Elementary Art Program

Objectives and Goals
The Elementary Art program is designed to help students of all ages build a better understanding of the visual world around them through the Arts. God is the great master artist, and each student has the ability to be creative in many ways. We will be exploring a variety of media so that each student has a chance to be creative and explore different art media.

Overview
The course content in this class will include a study of the following:
1. Creative expression: Art production will be based upon many areas of media.
2. Artistic perception: Teaching the students to perceive art in nature, the environment, math,
science, imaginary creations. Also learning to identify the elements and principles
of art including color theory, value, line design, texture, form, and emphasis.
3. Aesthetics: Students will be learning to discover a variety of artwork, to analyze and discover their own interpretations and judgments.
4. Art History: Students will acquire a beginning knowledge of some artists of different periods and from different places.

Teaching Methods and Activities
These classes are taught with an emphasis in Art Production. A lesson is introduced with a little history given, or discussion to help students be observant of the new subject area. As many visuals are used as possible. The Teacher proceeds with specific directions or a demonstration for the students to follow. While the students are working quietly on their project the teacher may interject or ask about thoughts on aesthetics, art history, or elements of design.

ART Activities to include: Water color design, acrylics (Christmas projects) , 3-dimensional sculpture, colored pencils, oil pastels, chalk pastels, painting on different surfaces such as wood, paper, furniture, tile, pumpkins, and the playground.

Areas of integration with other subjects:
Art offers a wide variety of opportunities for integration with other subject areas, particularly:
A. Science: Special projects using natural materials to make a collage,
animal drawings as for bug collections, bird studies,
geological formations, etc.

B. Social Science: Art History is shown in the Social Study books
reflecting the lives of the time. These historical periods are studied
and used as a basis for art projects. i.e. Santa Barbara Missions -
learning to draw Architecture.

C. Math: Creating geometric types of line drawings using basic math
and geometry skills, i.e. mirror line designs

C. Literature: Many of our art projects will be related to a current lesson a student
is having with his particular classroom. i.e. Charlotte's Web, Hungry Caterpillar, etc.

Areas of integration with Biblical truths and the Principles of Christian Living. God created each of our students. He is the Master Artist, and we are His students, to learn and to grow in His everlasting Love. He takes pleasure in each of us, just as our students hopefully will learn to grow, and enjoy the creations that each one of them will make in art and in other subject areas. Art offers a wonderful way for children to create what they learn about from the Scriptures; for example-- Noah's ark, Jonah and the whale, Joseph and his multicolored coat.

Grade Level ART:

Kindergarten: We will be focusing on following directions first and also our listening skills. Some of the ART Activities include self-portraits, a hungry caterpillar, clay activity, and chalk pastels. Kindergartners will be introduced to many different artists and styles.

1st grade: In 1st Grade we will be focusing on lines and patterns, reviewing colors and mixing. Other ART activities include Indian designs, self-portraits, and math and art shapes together, clay activities, and a Monet water lily picture.

2nd Grade: In 2nd grade we welcome new challenges by learning to draw birds, lions and lambs, geometric pictures, family pictures, clay activities and the end of the year "wild thing". Artists to be studied will include Edward Hicks, Monet and Renoir.

3rd Grade: In 3rd grade the students will be learning cartoon faces by painting pumpkins, working with wood, painting Angel ornaments, creating a picture of Noah's ark, drawing the Santa Barbara Courthouse and many more fun projects. Artists to be studied will include Edward Hicks, Jan van Bruegel,

4th Grade: 4th graders will be learning some Indian style crafts, drawing the Santa Barbara Mission, learning to master chalk pastels, and geometric drawings. Artists included will be Kandinsky, and Van Gogh and several other artists.

5th Grade: In 5th grade, students will be creating a special snowman at Christmas time, learning basic drawing lessons and drawing Frogs in chalk pastel, They will be working a new project in clay and also they will experience a Picasso style self portrait, and many other fun and new projects.

6th Grade: In 6th Grade we will explore art from different countries and cultures, including African Mud cloth, making our own journal/sketch books, exploring Math and Art concepts through the study of Escher and his style and works, and continuing our previous lessons in perspective drawings.