PreK and Kindergarten students attend Art one day per week in the Artroom for 30-minute classes. We follow the NC standards for Visual Art Education, which include the following…

 Using the language of visual arts to communicate artistic concepts and ideas.

We focus on learning the names of materials, processes, art elements, and principles, and then complete simple projects that demonstrate those concepts.

Applying God’s gifts of creativity and critical thinking through artistic expressions.  

Students are directed to include certain elements in their artwork, but are given a lot of leeway in making it their own unique piece. We rarely do directed drawing-type projects in Art class, but instead might all start our project the same way and then add our own creativity to it.

Create art using a variety of tools, media, and processes, safely and appropriately.

Much time is spent in PreK and K learning how to properly use and care for art tools. For example, we learn to rinse our brush in the water cup before dipping it in a new color so as to keep the watercolors neat for everyone. We use a variety of different materials throughout the year, including pastels, different types of paint, markers, clay, and collage materials

Understand the global,  historical, societal, and cultural contexts of the visual arts, including those in our Catholic faith.

Several projects throughout the year will include our Catholic Faith. For example, we created cross designs at Easter time that focused on pattern and color using paper mosaic pieces. Some art history is also introduced through looking at and creating art in the style of famous artists.

Understand the interdisciplinary connections and life applications of the visual arts

We learn that sometimes art has a use, for example, creating clay bowls…they are beautiful, and when made properly, can hold items inside. We may also incorporate math by counting a particular number of circles to use in a project, or spacing objects out on a page.

Use critical analysis to generate responses to a variety of prompts.

Many projects in our PreK and Kindergarten curriculum are open-ended. For example, we might draw a line and then decide what that line could turn into. Creativity and Imagination are always encouraged!