Table of Contents

Authors, Consultants, and Reviewers

Letter from the Authors

Program Introduction

Program Components, grades 1–5

Kindergarten

Unit Features, Grades 1–5

Unit One

Unit 1 Overview

Unit 1 Resources

Unit 1 Planning Guide

Unit 1 Introduction

1 Remembering Nature: Trees as Subject Matter

Studio: Draw a Tree

2 Observing Flowers: Lines as Edges

Studio: Drawing Flowers

Studio Exploration

Looking at Leaves: Seeing Lines, Shapes, and Spaces: Drawing

3 Colors in Nature: Mixing Colors of Paint

Studio: Paint a Colorful Garden

4 Picturing Places: Color Families and Mood

Studio: Drawing Warm and Cool Places

Studio Exploration

Nature from a Distance: Mixing Tints and Shades: Painting

5 Calm Beauty: Land, Sea and Sky

Studio: Calm Landscape or Seascape Collage

6 Active Beauty: Rolling Landscapes

Studio: Draw an Active Landscape

Studio Explorations

Moods of Weather: Line and Color: Painting

Connections: Here, There and Everywhere

Review: Vocabulary and COntent

Unit 1 Close

Unit Two

Unit 2 Overview

Unit 2 Resources

Unit 2 Planning Guide

Unit 2 Introduction

7 Picturing My Friends: Shapes Express Feeling

Studio: Expressive Face Collage

8 Drawing Classmates: Creating Portraits

Studio: Draw a Portrait

Studio Exploration

What I Think About: Self-Portraits: Painting and Drawing

9 Celebrating Together: Shape and Space

Studio: Draw a Group Portrait

10 Fun Times: Near and Far

Studio: Drawing People Near and Far

Studio Exploration

Quiet Moments: Expression and Mood: Painting

11 Say You Belong: Balance and Symbols

Studio: Make Jewelry You Can Wear

12 Show Your School: Make a Patterned Banner

Studio: Design a Class Banner

Studio Exploration

We Can Wear Who We Are: Patterns and Borders: Stencil Printing

Connections: A Global Village

Review: Vocabulary and COntent

Unit 2 Close

Unit Three

Unit 3 Overview

Unit 3 Resources

Unit 3 Planning Guide

Unit 3 Introduction

13 Nature's Creatures: Shape and Detail

Studio: Draw an Animal's Features

14 Animal Actions: Center of Interest and Movement

Studio: Draw a Favorite Animal

Studio Exploration

Fur, Feathers and Fins: Monoprinting: Printmaking

15 Hiding in Nature: Exploring Brushstrokes

Studio: Painting an Animal in Hiding

16 Animal Environments: Real and Imagined Places

Studio: Draw an Underwater Scene

Studio Exploration

Materials from Nature: Animal Assemblage: Found-Object Assemblage

17 Borrowed From Nature: Shapes Make Spaces

Studio: Free-Form Shapes Collage

18 Fantasy Landscapes: Stenciled Shapes

Studio: Stencil with Repeated Shapes

Studio Exploration

Nature's Forms and Materials: Working with Clay: Clay Pot

Connections: Subjects and Materials

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 3 Close

Unit Four

Unit 4 Overview

Unit 4 Resources

Unit 4 Planning Guide

Unit 4 Introduction

19 Favorite Characters: Drawing a Story

Studio: Illustrate a Character in a Scene

20 Character Studies: Rhythm and Movement

Studio: Colorful Story Character Collage

Studio Exploration

Faces and Feelings: Puppet Characters: Sock Puppet

21 Comical Characters: Humor in Sculpture

Studio: Make a Silly Bug with Clay

22 Silly Settings: Space and Viewpoint

Studio: Draw an Underground Story Setting

Studio Exploration

What Happens Next?: Shape and Sequence: Foam-Shape Printing

23 Story Collage: Shapes and Symbols

Studio: Create a Story Collage

24 Picture Story: Creative Lettering

Studio: Draw with Letters

Studio Exploration

Pop-Up Story: Paper Sculpture: Paper Sculpture

Connections: Showing and Telling

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 4 Close

Unit Five

Unit 5 Overview

Unit 5 Resources

Unit 5 Planning Guide

Unit 5 Introduction

25 Take a Pose: Posture and Placement

Studio: Mixed Media Classmate's Portrait

26 How We Move: Showing Action

Studio: Drawing a Stopped Action

Studio Exploration

Games We Play: Moving Together: Drawing/Collage

27 Objects We Use: Overlapping Shapes

Studio: Drawing a Still Life

28 Observing People at Play: Printmaking

Studio: Make a Foam Plate Print

Studio Exploration

People at Work: Space and Shape: Mixed-Media Collage

29 How We Work and Play: Form in Sculpture

Studio: Create a Stuffed Paper Figure

30 Rooms for Work and Play: Space and Order

Studio: Drawing a Building with Many Rooms

Studio Exploration

Work or Play: Posing an Expressive Figure: Clay Sculpture

Connections: Daily Life

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 5 Close

Unit Six

Unit 6 Overview

Unit 6 Resources

Unit 6 Planning Guide

Unit 6 Introduction

31 Buildings Up Close: Architectural Details

Studio: Drawing a House

32 Building Models: Forms in Buildings

Studio: Make a Model House

Studio Exploration

Mod Pods: Building with Paper: Paper Model

33 Form and Function: Building Exteriors

Studio: Collage of a Building

34 Spaces for Living: Building Interiors

Studio: Design and Draw a Room

Studio Exploration

A Row of Buildings: Inside and Outside: Drawing

35 Patterns for Living: Printing with Objects

Studio: Printing a Repeated Pattern

36 Texture and Pattern: Weaving

Studio: Create a Paper Weaving

Studio Exploration

Fun and Fantasy Furniture: Structure and Decoration: Paper Model

Connections: Forms and Functions

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 6 Close

Reference

Program Overview

Grade Two Overview

Differentiated Instruction

Guiding Explorations in Art

Introducing Media and Techniques

Helping Students Learn

Strategies for Assessment

Guiding Response to Art

ABLE—Art-Based Language Enrichment

Teaching Art with a Global Perspective

Teaching About Styles, Periods, and World Cultures

Art in Daily Life

Scope and Sequence, Grade One—National Standards

Artist Biographies

Children's Trade Books

Art Supplies

Large Reproduction Resources

Instructional Poster Resources

Bibliography

English Glossary

Spanish Glossary

Explorations in Art - Grade 2, Teacher's Edition Index