| MRS. GAUNT'S ART ROOM LEVEL ONE: |
| RATIONALE: ART IS A NATURAL PHYSICAL DISPLAY OF CREATIVITY. EARLY ELEMENTARY ART EXPLORES, MANIPULATES AND INVESTIGATES CREATIVITY WITH SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON PROCESS RATHER THAN OUTCOME. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE PROVIDES INTRODCTION TO AND PRACTICE OF A VARIETY OF SKILLS, TECHNIQUES AND CONCEPTS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COLOR MIXING AND THEORY, THE RELATIONSHIP OF SIMPLE GEOMETRIC SHAPES TO FORM AND SYMMETRY) BY HANDS ON MANIPULATION OF MEDIA TO PRODUCE ARTWORKS MANY OF WHICH ARE KEYED TO SEASONS, HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS. SAFETY, COURTESY AND CREATIVITY ARE EMPHASIZED IN THE CLASSROOM AS STUDENTS WORK INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUP SITUATIONS. |