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 Looking Closely: Sketching

Studio: Draw Your Hand's Contours

2 Seeing People: Models, Poses and Proportion

Studio: Drawing Gestures

Studio Exploration

Seeing Bodies in Motion: Line and Movement: Wire Sculpture

3 Looking at Colors Together: Mixing Paint Colors

Studio: Paint Nature with Beautiful Colors

4 Seeing Shadows and Light: Mixing Tints and Shades

Studio: Paint a Dark and Light Seascape

Studio Exploration

Seeing Cities: Foreground and Background: Paper Construction

5 Up, Down and Straight Ahead: Views of Places

Studio: Draw a View of an Environment

6 Looking at Trees: Shape and Structure

Studio: Create a Tree Monoprint

Studio Exploration

Painting a Bird's-Eye View: Organizing a Space: Painting

Connections: Caring About the Way Things Look

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 1 Close

Unit Two

Unit 2 Overview

Unit 2 Resources

Unit 2 Planning Guide

Unit 2 Introduction

7 Face-to-Face: Portraits

Studio: Drawing Proportions

8 Telling Stories: History Painting

Studio: Draw a Story About People in a Crowd

Studio Exploration

Sculptures That Tell Stories: Clay Sculpture: Clay

9 Inventive Communication: Graphic Design

Studio: Draw a Story about Your Name

10 Playful Messages: Communicating Symbols

Studio: Draw a Fish Symbol

Studio Exploration

Play on Words: Collage: Collage

11 Animal Absurdity: Caricature

Studio: Draw an Animal Caricature

12 Animated Stories: Illusion of Movement

Studio: Draw a Flipbook Movie

Studio Exploration

Zoetrope Toys: Moving Pictures: Paper Construction

Connections: People Past and Present

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 2 Close

Unit Three

Unit 3 Overview

Unit 3 Resources

Unit 3 Planning Guide

Unit 3 Introduction

13 Picturing Open Spaces: Line, Shape, and Space

Studio: Draw the lines of a Landscape

14 Textures in Places: Visual Texture

Studio: Showing Texture with Paint

Studio Exploration

A Place for Quiet Times: Unity, Variety, and Texture: Assemblage with Found Materials

15 Creating a Model: Architecture

Studio: Construct a Dream Building Model

16 On the Outside: Materials, Textures, and Patterns

Studio: Create a Relief Sculpture of a Building

Studio Exploration

Trading Spaces: Interior Design: Model with Found Objects

17 Symbols on Walls and Floors: Mosaic

Studio: Create a Paper Mosaic

18 Buildings That Matter: Preserving Special Buildings

Studio: Draw a Special Local Building

Studio Exploration

Our Colorful Town: Landmarks: Drawing

Connections: Living Together

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 3 Close

Unit Four

Unit 4 Overview

Unit 4 Resources

Unit 4 Planning Guide

Unit 4 Introduction

19 In the Wild: Emphasis

Studio: Draw Your Feelings About Animals

20 Animals at Play: Center of Interest

Studio: Create a Relief Print of an Animal at Play

Studio Exploration

Creatures up Close: Collograph: Collage Printing

21 The Light of Day: Color Schemes

Studio: Sketch the Time Day

22 Looking at the Land: Warm and Cool

Studio: Draw a Landscape

Studio Exploration

Natural Habitats: Unity and Variety: Crayon Resist Painting

23 Tools from Nature: Line Qualities

Studio: Drawing Line with Sticks

24 Gifts From Nature: Form and Texture

Studio: Create a Recycled Paper Bowl

Studio Exploration

Container from the Earth: Coil Method: Clay Construction

Connections: Living with Animals

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 4 Close

Unit Five

Unit 5 Overview

Unit 5 Resources

Unit 5 Planning Guide

Unit 5 Introduction

25 A Tradition of Quilting: Designing with Shapes

Studio: Design a Paper Quilt Square

26 A Tradition of Paper Cutting: Cut-Paper Patterns

Studio: Create a Symmetrical Cut-Paper Design

Studio Exploration

A Cloth Tradition: Molas: Paper Designs

27 Weaving Bands of Cloth: Color and Pattern

Studio: Weaving on a Straw Loom

28 Designs on Fabric: Batik

Studio: Create a Batik Design

Studio Exploration

A Story in Stitches: Embroidery: Needlework

29 A Puppet Tradition: Story Telling and Puppets

Studio: Create a Shadow Puppet

30 A Tradition of Masks: Paper Masks

Studio: Design a Paper Mask

Studio Exploration

Celebration Traditions: Papier-Mache Masks: Mask Making

Connections: Special Events

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 5 Close

Unit Six

Unit 6 Overview

Unit 6 Resources

Unit 6 Planning Guide

Unit 6 Introduction

31 Imagining the Impossible: Curious Combinations

Studio: Draw a Machine Creature

32 Using Materials Inventively: Sculpture

Studio: Create a Plant-Animal-Object Sculpture

Studio Exploration

Dumpster Dragons: Assemblage: Found Objects

33 Making Things Look Real: Seeing Light and Shadow

Studio: Draw a Textured Tree

34 Changing Appearances: Exaggeration and Distortion

Studio: Draw a Unique Tree

Studio Exploration

Keeping it Simple: Abstract Trees: Painting

35 Thinking Differently: Nonobjective Art

Studio: Create a Wordless Message

36 Differences in Style: Still Life

Studio: Create a Still Life of Food

Studio Exploration

Uncommonly Common: Pop Art Style: Paper-Mache Sculpture

Connections: Being Different

Review: Vocabulary and Content

Unit 6 Close

Reference

Program Overview

Grade Four Overview

Differentiated Instruction

Guiding Explorations in Art

Introducting 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 Four—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 4, Teacher's Edition Index