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Kindergarten Art

Scope & Sequence : Scope & Sequence documents describe what is covered in a course (the scope) and also the order in which topics are covered (the sequence). These documents list instructional objectives and skills to be mastered. K¹² Scope & Sequence documents for each course include:

Course Overview

Kindergarten students are introduced to the elements of art—line, shape, color, and more. Students will:

  • Learn about important paintings, sculpture, and architecture
  • Study the works of artists like Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Rembrandt van Rijn, Ando Hiroshige, Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, and Faith Ringgold
  • Create artwork similar to works they learn about, using many materials and techniques, including brightly colored paintings inspired by Henri Matisse, and mobiles inspired by Alexander Calder

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Course Outline

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  • Identify lines in artwork such as Purple Robe and Anemones by Henri Matisse
  • Learn about different types of artwork, including paintings and sculpture
  • Compare art that looks real with art that looks make-believe
  • Learn about the lives of Ando Hiroshige and Henri Matisse, and the characteristics of their works

Shapes and Colors

  • Identify shapes and colors in artwork, such as Improvisation Painting by Wassily Kandinsky
  • Describe how colors are mixed to make new colors
  • Learn about the life of Joan Miró and the characteristics of his works

How Artists See People:

  • Portraits and Self-Portraits
  • Identify portraits and self-portraits, such as Self-Portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn, and describe their characteristics
  • Learn about the lives of Pablo Picasso and Henry Ossawa Tanner, and the characteristics of their works

Let Me Repeat Myself: Patterns

  • Identify and describe patterns in artwork, such as Around the Fish by Paul Klee
  • Learn about the life of Henri Rousseau and the characteristics of his works

Getting in Touch with Art: Texture

  • Identify and describe qualities of texture in artwork, such as a "cap mask" by a Kuba artist from Congo
  • Learn about the life of Faith Ringgold and the characteristics of her works

Made in America: American Symbols and Native American Art

  • Identify and describe American symbols, artwork depicting American symbols, and American Indian art, such as the Statue of Liberty and a Navajo blanket

Don't Move! Still Life Paintings

  • Identify still life paintings, such as Still Life with a Basket (The Kitchen Table) by Paul Cèzanne, and describe their characteristics
  • Learn about the life of Paul Cézanne and the characteristics of his works

Scenic Overlook: Landscapes

  • Identify landscapes, such as Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, and describe their features

In the Round: Sculpture

  • Identify and describe examples of sculpture, such as Bronco Buster by Frederick Remington

How Artists See Play

  • Identify paintings showing people at play, such as The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and describe their characteristics

How Artists See Celebrations

  • Identify paintings showing celebrations, such as The Wedding Dance in Open Air by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, and describe their characteristics

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Number of Lessons and Scheduling

45 minutes

Total Lessons: 72

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Materials

Standard Curriculum Items

  • Come Look with Me: Enjoying Art with Childrenby Gladys S. Blizzard
  • Come Look with Me: Animals in Artby Gladys S. Blizzard Art Print Kit, Kindergarten
  • Art Print Kit, Grade K

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