• COLORS

• RED - Crayon book, centers – coloring page, markers, crayons, stamp pads
• YELLOW - Crayon book, centers – coloring sheet, markers, crayons, clay
• BLUE - Crayon book, centers – coloring page, crayons, blue bubble painting w/ teacher
• GREEN - Crayon book, centers – coloring page, markers, painting turtles w/ teacher
• PURPLE - Talk about color, coloring sheet, color paper patterns for pansies (teacher then assemble) if time read Harold & the Purple Crayon w/ Dinosaurs
• ORANGE - Pumpkin made with a paper plate and orange mosaic papers, gluing.

• SHAPES

* CIRCLE - Creating circles w/ markers, gluing circles on top, coloring sheet.

* SQUARE - Creating squares w/ markers, gluing squares on top, coloring sheet.

• STAR - Little Star My World Gallery DVD – 3) shapes & 4) the shape of things, glue sticks, circle & triangles to create little star, triangle coloring sheet.

• Little Laureate My World Gallery DVD -

* 1) Star Paints & 2) Day & Night, Chalk drawings Day vs. Night.

* 11) Kids: Painting, 12) Star: The Box, 13) Modern Masterpieces, Roll paper on the floor, crayons.

• Hand-painted Trees - w/ teacher students creat handprint evergreen trees, free draw.
• Decorating Trees - glue, mosaic squares, sequins, beads, pasta shapes.
• Centers - Play dough, coloring page of the Holy Family, blocks.
• Cleo’s Color Book - Read book by Caroline Mockford, review colors, coloring sheet corresponding to book, complete together with teacher for each individual color.
• Opposites – Black/White, Dark/Light. Black paper/white chalk & white paper/black shapes to glue & black crayons.
• Little Laureate My World Colors DVD -

* Scenes 1)Star: Red & 2) Red, Begin a rainbow w/ 1st color of red painting dots w/ Q-tips.

* Scenes 3) Star: Orange & 4) Orange, continue rainbow, gluing mosaic pieces of orange.

* Scenes 6) Star: Yellow & 7) Yellow, continue rainbow, markers with star stencils.

* Scenes 8) Star: Green & 9) Green, continue rainbow, mixing yellow & blue paint, thumbprints.

* Scenes 11) Star Blue & 12) Blue, continue rainbow, create blue circles as bubbles, markers.

* Scenes 13) Star: Purple, 14) Purple, & 15) Star: Rainbow, finish rainbow w/ mosaic papers glued.

• Centers – In Reading room, chalkboard, free draw w/ crayons, mosaica designs.
• Sidewalk Chalk & Watercolor on roll paper outdoors.
• Centers – In reading room, gluing strips for GIANT flowers (radial design), Mosaica tiles, marker drawing on large roll paper.
• Centers - Create centers of flowers w/ curling papers & cupcake liners, chalkboard, bead stringing, crayons.
• I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More - Read book by David Catrow, painting over an image of a little girl/boy, free draw.
• Centers - Blocks, play dough, markers, mosaica tiles.
• Painting – Painting cut paper towel rolls for bracelets.
• Painting - Paint stuffed paper bags for puppet heads, free draw.
• Puppets - Glue eyes, nose, mouth, and strips of paper for hair.
• Centers - Watercolor paper, stamps & markers.
• Visit Art Room for a sneak peak for next year

