SECOND GRADE

Overview

Students in 2nd grade will begin to define their creative self, while building on skills learned in previous grades. Students will be introduced to proper planning and organization skills to develop their projects and ideas. Students will foster their creative abilities to develop self-confidence and self-discipline. Art discussion will be encouraged when looking at and creating art.

Skills And Concepts

  • Art room skills

    • Sitting in assigned seat, listening to teacher, proper use of art room and supplies, working collaboratively with peers, demonstrate craftsmanship and develop skills to speak about artwork

  • Drawing

    • Elements of Art, especially focused on Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Space

    • Concentric circles and collaboration for Dot day

    • Color wheel, ROYGBIV, Primary/Secondary, warm/cool, complementary/analogous colors

    • Pencil and Sharpie drawing

    • Crayons

    • Oil Pastel Techniques

    • Marker

    • Self-portraits, landscapes, still life

    • Sketchbooks

  • Collage/Mixed Media

    • Elements of Art, especially focused on Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Space

    • Color wheel, ROYGBIV, Primary/Secondary, warm/cool, complementary/analogous colors

    • Scissor skills

    • Cutting basic shapes

    • Glue skills

    • Construction paper and painted paper collages

  • Painting

    • Elements of Art, especially focused on Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Space

    • Color wheel, ROYGBIV, Primary/Secondary, warm/cool, complementary/analogous colors

    • Paint mixing

    • Paintbrush skills

    • Watercolor painting

    • Tempera cakes

    • Liquid Tempera

  • Three Dimensional

    • Elements of Art, especially focused on Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Space

    • Color wheel, ROYGBIV, Primary/Secondary, warm/cool, complementary/analogous colors

    • Sculpture with clay

    • Sculpture with wood, cardboard and other found materials

    • Exploration of materials depending on artist choice.

  • Literature based

Using visually rich literature resources to tie in art/ELA with every lesson. For example: The Dot, The Day the Crayons Quit, Ish, Little Polar Bear, I am Me, Henri’s Scissors, Drawing with Scissors, Color Monster, Snowy Day, Bear Snores On, The Goat in the Rug, Bad Case of Stripes