessed through:

· Media/technique planning and application

· Idea planning and development

· Responding to, and reflecting on, exemplar and personal works of art