Year Kindergarten Art Curriculum

Description

Get everything you need to teach a weekly class for a full year with this year long kindergarten art curriculum. With this elementary art curriculum, you get 28 art lessons, 40 activities, 24 take-home, in-depth projects, 22 fast-finisher activities, and more.

Teach students about the elements of art, mixed media art, color mixing, printmaking, working with clay, animation, painting, forms, and more in this year long kindergarten art curriculum. 

This elementary art curriculum introduces kindergarten and older students to line, shape, form, space, texture, color, and value through a range of projects and activities. In addition to an elements of art focus, this kindergarten art curriculum also includes fall, winter, spring, and summer themed projects. This is a complete curriculum to use for an entire school year in lower elementary art.

Ideal for kindergarten art, adapt for pre-k art or 1st grade art. Students play games, complete quick activities, look at examples, and create beautiful works of art with this year long kindergarten art curriculum.

All in all this year long kindergarten art curriculum pack includes:

This is enough to use in a class that meets once a week for 30-60 minutes for 36 weeks.

FIRST DAY ELEMENTS OF ART ACTIVITY:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 4 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• Elements of art presentation (52 slides)
• Blank handout size elements of art design sheets (7 pages)
• Blank poster-size elements of art design sheets (7 pages)
• Activity checklist (1 page)
• Activity rubric (1 page)

This presentation pack covers all seven of the elements of art:

• Color (with colour spelling included)
• Shape
• Form
• Line
• Texture
• Space
• Value

LINE LESSON:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 4 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• Line presentation (11 slides)
• Line examples handout and poster (2 pages)
• 3 activity guides (2 pages)
• Activity checklist (1 page)
• Color and colour spelling

SHAPE LESSON:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 3 pages)
• Line presentation (8 slides)
• Shape template printable (2 pages)
• Activity guides (1 page)
• Activity checklist (1 page)
• Color and colour spelling

FORM LESSON:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 4 pages)
• Line presentation (16 slides)
• Hot air balloon templates (2 pages)
• Activity guide (1 page)
• Activity checklist (1 page)
• Color and colour spelling

TEXTURE LESSON:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 4 pages)
• Line presentation (15 slides)
• Project guide (1 page)
• Fast finisher guide (1 page)
• Activity checklist (1 page)
• Color and colour spelling

SPACE LESSON:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 3 pages)
• Line presentation (11 slides)
• Space activity printable (1 page)
• Activity checklist (1 page)
• Color and colour spelling

COLOR & VALUE LESSON:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 4 pages)
• Color and value presentation (17 slides)
• Color game instructions, printables (6 page)
• Fruit bowl drawing guide (1 page)
• 2 adaptation templates (2 pages)
• Activity checklist (1 page)
• Color and colour spelling

2D TO 3D PUMPKIN PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (4 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• Teacher resources, how to draw a pumpkin and form comparison reference (2 pages)
• Project presentation (24 slides) with steps, artist exemplar, and overview
• Project guide (2 pages)
• Pumpkin drawing reference (2 pages)
• Checklist (1 page)

AUTUMN LANDSCAPE & BAT MOBILE PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (6 pages)
• Project presentation (19 slides) with steps, artist exemplar, and overview
• Autumn landscape directed drawing guide (2 pages)
• Bat mobile guide (1 page)
• How to draw a pumpkin, how to draw a bat directed drawing guides (4 pages)
• Checklist (1 page)

SCARECROW WAX RESIST:

• Lesson plan (6 pages)
• 2 Project presentation (24 slides) with steps, artist exemplar, and overview
• Demo video (9 minutes)
• Scarecrow project guide (2 pages)
• Warm and cool colors activity (2 pages)
• Scarecrow design activity guide (3 pages)
• Checklist (1 page)

PATTERNED SNAKE PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, Australian standards, TEKS standards, instructions, and more, 5 pages)
• Art project presentations (17 slides)
• Demo video (10 minutes)
• Project guide (2 pages)
• 2 activities (3 pages)
• Activity checklist (1 page)
• Color and colour spelling

SUNSET CITYSCAPE PROJECT:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions, 4 pages)
• Teacher notes with specifics on set up and classroom management (1 page)
• Project how to (2 pages)
• Warm up color mixing activity (2 pages)
• Shapes to buildings early finisher activity (2 pages)
• Project checklist (1 page)

BUBBLE PRINT PROJECT: 

• Lesson plan (including essential questions, objectives, vocabulary, national standards, step-by-step instructions, and so much more)
• Teacher notes handout
• 2 PowerPoint presentations (also in PDF format) to show at the beginning of each class as an introduction, review, and to display step-by-step instructions.
• Images from artist exemplar, Winslow Homer
• How to draw a fish handout
• How to draw an underwater scene handout

POP UP CARD PROJECT:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions)
• Demo video to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube or Google Drive)
• Pop up Card how to
• Early finisher shape vs. form activity

