Lesson Plan Outlines for 06-07 Art Class

First Grade

 

I. The Building Blocks of Art

            Standing Self Portrait: All About Me

            Dancing and Walking with a Line

            Topsy Turvy Drawings

            Exploring Textures with Relief and Resist

            Dynamic Dinosaurs

            The Shape of our Landscape: A Look at Grant Wood’s Art

Tissue Birds from our Imagination

            Rainbow Caterpillars

II. Exploring Nature and the Worlds Around Us

            Butterfly Symmetry

            Wonders of the Coral Reef

            Making a Neverland Map

            Solar System Pictures

            Rainforest Sticks

III. Getting to Know Others from the Past and Present

            Cave Paintings

            My Cartouche 

            Scarab Rock Designs

My Mummy’s a Cat

Navajo Blanket

            African Basket

            Mayan Mask Making

            Huichol Indian Yarn Drawings

            Mexican Bark Paintings using Diego Rivera’s Vibrant Colors

IV. Exploring the World of Art

            Sea Shell Under the Magnifying Glass: The Art of Georgia O’Keefe

            Clown Foil Paintings

            Teddy Bear Still Life The Art of Cezanne and Van Gogh          

            Holiday Art at Christmas

            Mary Art in May