1. ABCs of Art Cheri Lloyd clloyd@ceres.k12.ca.us

2. California State Standards
Artistic Perception
1.1 Recognize and describe simple patterns found in the environment and works of art.
1.2 Name art materials (e.g., clay, paint, and crayons) introduced in lessons.
1.3 Identify the elements of art (line, color, shape/form, texture, value, space) in the environment and in works of art, emphasizing line, color, and shape/form.

3. Creative Expression
2.1 Use lines, shapes/forms, and colors to make patterns.
2.2 Demonstrate beginning skill in the use of tools and processes, such as the use of scissors, glue, and paper in creating a three-dimensional construction.
2.3 Make a collage with cut or torn paper shapes/forms.
2.4 Paint pictures expressing ideas about family and neighborhood.
2.5 Use lines in drawings and paintings to express feelings.
2.6 Use geometric shapes/forms (circle, triangle, square) in a work of art.
2.7 Create a three-dimensional form, such as a real or imaginary animal.

4. ART history
3.1 Describe functional and nonutilitarian art seen in daily life; that is, works of art that are used versus those that are only viewed.
3.2 Identify and describe works of art that show people doing things together.
3.3 Look at and discuss works of art from a variety of times and places.

5. Aesthetic Perception
4.1 Discuss their own works of art, using appropriate art vocabulary (e.g., color, shape/form, texture).
4.2 Describe what is seen (including both literal and expressive content) in selected works of art.
4.3 Discuss how and why they made a specific work of art.
4.4 Give reasons why they like a particular work of art they made, using appropriate art vocabulary.

6. A is for Art Types of Lines: Zig-Zag Dotted Curvy Art by
Patrick McDonnell
Types of Lines:
Zig-Zag Dotted Curvy

7. A is for alligator
Types of Lines & Shapes:
Rectangle Triangle

8. B is for bowl C is for clay
Functional Art:
Clay

9. D is for Dinosaur
Texture:
Visual and Tactile

10. e is for elephant
Eric Carle Books
Collage:
Glue & Tissue Paper

11. F is for Fish Watercolor Techniques: Color, Line, Texture, Shape
Swimmy
By Leo Lionni
Watercolor Techniques:
Color, Line, Texture, Shape

12. G is for Giraffe Tempera Paint Color, Line, Texture, Shape, Movement
Giraffes Can’t Dance
By Giles Andreae
Tempera Paint
Color, Line, Texture, Shape, Movement

13. H is for HaT Collage Color, Line, Texture, Shape, Point of View
The Hat
By Jan Brett
Collage
Color, Line, Texture, Shape, Point of View

14. I is for Ice Cream Collage/ Cutting Color, Line, Texture, Shape
I Scream,
You Scream,
We all scream
For ice cream!!
Collage/ Cutting
Color, Line, Texture, Shape

15. J is for jungle Drawing, Art with a Message
The Great Kapok Tree
By Lynne Cherry
Drawing, Art with a Message
Color, Line, Texture, Shape

16. Does A Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?
K is for Kangaroo
Does A Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?
By Eric Carle
Kangaroos
By Sara Louise Kras
Mixed Media, Fiction/Nonfiction
Color, Line, Texture, Shape

17. L is for Leaves Tear Art, Seasons, Balance Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
By Lois Ehlert
Tear Art, Seasons, Balance

18. Where the Wild Things Are
M is for Monster
Where the Wild Things Are
By Maurice Sendak
Visual Texture, Pattern

19. N is for Necklace Symmetry, Pattern Functional Art Pattern Bugs
By Trudy Harris
Alpha Beads
Roylco
Symmetry, Pattern
Functional Art

20. The Pirate Girl’s Treasure:
O is for Origami
The Pirate Girl’s Treasure:
An Origami Adventure
By Peyton Leung
Symmetry, Patience

21. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
P is for Pigeon
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
By Mo Williams
Authors/ Illustrators
Technology

22. Q is for Quilt
The Quilt
By Ann Jonas
Pattern, Shape

23. R is for Robots
The Robot Book
By Heather Brown
Recycled Art, Machines

24. S is for Self Portrait Proportion Facial Features Describing Words
Differences
Balance/Symmetry

25. T is for Touch
Color
Touch,Texture
Senses
Warm and Cool Colors

26. U is for Umbrella Perspective, Rainbows Yellow Umbrella
By Dong II Sheen
Perspective, Rainbows

27. The Day It Rained Hearts
V is for Valentine
The Day It Rained Hearts
By Felicia Bond

28. Weaving, Functional Art,
W is for Weaving
Weaving the Rainbow
By Lyon George Ella
Weaving, Functional Art,
Colors of the Rainbow

29. By Second Grade Students Longfellow Elementary
X is for X-Ray
What Does the
X-Ray Say?
By Second Grade Students Longfellow Elementary

30. Y is for Yarn Design
Extra Yarn
By Mac Barnett
Abstract Art

31. How the Zebra Got Its Stripes
Z is for Zebra
How the Zebra Got Its Stripes
By Justine Fontes
Monochromatic and Rainbow Colors

32. Artsonia
INCENTIVE!
$35