SNOWMAN MURAL GROUP PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (5 pages)
• Project presentation (21 slides) with steps, book read-along, and overview
• Snowman mural project guide (2 pages)
• Winter activity scene fast finisher (2 pages)
• Checklist (1 page)

HEART SCRATCH FOAM PRINT:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions), 7 pages
• Teacher notes with printmaking set-up tips (1 page)
• 1 Demo videos to show students the heart print steps and the things I love activity (11 minutes, 4 minutes)
• Heart print project guide (2 pages)
• 3 PowerPoints to guide students, introduce artist exemplars, Jim Dine and Robert Indiana, and a daily checklist to keep displayed.
• Jim Dine fast finisher activity (2 pages)
• Rober Indiana stamp design early finisher activity (2 pages)
• Things I love drawing activity (2 pages)
• Project checklist

WAX RESIST SNOWMAN PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (6 pages)
• 2 Project presentation (22 slides) with steps, book read along, and overview
• Demo video (9 minutes)
• Snowman project guide (2 pages)
• Mitten design activity (3 pages)
• Snowman design activity guide (2 pages)
• Checklist (1 page)

SNOWMAN EYE TRICK ACTIVITIES:

• 3 quick op-art activities
• Lesson plan
• 3 how-to handouts
• 3 sets of teacher instructions for each activity

2D TO 3D PAPER MASK:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 6 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• PowerPoint presentation (20 slides)
• Demo video (8 minutes)
• Project guide (2 pages)
• Oval tracing template (1 page)
• Mask design template for adapted art students (2 pages)
• Mask design early finisher art activity (3 pages)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

CLAY DRAGONFLY PROJECT:

• Lesson plan (including essential questions, objectives, vocabulary, cross-curricular and national standards, step-by-step instructions, and so much more)
• Teacher notes (with tips on set up and implementing)
• Clay dragonfly template
• Step-by-step handout
• Decoration steps handout
• 3 PowerPoints to introduce steps and display goals for the day
• How to draw a dragonfly early finisher
• Project checklist

BUTTERFLY IN DEPTH:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions)
• Butterfly in Depth drawing guide
• How to draw a butterfly drawing guide
• How to draw a bug drawing guide
• Warm and Cool colors worksheet
• Checklist

DESIGN A BUG SCENE:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions)
• Assignment sheet for students to take home and read through with parents
• How to draw a bug handout
• How to draw a flower handout
• How to draw a bug scene handout
• Checklist for the teacher to check once class resumes
• Project demo video parents and students can watch from home to help guide them through the projects (available through a YouTube link)

PYSANKY EGG PROJECT:

• Lesson plan and teacher notes (6 pages)
• PowerPoint presentation with instructions for younger students (19 slides)
• Color wheel activity (1 page)
• Red and blue pattern and color mixing Pysanky egg project guide (2 pages)
• PowerPoint presentation with instructions for older students (23 slides)
• Color scheme activity (1 page)
• Detailed pattern with color scheme Pysanky egg project guide (2 pages)
• Demo video for each project option (5 min and 7 min videos)
• Fast finisher beach ball design (1 page)
• Project checklists (2 pages)

STOP MOTION ANIMATION:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 10 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• Quick reference for creating and editing stop motion movies (3 pages)
• PowerPoint presentation (8 slides)
• Project guide on using the free app, Stop Motion Studio (4 pages)
• Title and end frame art activity (2 pages)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

TREE POINTILLISM PAINTING:

• A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions, 4 pages)
• Teacher notes with specifics on setup and classroom management (1 page)
• Project how to (2 pages)
• Warm up wrought iron fence activity (2 pages)
• Demo video (7 minutes long)
• 2 Presentations (22 slides)
• Pointillism early finisher activity (2 pages)
• Project checklist (1 page)

LOVE LOCKS ACTIVITY:

• Lesson plan (with big idea, essential questions, goals, objectives, national standards, vocabulary, supply list, step-by-step instructions)
• Quick presentation to start class
• 5 love lock printable templates to fill in.
• Grading checklist

FLIP BOOK ACTIVITY:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 4 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• PowerPoint presentation (14 slides)
• Project guide and brainstorm activity (2 pages)
• Demo video (7 minutes)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

THAUMATROPE ACTIVITY:

• Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 5 pages)
• Teacher notes (1 page)
• PowerPoint presentation (17 slides)
• Project guide and brainstorm activity (2 pages)
• Demo video (7 minutes)
• Art project checklist (1 page)

SUMMER DRAWING ACTIVITY:

• Teacher notes on ways to implement this guide
• How to summer directed drawing guide
• Sub activity and checklist

Engage elementary art students every week for an entire school year, 36 weeks, with this year long kindergarten art curriculum, elementary art curriculum. Adapt for pre-k or 1st grade in addition to kindergarten.

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