• Intro. to Art Room-Read The Art Box by Gail Gibbons, discuss types of supplies
• Lines-Harold & the Purple and The Neat Line Scribbles Through Mother Goose by Pamela Edwards, purple crayon drawings, gluing objects that are lines-fettuccini, pipe cleaners, rick rack, etc.
• Shapes – Brown Rabbits Shape Book
• Squares – Gluing mosaics to a square box
• Circles - Round, Round & Round &So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoban, stringing cheerios & fruit loops w/ beads, circle coloring sheets,
• Personal Pizza-Sam’s PIZZA by David Phelam, create a Pizza from paper, cutting, gluing, assemblage.
• Autumn Leaves – Color diffusing paper, markers, water spritzing, leaf coloring sheets.
• Triangles – Triangle Party Hat-Discuss different types of triangles (Cone), Celebrate =“This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
• Play Dough – Read Gray Rabbit’s 1, 2, 3 by Alan Baker.
• Flower-ish Picture – ish DVD, markers creating ish type pictures.
• Pezzettino Person - Read Pezzettino by Leo Lionni. Discuss story gluing mosaic paper pieces.
• Indian Corn Collage - Glue, colored mosaic squares, corn kernels, sequins, beads.
• Sidewalk Chalk
• Autumn Wreath – Paper plates, leaves, silk flowers, glue.
• Puzzle Frames - Puzzle pieces, sequins, mosaic squares, glue, assemblage
• Self-Portrait Collage - Glue, paper shapes, yarn, collage
• Centers – Chalkboard painting w/ water, blocks, free draw.
• Texture Collage - Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings by Matthew Van Fleet, glue, fabric, sand paper, pom-poms, pasta, Texture
• Spots & Dots - View The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds, with Red paint create a big red dot on a paper plate.
• Alphabet Soup Bowl - Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert, glue, beans, pasta letters, painted paper plates, colored papers, Texture, Collage
• Cherry Pies – Read Pie In The Sky by Lois Ehlert. Paper plate, dots of red paint, gluing brown strips & pieces as crust.
• Spot of Tea - Miss Spiders Tea Party by David Kirk, create a tea cup collage, glue, scissors, paper, paint, Cutting, Pattern OR draw a bouquet for Miss Spider.
• Jackson Pollock Painting - Explain Pollock’s techniques of action & splatter painting, on roll paper trace students’ bodies (overlapping), students take turns splattering/dripping paint.
• Lions - Rory and the Lion by Jane Cabrera, paper plates, paper strips, paper shapes, glue, Cutting, Collage
• Spring Picture/Mural- Creating objects to assemble a collage (flowers), tracing, glue, tissue paper, mosaics
• Doves-Create doves from stencils & hand tracings, paper, stencils, pencils, scissors, glue, glitter, wiggly eyes
• Sidewalk Chalk
• Mr. Seahorse - Mr. Seahorse by Eric Carle, using watercolors, students paint dabs of color & splatter for water, tissue paper seaweed, glitter, wiggly eyes
• Garden Painting – View artwork of artist Alma Woodsey Thomas, create paintings in her style.
• Watermelons & Strawberries-The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry & the Big Hungry Bear by Don & Audrey Wood, paper plates, stencils, pencils, scissors, red watercolor, glue, black beans, green papers, Collage

• Intro. to Art Room – Art by Patrick McDonnell, independent drawing time
• David’s Drawing – by Cathryn Falwell, Drawing Skill- Tree, House, & Person, Lines & Markers
• Lines – Little Green by Keith Baker, Types of lines
• Encircle Your Name – practice types of lines, markers
• Connecting Dots & Creating Shapes – Ten Dots by Donald Crew, gluing & line practice
• Shapes Create the Picture – The Wing on a Flea by Ed Emberly, gluing & designing with shapes
• Learning Primary Colors - Red, Yellow, Blue Song, Mosaic squares
• Learning to Make Secondary Colors - Centers for mixing each Secondary Color
• Falling Leaves - A Grand Old Tree by Mary Newell DePalma, collage utilizing hand-painted, construction, & craft papers, glue, scissors, torn paper
• Iris’ - Using painted handprints students create Iris’ like Vincent Van Gogh
• Radiating Stars - Stars are glued to paper, and then lines are used to make the star shine, crayons, glue, glitter and Nativity Coloring sheets
• Kings Crowns - Discuss the Three Kings visiting baby Jesus, create a kings crown, crown shapes, foam shapes, paper mosaics, glue , sequins, glitter, scissors
• Texture Houses - Roberto the Insect Architect by Nina Laden, stencils, scissors, glue, fabric pieces, rubbing plates, crayons, Texture
• Clay Day
• Crayon Resist Hearts- Tracing, Pattern, Line, crayon, watercolor
• Kites in the Wind - Giliberto & the Wind by Marie Hall Ets, crayons & watercolor resist, windy atmosphere, kite w/ patterns
• Centers – Chalkboard, architecture table (magnets), free draw.
• Lambs - Read The Lamb & the Butterfly by Arnold Sundgaard, tracing, spirals, crayon resist, assemblage
• ROY G. BIV- Create rainbow placing rows of color representing Roy G. Biv, crayons.
• Robins on Rainbows – paper, pencils, patterns, scissors, glue, wiggly eyes.
• I’m an Archaeologist - Discuss archeology, take turns uncovering clay artifacts, then paint with tempra
• Chameleons – A Color of His Own by Leo Lioni, markers, review types of lines & pattern.
• Drawing- Tree, House, & Person-David’s Drawing by Cathryn Falwell (Repeat to see skills from beginning of year)

