Plymouth Elementary School’s Mission Statement: Educating children to become caring, capable citizens and lifelong learners in a global community. Art Philosophy Statement: Kindergarten Experience Grade One Experience Grade Two Experience Overarching Question(s): How do we use scissors properly? What is texture? What does experimenting in art mean? What are shapes? How can I make shapes using paint and a brush? What are colors? How do we make the secondary colors? Sampling of Topics of Study: Watercolors, Pumpkin Patches, Halloween creatures, Turkey hand cut outs, Texturized hand tiles, Snowmen, Moonprints, Monet, Primary colors, Secondary colors, Tie dye flowers. Critical Skills and Standards: ● Properly holding and using tools Overarching Question(s): How can we break complex objects into simple shapes? How can color convey emotion? What does experimenting in art mean? Sampling of Topics of Study: Growing Vegetable Soup, Andy Warhol, Color and emotion, Pumpkins, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Clay, Animals, Shapes, Patterns, Painting, Symmetrical pollinators, Monet, Landscapes, Earth Day, Dr. Seuss, and Impressionists. Critical Skills and Standards: ● Properly holding and using tools such as scissors, pencils, glue sticks, and paint brushes, ● Assemble multiple shapes to Overarching Question(s): What is a landscape composition? What is texture? What are warm colors? What are cool colors? What can chalk pastels do? How can I represent a figure in clay? Sampling of Topics of Study: Weather, Fall foliage and birch trees, Halloween creatures, Turkey hand prints, Clay snowflakes, Dinosaurs, and Paper animal habitats. Critical Skills and Standards: ● Identify and create foreground, middleground, and background in compositions, ● Break complex images down into ●
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such as scissors, pencils, glue sticks, and paint brushes, Identify and draw simple shapes, Break down images into simple shapes, Assemble multiple shapes to create one image, Accurately trace over pencil lines, Create texture by experimenting with tools and pressing tools into clay. Cut out a symmetrical shape using the fold in the paper as a guide. Mix primary colors to create secondary colors, Follow a sequence of steps. ●
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create one image, Create texture by experimenting with tools and pressing tools into clay, Cut out a symmetrical shape using the fold in the paper as a guide, Engage in class discussions, Create original works of art that represent ideas. ●
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simple shapes, Use scissors successfully with guiding hand & cutting hand, Assemble multiple shapes to create one image, Discuss Thanksgiving and its message, Following a sequence of steps, Experiment with texture to create symmetry, Handle delicate work carefully, Cut out a symmetrical shape using the fold in the paper as a guide, Manipulate clay to create a dinosaur’s body, in which parts are in proportion to one another, Create a nebula on black paper by manipulating chalk pastels. Grade Three Experience Grade Four Experience Grade Five Experience Overarching Question(s): What makes cray pas unique? How does watercolor react to crayon? What is printmaking? What is a pinch pot? How can I create a mixed media painting to represent myself and where I live? Sampling of Topics of Study: Overarching Question(s): How can we create a topographic globe out of clay? What is surrealism? What is Post­Impressionism? How is space used in composition? Sampling of Topics of Study: Geography, Geology, Animals around the Overarching Question(s): What is an optical illusion? How can we create a tessellation? What is negative space? What is positive space? How can I create texture on clay? Sampling of Topics of Study: Geographical landmarks, MC Escher, ​
Trees, Warm/cool leaf rubbings, Clay, Turkey hand prints, Clay bells, Expressionism, Cubism, Marc Chagall, “I and the Village,” Dr. Seuss, Coil pots, Japanese cherry blossom paintings, and Native American homes/villages. Critical Skills and Standards: ● Add cray pas to chalk pastels, focusing on movement and line, ● Create a contrasting background by using cooled watercolors over crayon rubbings, ● Glaze one color to accentuate texture, when working with clay, ● Add watercolor to create mood and unity in compositions. world, Salvador Dali, Surrealism, Animal mugs, Henri Roussseau, Rainforests, and State mugs. Critical Skills and Standards: ● Use tools to add texture and interest to form, ● Choose warm or cool colors for art work, ● Add color with underglaze, ● Layer and blend cray pas to create depth and texture, ● ​
Identify and explore foreground, middleground, and background. Tessellations, Radial symmetry, Negative space drawings, and Texturized containers. Critical Skills and Standards: ● Compare and contrast modern and ancient maps, ● Create and embellish manila maps, ● Create a tessellation, ● Hollow a solid clay form using a loop tool, ● Create negative space drawings. Grade Six Experience Grade Seven Experience Grade Eight Experience Overarching Question(s): How can biomes be represented in sculpture? What is one point perspective? What is wedging, slipping and scoring? How can I create an artistic interpretation of my country of study? Sampling of Topics of Study: Intertidal zone/Starr Island, Clay containers, Fibonacci Sequence, Positive Overarching Question(s): What is sustainability? What is sgraffito? What is Op Art? Sampling of Topics of Study: Health & Wellness, and Seasonal Views in New Hampshire. Critical Skills and Standards: ● Create clay bowls to raise awareness about local food Overarching Question(s): How does our landscape shape us and we shape our landscape? How have cultures made ocarinas out of clay? How would I define my identity in a mask? Sampling of Topics of Study: Topographical Maps of the White Mountains, Native American creation & negative space, Printmaking, Biomes, Country research projects, Wedging, Slipping and Scoring. Critical Skills and Standards: ● Experiment with backgrounds and images in printmaking, ● ​
Demonstrate creative use of available materials and material exploration when creating biomes, ● Demonstrate proper clay handling techniques, such as wedging and slipping and scoring. ●
sustainability, Create an Op Art composition using size, value, scale, and contrast. stories, Native American totem ocarinas, and Maskmaking. Critical Skills and Standards: ● Create points of reference on contour line maps, measure and multiply to scale, ● Create animal ocarinas out of clay, ● ​
Incorporate symbolism and self­identity when creating masks.