Madison City Schools K-6th Visual Arts Course Alignment and Essential Curriculum Alabama Course of Study

Kindergarten: Students will: 1)     Produce works of art with materials such as crayons, pencils, markers, watercolor, tempera paint, and glue. 2)     Be introduced to the following elements of art: line, shape, color, and texture. 3)     Be introduced to the following principles of design: pattern and repetition. 4)     Identify media in works of art such as paint, clay, and crayons. 5)     Identify (in works of art) moods such as happy, sad, and peaceful. 6)     Understand that artists express personal experiences in their art. 7)     Discuss works of art from the following artists: Picasso, Van Gogh, and O’Keeffe. 8)     Be exposed to digital media as a tool for viewing works of art. 

First Grade: Students will: 1)     Continue to create works of art with materials such as crayons, pencils, markers, watercolor, tempera paint, and glue. 2)     Produce works of art using a variety of techniques such as texture rubbings, collage, and mixed media. 3)     Continue to create works of art using the following elements of art: line, shape, color, and texture. 4)     Produce works of art using a variety of subject matter such as portraits, still life, and landscape. 5)     Create works of art using primary and secondary colors. 6)     Describe mood depicted in a work of art.   7)     Discuss works of art from the following artists: Miro and Klee. 8)     Continue to be exposed to digital media as a tool for viewing works of art. 

Second Grade: Students will: 1)     Continue to create works of art with materials such as crayons, pencils, markers, watercolor, tempera paint, and glue. 2)     Produce works of art using a variety of techniques such as texture rubbings, collage, painting, print making, and mixed media. 3)     Create works of art using primary and secondary colors.  4)     Describe works of art in terms of the elements of art. 5)     Describe foreground and back ground in works of art.     6)     Discuss works of art from Matisse. 7)     Continue to be exposed to digital media as a tool for viewing works of art. 

Third Grade: Students will: 1)     Continue to create works of art with materials such as colored pencils, crayons, pencils, markers, watercolor, tempera paint, oil pastels, and glue. 2)     Produce works of art using a variety of techniques such as overlapping and creating distance. 3)     Be introduced to creating works of art using complementary colors. 4)     Identify symbolism (example: patriotism) in art. 5)     Describe works of art in terms of contrast. 6)     Discuss works of art from Rousseau and Monet. 7)     Compare and identify artistic styles of various cultures, time periods, and places.  8)     Continue to be exposed to digital media as a tool for viewing works of art. 

Fourth Grade: Students will: 1)     Continue to create works of art with materials such as colored pencils, crayons, pencils, markers, watercolor, tempera paint, oil pastels, and glue. 2)     Produce works of art with the subject matter of seascapes. 3)     Create art using a technique called layering.  4)     Create an effective composition using the principles of design such as emphasis, balance, and contrast 5)     Evaluate works of art using the elements of art and principles of design.       6)     Discuss works of art by Matisse, Van Gogh, Chagall, and Franz Marc. 7)     Compare works of art with different interpretations of the same subject or theme. 8)     Utilize a community artist as a resource. 9)     Continue to be exposed to digital media as a tool for viewing works of art.

Fifth Grade: Students will: 1)               Create works of art utilizing a variety of lines to include vertical and horizontal lines. 2)               Create a color wheel and apply the elements of art to include monochromatic, complementary, tertiary, and analogous color schemes.  3)               Produce a unified piece of art work.  4)               Have an understanding of a value scale. 5)               Produce a work of art that relates to their favorite artist.     6)               Participate in group critiques of artwork produced by famous artists such as Homer, O’Keeffe, Rousseau, and a sculpture artist.      7)               Practice giving and receiving constructive criticism by discussing strengths and weaknesses in works of art produced by their peers.   8)               Utilize a local artist as a resource. 9)               Continue to be exposed to digital media as a tool for viewing works of art.   

Sixth Grade: Students will: 1)               Create works of art utilizing techniques such as contour outline sketching and shading using a variety of values.   2)               Continue to demonstrate their understanding of the color wheel.  3)               Produce works of art utilizing one or two-point perspectives.   4)               Create a three-dimensional artwork by applying the elements of art including texture and form. 5)               Produce works of art in a variety of subject matter (examples: landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes).    6)               Be introduced to the concept of positive and negative shapes. 7)               Be introduced to the concept of frontal view verses profile view in portraits. 8)               Produce a self-portrait with knowledge of proper placement of facial features.  9)               Produce a work of art that relates to their favorite artist. 10)          Participate in group critiques of artwork produced by famous artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Monet, and a Fauve artist.      11)          Practice giving and receiving constructive criticism by discussing strengths and weaknesses in works of art produced by their peers.   12)          Utilize a local artist as a resource. 13)          Continue to be exposed to digital media as a tool for viewing works of art. 

Mrs. Murine’s Special Notes: Most of my art instructions are aided with the use of art lessons from Arts Attack and other digital resources. The Arts Attack curriculum was adopted by our school district in 2007. Arts Attack is a DVD-based art curriculum which uses “the language of art, like the language of words, requires the learning skills and concepts that will allow the free flow of expression. [This program’s] goals are to teach the elements and principles of art and drawing in a developmental and sequential way, as well as to study the art of other artists, cultures, and historical periods.” (This statement comes from the Introduction of the Arts Attack program)