• Intro. to Art Room – Read The Art Lesson by Tomie de Paola, discuss conduct, etc.
• Stencil Apples- Review of types of lines, Overlapping, Movement, Patterns, markers.
• Concentric Squares – Folding, Cutting, Gluing, Balance, Movement.
• Color Wheel- Discuss Primary & Secondary Colors, Trace two triangles and six circles to create a wheel, Water color proper sequence
• Tints & Complements– Mixing paint to create a tint. Glue tints to it’s complement.
• Van Gogh Sunflowers - Pastels, watercolors, Gluing
• Vincent’s Room/My Room - Crayons, detail of own bedroom
• Joseph’s Coat – Read Joseph’s Coat of Many Colors. Gluing ribbons and paper strips, pattern.
• Burrowing Owls- Texture w/ sandpaper, multicultural crayons (shades of owl feathers).
• Self-Portrait - Portrait vs. Self-Portrait. Mirrors, paper & colored pencils.
• Ms. McCaw Learns to Draw-Read book of same title, with teacher at the board students create caricatures.
• In the Tall, Tall Grass – Read In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming. Watercolor sky, collage of grasses and bugs in tissue and construction papers.
• Art Buttons - Heart Matters theme for Youth Art Month, create buttons to wear, colored pencils.
• Lupine Flowers – Read Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. Painting w/ brushes and fingertips.
• Drawing by Direction - Students follow directions given by teacher, shapes, lines, etc.
• Loggerhead Turtles - Read Sea Turtles, Discuss facts about sea turtles, Stencil shapes for turtle parts, Crayon resist, cutting, gluing.
• See Ya’ Later Alligator- Construction paper assemblage of an alligator, Shapes, Patterns, cutting, gluing

• Intro. to Art Room – Draw a portrait of yourself creating artwork
• Paper Cutting w/ Henri Matisse - Geometric vs. Organic shapes, Primary colors on white, Movement & Balance
• Mondrian Boogie Woogie - Piet Mondrian, Gluing, Cutting, Crayons, Primary colors, Intersecting Lines, Balance
• Walking Circles – Cutting circles from squares, concentric circles
• Shades – Tints vs. Shades, mixing paints, cutting, gluing, movement, rhythm.
• Pastel Pulled Leaves – Leaf stencils, Pastels, Blending
• Clay Day
• Indian Blankets – Read Abuela’s Weave by Omar S. Castaneda. Construction paper, weaving, warp & weft.
• Rooster Hats – Construct rooster hats, paper manipulation (curling, folding, cutting, etc.)
• Snowflake Bentley – View video Snowflake Bentley, Stencils, Paper squares, Pattern
• Egyptian Art Collars - Create Egyptian collars, Construction paper, cutting and rolling for beads
• Treasure Boxes - Communion retreat boxes, collage/decoupage.
• View I saw the Figure 5 in Gold by Charles Demuth – Create a #2, Rulers, Pencils, Stencils, Markers
• Art Buttons - Heart Matters theme for Youth Art Month, create buttons to wear, colored pencils.
• Tomie de Paola – View Tomie de Paola Live in Concert w/ Strega Nona. Students create a magical recipe then illustrate.
• Clay Crosses - Forming crosses, designs, Pattern, Texture, painting
• My Coat of Many Colors - Read by Dolly Parton, Collage of fabric scraps & buttons to create a coat

• Intro. to Art Room-Draw yourself as an animal with it’s surroundings
• Heart and Hands - Folk Art, Stencil and Hand tracings, Pattern Overlapping Solid Colors
• Amish Quilts - Read Suzie and Amos, View PP of Amish life, Create a paper quilt from a traditional pattern, Wrapping paper, scissors, glue.
• Rosaries - Bead stringing, pattern
• Indian Paintbrush- Read The Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola, Create Indian shield w/ symbols, Watercolor sky, crayon, feathers, raffia, beads
• Foil Stars - Edison/Ford Children’s Tree Trail decorations, foil scribing.
• Checkerboards - Specifics for a checkerboard. Construction paper, markers, glue
• Country Angels – Read Country Angels by Tomie dePaola. Create angels w/ construction paper, patterns, scissors, glue, sequins, glitter.
• Tree Silhouettes- Create trees using continuous Y shapes for branches, Black crayons & crayon resist, Stained glass/ watercolor background.
• Greek Vases - Retell mythology stories, Discuss Greek Art, Create a paper amphora, sharpee marker, colored pencils
• Claude Monet – Landscape, pastels, foreground, middle-ground, background.
• Art Buttons - Heart Matters theme for Youth Art Month, creat buttons to wear, colored pencils.
• Clay Cupcakes – Watch The Pot That Juan Built by Andrews Goebel, clay, coil vs. pinch methods.
• Noah’s Ark - Read bible story of Noah, Create Noah’s ark scene depicting beginning, middle, or end of story. Include foreground, middle ground and background, Water color, sharpee.

