Table of Contents

Unit 1: Thinking and Working as Artists

Introductory Lesson

Lesson 1: Discovering Materials: Arranging Natural Materials

Lesson 2: Introducing Crayons: Crayon Techniques

Lesson 3: Seeing Lines: Inventing Lines with Markers

Lesson 4: The Art of Tearing: Arranging Paper Shapes

Lesson 5: The Art of Cutting: Making Many Shapes

Lesson 6: Meet the Paintbrush: A Brushstroke Composition

Lesson 7: Creating Shapes: Paint with Blobs and Outlines

Lesson 8: Serendipity: Experiments with Watercolor

Unit 2: One Subject, Many Media

Lesson 1: Inventing Insects: Painting One Shape at a Time

Lesson 2: Looking Carefully: Drawing Insects

Lesson 3: Arranging Shapes: Constructing with Cut Paper

Unit 3: Transformation

Lesson 1: Seeing Faces: Collage with Found Materials

Lesson 2: Seeing Textures: Crayon Texture Rubbing

Lesson 3: Thinking About Clothing: Design Shirts, Skirts, and Pants

Lesson 4: Reflecting on Characters: Adding Details and Drawing

Unit 4: Exploring Clay

Lesson 1: Working as a Group: Clay Discoveries

Lesson 2: Creating Textures: Changing Clay Surfaces

Lesson 3: Textured Pottery: Making Pocket Pottery

Lesson 4: Sculpting in Relief: Clay People Plaques

Unit 5: Line Printing

Lesson 1: Discovering Basic Lines: Line Printing Experiments

Lesson 2: Lines Make Patterns: Building a Pattern

Lesson 3: Lines Make Letters: Printing Letter Forms

Lesson 4: Lines Make Shapes: Building a Composition

Unit 6: Design

Lesson 1: The Art of Placement: Designing Wrapping Paper

Lesson 2: Seeing Symmetry: Building Radial Designs

Lesson 3: Arranging a Composition: Designing with Cut Paper

Lesson 4: Creating Order: A Found-Object Composition

Unit 7: Sewing

Lesson 1: Stitching Up and Down: Practicing Stitches

Lesson 2: Using Skills in a New Way: Sewing on Burlap

Unit 8: Animals

Lesson 1: From 3-D to 2-D: Ways to Draw Animals

Lesson 2: Understanding Space: An Animal Composition

Lesson 3: Understanding Form: Clay Animal Sculptures

Unit 9: Color

Lesson 1: Color All Around: Mixing Primary Colors

Lesson 2: Seeing Colors: Mixing Tints That Match

Lesson 3: Seeing People: Matching Skin Tones

Unit 10: Buildings and Cities

Lesson 1: Seeing Shapes: Painting Houses Expressively

Lesson 2: Seeing Buildings: Drawing from Observation

Lesson 3: Making Choices: Cut-Paper Cityscapes

Acknowledgments

Credits

Index

Explorations in Art - Kindergarten, Big Book Index