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Elementary Art Unit: 9 Weeks of Art in K-2
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This nine-week elementary art unit has everything you need to teach your K-2 elementary art classes the first 9 weeks of the year.
Get everything you need to go back to school with the elementary art unit. Teach every class for the first nine weeks of your elementary art class. This elementary art curriculum is drop-in-ready and includes projects for K-2nd grade to cover the first quarter of the school year.
This elementary art unit has an elements of art focus. The art projects focus on introducing and reviewing the elements of art through drawing, printmaking, painting, clay, mixed media, and more.
All in all this elementary art curriculum, art project pack includes:
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Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 4 pages)
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Teacher notes (1 page)
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Elements of art presentation (52 slides)
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Blank handout size elements of art design sheets (7 pages)
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Blank poster-size elements of art design sheets (7 pages)
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Activity checklist (1 page)
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Activity rubric (1 page)
This presentation pack covers all seven of the elements of art:
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Color (with colour spelling included)
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Shape
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Form
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Line
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Texture
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Space
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Value
KINDERGARTEN:
Elements of Art introduction, line poster activity (1 day)
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Line quilt project and activity
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Shape drawing activity
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Exploring forms activities
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Texture rubbings project
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Exploring space project
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Color and value project
Bubble Monoprint (2 days)
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Lesson plan (including essential questions, objectives, vocabulary, national standards, step-by-step instructions, and so much more)
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Teacher notes handout
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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.
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Images from artist exemplar, Winslow Homer
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How to draw a fish handout
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How to draw an underwater scene handout
FIRST GRADE:
Elements of Art review, shape poster activity (1 day)
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Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 4 pages)
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Art lesson presentation (16 slides)
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Types of line poster and handout (2 pages)
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Project guide (1 page)
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Activity checklist (1 page)
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Color and colour spelling
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Lesson plan (including essential questions, objectives, vocabulary, cross-curricular and national standards, step-by-step instructions, and so much more)
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Teacher notes (with tips on setup and implementation)
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Bowl template
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Step-by-step handout
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Coil design reference guide
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2 PowerPoints to introduce steps and display goals for the day
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Crazy lines face early finisher
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Project checklist
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Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, instructions, and more, 6 pages)
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2 art project presentations (30 slides)
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Line styles handout (2 pages)
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Project guide (1 page)
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Organic and geometric shape activity (1 page)
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Animal sweater fast finisher activity (5 pages)
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Activity checklist (1 page)
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Color and colour spelling
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Lesson plan
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Basic instructions
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Depth activity handout and key
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Depth in art examples
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Castle drawing instructions
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Link to a texture-rubbing YouTube demonstration
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Link to a castle drawing demo video on YouTube
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Project checklist
SECOND GRADE:
Elements of Art review, color poster activity (1 day)
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Lesson plan (big idea, objectives, US national standards, Australian standards, TEKS standards, instructions, and more, 7 pages)
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2 art project presentations (30 slides)
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Implied texture examples (1 page)
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Project guide (1 page)
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Positive and negative space activity (1 page)
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Activity checklist (1 page)
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Color and colour spelling
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A thorough lesson plan (big idea, I can, goals, essential questions, objectives, supply list, resource links, step-by-step implementation instructions). With instructions to use for second grades or adapting it for older students up to 6th grade.
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Teacher notes, so even if you are unfamiliar with scratch foam printmaking, you know how to best set up for it.
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4 PowerPoint and PDF presentations to start each day
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A Demo video to show students the steps (accessed via YouTube or Google Drive)
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How to draw a turtle, sea turtle, lizard, fish, frog, and snake
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Project checklist
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Early finisher, Henri Matisse info sheet and two activities
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Early finisher, Making 2D shapes 3D
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How to label an edition handout
Engage elementary art students with this fun, engaging first nine-week elementary art curriculum. Looking for a K-5 elementary art unit for the first 9 weeks? Get everything in this pack plus lessons in 3-5 here.
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