• Intro. to Art Room- Creating Sketchbooks-Personalizing
• Flip Over Your Name – Mirror Images, Concentric Pattern, Abstraction
• Cool Cats – Cool vs. Warm colors, Pattern
• Foil Stars - Edison/Ford Children’s Tree Trail decorations, foil scribing.
• Fall Landscapes- Pastels, blending, leaf stencils, foreground, middle-ground, background
• Little Town of Bethlehem - Collage/assemblage, papers, glue, glitter
• Rose Windows- Rose window history, multicolored papers, gluing, cutting, designing.
• Prayer Pouches – Jewish tradition of households having a Mezuzah. We create a prayer pouch. Air dry clay, paint.
• Tints & Shades painting – Tempra painting.
• Wycinanki Trees - Wycinanki DVD, stylized trees, gluing & layering of tints/shades papers & colored papers.
• Artist Trading Cards - Heart Matters theme for Youth Art Month, colored pencils & markers.
• Japanese Journey – Japanese prints, Japanese symbolism, The Magic Fan by Keith Baker, create a kite w/symbols of Japan.
• Gyotaku - Gyotaku DVD, fish painting, underwater background.

• Intro. to Art Room
• Create Sketchbooks- Assembling and decorating
• Seeing Like Jesus Sun Glasses - Stencils, overlapping, Pattern, Color, Balance, Line, and Abstraction.
• Radial Line Illusion- Compass, protractor, overlapping, vanishing point, radial lines.
• Museum/Gallery Visit- Museum etiquette, visual critique as a class and separately. Design Principles- Rhythm, Movement, Monochromatic color. Fabric, const. paper, what would it be like to be an interior designer?
• Frescos & Michelangelo- U -tube clip on Sistine chapel & fresco process. Drawing on underside of tables to replicate Michelangelo.
• Foil Stars - Edison/Ford Children’s Tree Trail, foil scribing.
• Viewing Art & Architecture- Types of tributes, PowerPoint of important American/Global tributes through Art & Architecture
• Architecture Masterpieces- Pattern, color, texture, design elements. Create your idea of what the City of God might look like.
• Tessellations- Students learn the process & create a tessellation shape, then complete a design
• Clay Angels - Miniature sculptures of angels.
• Willow Pattern- The Willow Pattern by Allen Drummond. Plate design using symbols from the story. Markers, pattern, unity, rhythm.
• Artist Trading Cards - Heart Matters theme for Youth Art Month, colored pencils & markers.
• Mini Canvases - Heart Matters theme, tempra paint, sharpee markers.
• Design Principles- Rhythm, Movement, Monochromatic color. Fabric, const. paper, what would it be like to be an interior designer?
• Metropolitan Museum of Art and Goya DVD’s

• Sketchbooks - used for homework throughout year.
• Perspective Practice- Learning perspective Basics, One and Two Point perspective, Horizon Line, Vanishing Point, Parallel lines, Bird’s Eye View vs. Worm’s Eye View, diminished size
• Value/Gray Scale / Shading/ Atmospheric Perspective- Gray-scale landscape displaying at least 6 layers of shades and atmospheric perspective
• Independent Project of an Art Style/Movement- A poem/song, poster, power point or art project.
• Color Wheel- Review of primary colors, color construction, mixing secondary and tertiary colors, contour drawings.
• Leonardo da Vinci’s 7 Principles- Power point presentation on how to think like Leonardo da Vinci.
• Monochromatic Value Painting- Power point presentation on Chromatic/Achromatic, Monochromatic colors and tints, tones & shades
• Monochromatic Mona Lisa- Create a monochromatic Value painting from a known masterpiece. Recreate the Mona Lisa by changing her appearance and making her personal to the artist.

• Sketchbooks- used for homework throughout year.
• Contour Drawing Practice- Contour vs. shading. Contour drawing of an image upside down.
• Independent Research Project of Artist through History- Student chooses an artist to research and create a report.
• Coat of Arms- Elements of a Coat of Arms, traditional colors. Design and execute a personal Coat of Arms, colored pencils.
• Color Harmony – Power Point presentation on monochromatic, complementary, & analogous colors.
• Color Harmony w/ Dale Chihuly – 3-D painting utilizing monochromatic, complementary, and analogous color combinations. Recycled water bottles, gesso, paints.
• St. John’s Bible/ Illuminated Letter- DVD & worksheet.

• Sketchbooks- used for homework throughout year.
• Head Drawings- Head proportions and featured placement, front& side view.
• Icons/Patron Saints- Study Iconography, symbols, images. Using proper head proportion create a Patron Saint. Scribing, colored pencils, sharpee marker, Patina.
• Building Characters – Puppet making. Creating a character profile. Sewing or Paper mache’ construction; molding; painting; applique’ & sewing of fabrics, feathers, beads, etc.
• Jim Henson DVD